When a terrible fire swept through their neighborhood, one couple couldn’t believe it...
Their home was the only one left standing, thanks to their metal roof.
"The pine needles [on the roofs] just took off burning," said the homeowner, when the wildfire jumped roof to roof. "The pine needles on our roof -- if they did burn -- it didn't do any harm because it was a metal roof."
"It was a miracle that it was there," said the homeowner's wife. "We couldn't believe it. We had one window cracked. That was all."
This couple learned first hand -- a metal roof can save your home from a wildfire. Having a metal roof may even, one day, become law.
A recent Wirthlin Worldwide survey found that 85% of homeowners would prefer a metal roof on their home, if faced with the threat of a fire. When they were asked if they would make metal roofs mandatory local building code for fire-prone areas, 2 out of 3 homeowners said 'yes.'
Kim Raddatz, Fire Chief of Coronado, CA with over two decades of firefighting experience, agrees. He put a metal roof on his home last October.
"I put it on because of its fire resistance," said Kim, "And because it's lightweight, you can walk on it safely. It's durable, and it can withstand high winds. You also don't have to worry about the wind loosening the roofing materials, which prevents embers from getting underneath."
Investment-grade metal roofing not only can add resale value to your home, it's "insurance" against one of summer's worst natural disasters.
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The Metal Roofing Alliance is a consortium of metal roofing manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, and contractors with the main goal of educating consumers about the many benefits of metal roofing.
