Improvements in the Efficiency of Energy Use

During the winter months, staying warm and well-insulated are absolutely necessary for survival. The heating and cooling systems in your Wichita home will have to work harder to keep your home warm if your roof is not properly insulating it. In the long run, this will result in a higher heating bill for you.

Metal roofing panels are an excellent source of insulation for both residential and commercial structures alike. However, asphalt shingles are more susceptible to heat transfer from the interior of your home to the exterior of your home than other types of roofing materials.

Metal roofing allows snow and water to easily slide off of a roof if the roof is constructed entirely of metal. Another reason they are such effective insulators is that they retain heat much better than many other types of roofing materials. When you have asphalt shingles on your roof, you significantly increase the likelihood of snow becoming trapped on your roofing material.

With temperatures already reaching record highs and your heating bills at record highs, having a roof that is not energy efficient only serves to raise these figures even further in the winter.

Various other accessories

While a metal roof on its own is an excellent roofing choice, some accessories can be added to ensure that your roof continues to perform well throughout the winter months. The following are examples of such accessories:

Snow guards, also known as snow stoppers, are bars that are used to keep snow from accumulating. This means that when the temperatures do rise, your snow will not necessarily fall in large sheets as Metal roof shingles would in other climates. The stoppers aid in the breaking up of these potentially hazardous sheets. This is an excellent accessory for both safety and to aid in the protection of your gutter system. When the snow begins to melt, your gutters will have a lot of work to do in order to redirect the water flow away from your home. Snow guards help to prevent your gutters from becoming overfilled.

Cables for heating—Heating cables can be run across the surface of your roof to provide heat. In addition, it helps to keep snow from accumulating on the surface of your roof to an excessive degree.

Heating tape functions in the same way as heating cables in terms of preventing excessive snow accumulation on your roof. Although tape is often considered to be a more mobile option than cables, the final decision is ultimately up to the individual.