Metal and shingle roofs are common options for residential buildings. Metal roofs are typically made of large sheets of steel ...

Can you avoid tearing off your old asphalt shingle roof by putting a steel roof over it? Maybe. Most codes now allow no more than two layers of roofing before requiring a complete tear-off.

metal, and two flat-roof styles — built up or membrane — more commonly used in commercial buildings. Yaworsky could ask the Florida Financial Services Commission, which is comprised of the ...

“Florida’s building codes are working ... roofs made of materials like tile or metal. Local roofers say metal roofs can last twice as long but are often twice as expensive.