Metal roof colors often take a backseat to the more common energy-efficient options. Homeowners, mobile or otherwise, may consider insulation and solar panels before they ever consider what the color of their roof can do when temperatures soar in the high 70s and 80s.
See below or check out our blog for the importance of tailored roofing solutions in Raleigh, NC, based on the color of your metal roof.
Sunlight Absorption
The color of a metal roof affects how much sunlight it absorbs. The darker the color of your roof, the more heat it will absorb from the sun.
Conversely, lighter-colored metal roofs, like our polar white or light gray, reflect more sunlight into the atmosphere instead of absorbing it. This helps keep the building cooler and reduces the need for air conditioning. As a result, buildings with light-colored metal roofs have lower cooling costs and use less energy.
Lower Heat Island Effect
Heat Island Effect is the technical term for when an urban area gets higher temperatures than neighboring towns and wilderness. Urban features like tall buildings, paved roads, and other heat-absorbing infrastructure cause temperatures to soar between one- and seven-degree Fahrenheit.
Color-customized roofing can mitigate the impact of this phenomenon inside your home. Opting for lighter-colored metal roofs, such as Hawaiian Blue and Galvalume, in urban environments can help reduce the overall Heat Island Effect in your home, if not the town where you live.
Metal Roof Color Notwithstanding
In many cases, it doesn’t matter what color your roof is as long as it is metal. Metal roofs are normally more reflective than their shingle counterpart. You can get a roof measuring 0.65 on the reflectivity scale with tailored roofing solutions.
The higher this number, the more natural light it will deflect. If it measures 0.65, it will reflect 65% of the sunlight and heat. When it deflects that much of the natural elements, your HVAC system won’t have to work extra hard to cool the indoors.
Color doesn’t matter when you have a reflectivity of 0.65 or higher, so choose the one that matches your home’s external features. At Gator Metal Roofing, you can select from over 18 colors, like Dark Gray, Clay, Forest, Dark Brown, and Country Red, for your metal roof installation project.
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