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Metal roofs, over recent years, have developed a good reputation. There is a catch however. The metal roof that is generally considered to be high quality is the standing seam metal roof. This popular roof is durable and has a minimum of exposed screws or fasteners. That catch I described is that buyers hear "metal roof" and immediately think they are getting a roof that will last almost forever. Well, sorry to say, often they are wrong. A common metal roof to find, instead, is the corrugated metal roof. This is really not much different than the plastic or fiberglass corrugated roofs you see over decks or patios. Corrugated metal roofs, far as I can determine, were never really designed to be put on quality homes. They have a number of problems and people put them on because they are really cheap -- if labor intensive to install all the fasteners. They tend to rust for one thing, also the screws or nails that attach them to the home have neoprene washers underneath to seal against leaks. The washers deteriorate, and the nails work up, and then there is a leak situation. Below are photos of these roofs. Below that is a picture of the perfect, and intended use, of a corrugated metal roof. This last photo also lets you see that the owner, who has a modest life style, is very pleased with the corrugated metal roof. 
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Steve, My friend used to install the " standing seam " roofs and could not stop saying enough good about them. I also think they look sharp.