KZ Escape 2013 with metal roof
I keep up on the roof posts but they do not seem to apply to me. Seems no one is using metal anymore. I guess its metal. How come they used this, big cost cutting way to go or? You can school me o...
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In the beginning some of our camping trailers used galvanized steel for roofing and siding.
Then came crimped seamed aluminum in large rolls.
Then more modern times came rolls of aluminum with no crimps or seams.
And finally to the much more modern less maintenance non metal roof materials we have today.
The biggest down side metal roofs and aluminum in particular is daily growing and shrinking from heat and cold. This causes stress in areas where it is screwed down to the roof. Stressed areas can be hard on sealants from roof material constantly stretching and shrinking = more maintenance issues.
I had a good part time business going when the rv and mobilehome industry used all aluminum roof material. Rubber and vinyl materials on the roof had less issues which lead to less customers annually.
Then came crimped seamed aluminum in large rolls.
Then more modern times came rolls of aluminum with no crimps or seams.
And finally to the much more modern less maintenance non metal roof materials we have today.
The biggest down side metal roofs and aluminum in particular is daily growing and shrinking from heat and cold. This causes stress in areas where it is screwed down to the roof. Stressed areas can be hard on sealants from roof material constantly stretching and shrinking = more maintenance issues.
I had a good part time business going when the rv and mobilehome industry used all aluminum roof material. Rubber and vinyl materials on the roof had less issues which lead to less customers annually.
