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What is the best and longest lasting type of roof that I could put on my old Victorian home?
Within reason, what are the options I should consider?
Metal?
Long lasting shingles?
Metal coated with crushed stone?
Any ideas or info would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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I think the best looking roof on an older home is a slate roof. I wouldn’t use shingles, they don’t match with this style of home, but a tin roof would be fine also.
a slate roof would look good
Have you considered ceramic tile?
Traditionally, Victorians would have had slate tile roof, But it is prohibitively priced (12 – 15 times more than standard shingles), not to mention, It will raise your homeowners insurance.
I would think standing seam metal is the best and most traditional alternative. You can easily get 50+ years from a properly installed metal roof. However I do not recommend these for home surrounded my large mature trees.
The best value for the dollar (or of none of the above will work) are architectural grade asphalt shingles.
Hope this helps . . .
There is an artificial slate product that I have seen used in your type of application. From 12 inches away the tiles look like slate and they are easier to work with.I don’t know who makes them but, would find out for you if you cannot
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that I could put on my old Victorian home?,... ].
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Is the original roof gone? If not, is it salvageable? My hundred-year-old Victorian still has the original tile roof, and it does a good job keeping us dry. It has a felt liner. There is a roof company that specializes in period roofs, called The Durable Slate Company. They work nationwide, I believe. I think they are on line. I highly recommend them. They’ll find slate or tile matching what you have and restore your roof. It keeps the look on your house better than a new roof. I’m not a purist, and I figure if our ancestors had architectural shake roofs, they would have used them, but on the other hand, why get rid of a lovely roof if you can save it? Of course, it’s not cheap. We had our fixed in sections over a three-year period. Good luck, whatever you do.