Since tin roofing material is mainly used on factories, warehouses and stores, it does not mean that it cannot be used on a home. The problem with using tin roofing material on your home is that not only will you be spending a lot of money on insulation, you will be spending a lot of money on sound proofing too.
 
If you don’t quite like the tin roofing material you could also use roof shingles, they are not as expensive as clay tiles, but they have their problems too as they cannot be put onto flat roofs. Even though a roof is classified, as flat it isn’t really, it has to have a gradient of at least five degrees for the rain to run off towards the outside boundaries of the house.
 
Tin roofing material has to be painted regularly and or maintained, checked for leaks as the material is not as hard wearing as clay tiles. It would also be more expensive to replace a whole sheet of tin roofing material than it would having to replace one clay tile, unfortunately if you can afford to have the trusses plans changed and done to be able to put clay tiles on do so. The best part about having clay tiles on your roof is that it dramatically increases the value of your home too if you ever wish to sell.
 
Council Has A Say
 
Whatever choice of material you chose, it will have to be decided on before the plans are submitted. The council will be able to tell you also if you are allowed to use tin roofing material in your area or if all have to be hidden out of eyesight from the road. Since the council does play an important roll in the choice of roofing, but there are ways to get around things at times, if your budget is limited.
 
If you are renovating your home, by building up, it is just as important once again to consider the roof type that you have, and also if you have changed from having tin roofing material, to clay that the builders are aware of what needs to be in place to carry the weight of the new trusses. Also if you are having large rooms built that there are enough carrier beams to support the trusses or you could be sitting without a roof over you head for quite some time battling in the courts with the builder or the architect. 

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