Why is the durable, environmentally sustainabler, net cheapest option always the one that is out of reach for the average person? It would look so swag. My crow brain is HEAVING! I want to live in the shiny penny house.
Also could anyone who has put on a metal roof share about their experience? Did it feel worth it? I'm planning to die in this house and I'm still young.
What happened in the first picture and how did the metal roof save the house?
I looked up 'metal roof fire resistance' and found that this house was in the horrific Lahaina wildfire. The belief is that the metal roof and the air pocket underneath it allowed for much greater heat dissipation than a conventional asphalt-shingle roof. Additionally, the owners created a large area of gravel and vegetation free landscaping around the home which also caused more of the fire to pass it by.
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/24/1195331310/red-roof-house-fires-lahaina-hawaii