- It's a little expensive, but if you can afford it,
it's one of the best roofs money can buy,
but is it the best roof money can buy?
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Let's talk copper roofs.
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If you're here from our natural versus synthetic
slate roof video, which you should totally watch by the way,
then you know that I said that copper roofs
are one of the best roofs money can buy.
Now with them being one of the best roofs money can buy,
that means they're a little expensive.
For the cost of a copper roof,
you're looking at anywhere from 10 to $20,
depending on the market price
for just the materials of copper.
But copper is a pretty tough material to install.
So after all the fees and components,
you're looking at a
30 to 40 plus dollar per square foot price
to install a copper roof.
But boy, oh boy, if you can afford that copper roof,
it's gonna be one of the greatest investments
you've ever made.
With a copper roof system,
there's no reason why it shouldn't see,
at the very least 50 years, if it's not a great install,
but if it's a good install
and if you make sure to keep it just a little maintained,
there's no reason why it shouldn't push 50 to 100 years
out of the copper roof.
But to tell you how much the copper roof can really last,
your insurance company will likely depreciate copper roofs
to a limit of 150 years.
So from their perspective,
that's about how long a copper roof can be expected to last,
if it's maintained well.
The main point being that copper roofs
are one of those lifetime roofs.
They're one of those generational roofs.
You throw copper up on a roof.
Don't worry about that thing again.
The other great thing about copper roof systems
is that they barely need any maintenance.
For your typical roof system,
we'd recommend every one to two years
to have somebody get out there and do an inspection
to see if there's any problems.
But with copper roofs,
you may never even need that maintenance in the first place.
For your peace of mind
you could get it every five to 10 years, but in all honesty,
that copper roof is there to stay.
The only reason you may need maintenance
is just for some cleaning
in case you want to spruce it up a little bit.
Now, one of the greatest things
that sets copper roofs apart from
other roof systems is flexibility.
And I don't mean just in the metaphorical sense.
I mean, copper is literally a very flexible material.
You can shape it around any corners that you need to,
you can use it for bay windows for flashing,
for little gilded finishes all over your roof.
It doesn't have to be the entire roof system.
We quite frequently install copper as components like
flashing because with the lower grade flashing systems,
if you have a premium roof system besides copper,
you're going to want flashing that lasts the lifespan
of those big materials and copper
will step up for that role.
And of course we can't talk about copper roofing
without talking about the look of it.
Copper is easily one of the
best looking roof materials out there, period.
And that's not just a valueless thing too.
Curb appeal, which refers to
the value of your home by its looks,
is gonna to be raised significantly.
The more copper you add onto your roof.
Copper doesn't just come
in that brilliant gilded look either,
as it gets older, it's going to develop
that very well-known patina look.
That patina look is so well adored in fact,
that there are plenty of recipes you can find online
that people use chemicals and dump on their copper roofs
to give it that patina look overnight
instead of having to wait the couple decades that it takes.
All in all copper roofing is one of the
best roof materials money can buy.
It's expensive, but once you get it,
you're going to be very, very proud of it.
If you want some more advice on different roofing materials
and you haven't already researched asphalt shingles,
I heavily recommend you click on the link below.
It'll take you to our video where we compared
the three primary types of asphalt shingles
to give you the best decision for your roof system.
That's all for today's video.
I sincerely hope that you're staying happy and healthy
in these turbulent times.
I'm Brandon with Bill Ragan Roofing Company,
and I'll see you next time.
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