Who is going to install the roofing?

millworkman thank you for your response. I hope the same company that the roof is made by or someone with experience in installing metal roof's as their profession. I have not picked a contractor yet, I am working with an architect right now and then will put it out for bid.

Millennium roof tiles come in stainless

mushcreek thank you. If your interested this is one article I read on all metal roof's available on the market today. they recommend aluminum over metal (which I took to believe as steel ) for a coastal environment with salt air.

https://www.bridgersteel.com/blog/5-types-of-metal-roofing-materials-pros-cons

Actually so far aluminum does fairly well at the beach/coast especially when powder coated for outdoor furniture or railings or even downspouts on a gutter. no rust and I have not had any corrosion .... yet.....

Honestly I find the whole thing so confusing and so many contradictions on a metal roof the mfg will not warranty them for my area yet so many people down south have them and they look great

thank you Ryan. I will check that out .

Sure thing. They have some process to color stainless with different patinas as well so you're not limited to the stainless color. The flat lock panels they do are super slick

millennium forms has some gorgeous tiles in stainless but It looks very pricey ( commercial applications) my roof might cost more than the house!

Yeah:( Stainless.... however, a good standing seam roof (installation) company will have a trailer mounted forming machine that makes the standing seam lengths right from a roll of metal. I bet you can order a roll of aluminum and have them form it right on site. If it's installed correctly, an aluminum roof should outlast any warranty. Try to use a GC instead of dealing with a roofing company directly to make sure the peripheral details around the edges are done correctly.

Ck out these web sites...

http://www.bing.com/search?q=aluminum+roofing&qs=AS&pq=aluminum+roo&sc=8-12&cvid=E79F7CC3756A45FF90FC0B378E90D5E4&FORM=QBLH&sp=1

http://www.bing.com/search?q=aluminum+corrosion&qs=AS&pq=aluminum+corr&sc=8-13&cvid=0457D11AAEE847F182D29B1804645F19&FORM=QBLH&sp=1

My ythoughts are then sbs1717 if you are going to have the vendor or a suppliers prefered roofer install the roofing why not soure that way rather than the internet?

and Zahner Zinc could possibly stamp out some custom metal roofing if your roof pitch is steep enough. Or a decent sheet metal shop can bend up sheets of aluminum and do flat lock similar to millenium but in larger pieces. It's hard to get good installation with metal. They like to use a lot of caulk joints, which defeats the purpose

The aluminum standing seam they keep telling you're thinking of is "Galvalume" style which is steel electro plated with aluminum somehow. Galvalume is still "ferrous" and would rot by the ocean if it found a good galvanitic reaction with something. What you meant in your title was "non-ferrous" .

If you have a roof made from stainless or a non-ferrous metals like zinc, copper, aluminum, and it looks correct to someone who knows, there is no guessing as to how long it will last undisturbed.

Millworkman Thank you for your reply. I will try only had found one so far. Building supply stores/ roofers only use the metal/steel product by me as the majority of people live more than a mile from the coast . No house near me has a metal roof on the coast only small areas are done using metal like an overhang for a front door. I have always loved the houses down south, SC to FL, I figured they do it why cant I?

We did an aluminum standing seam at the jersey shore. There are a few companies we got quotes from. There are also different thicknesses too. Atas and Merchant &Evans both have this product are in NJ and PA. 30 year warranties and 20 year weather tight. They are quite common down on the southern jersey beaches. Hope this helps, your architect should be able to help and the reps for this companies can offer you a wealth of info too, I spoke with both few years ago during our bid process.

I will definitely check them out. Thank you very much!

I appreciate your help!
I did find a house near me with an aluminum roof, but on the bay side ,and knocked on the door to find out who it was from but the owner did not know the manufacturer, only the installer, and she had major problems with the installer and did not recommend them.

Aluminum and stainless steel can both rust, there are many different grades of each. Same with steel, it would have some sort of rust-preventing coating on it (galvanized or most likely galvannealed). To believe that "steel rusts but aluminum does not" is simply not true.

Just compare some options/prices and make sure to ask exactly what grade of metal is used on their product. Google will give you enough info

GulfCoast supply (located in FL) has aluminum panels. They won't oxidize because they're coated with Konar 500 finish. the best choice if you're on the water. they also offer a warranty within US.

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Aluminum roof...

I am thinking an aluminum roof will corrode at the beach because of the salt air...I am wondering if sacrificial anodes will eliminate or minimize corrosion...aluminum boats do well in salt water as long as they have these anodes...

sacrificial anodes will corrode and not the boat...once they are about corroded away then replace the anodes at that time...

if I were installing an aluminum roof, I would be sure to verify corrosion can be prevented...