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The Roof, the roof, the roof is on... the house!

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The roof is being installed! Look at all that glorious winter sunlight on that south-facing beauty. Obviously I'm hinting at solar panels, but first let's talk about roofs. There are a lot of options, but the conversation usually boils down to: asphalt or metal, and what color? Pros and cons of asphalt versus metal can be found on all the roofers websites, and they're all pretty much true so I'm not going to repeat them here. I chose metal because of several benefits: Environmental friendliness: metal roofing is 100% recyclable, and is made from very high recycled content. Not only that, it lasts 2 or 3 times as long as an asphalt roof so the waste of production is reduced. Asphalt roofing goes to a landfill - very little of it can be recycled. Even if parts of the metal roof need to be replaced, the old stuff will get recycled. Money : We've discussed my innate cheapness before, such as when I wanted to manage construction myself , or live in a camper instead of