If you’re thinking about replacing your roof or building a new one, it’s vital that you think about the maintenance involved before you choose your roofing material. The last thing you want is to be paying for it to be maintained and repaired every couple of years. Whether it’s a domestic property or a large commercial project, you will save time and money by choosing a roofing material that is built to last and requires little or no upkeep.

High-maintenance roofing materials

Roofing materials such as thatched roofing and traditional slate require significant maintenance. It’s worth taking the following roofing materials off your list of potentials:

Thatched roofing

While looking attractive in quaint villages, thatched roofing is very expensive. It’s also a pain to install and generally costs around £2,000 a year to maintain! It can be a fire hazard and often attracts unwanted birds and beasts, which, added to the inconvenience and potential danger, will push your insurance premiums up.

Traditional slate and clay roof tiling

Slate and clay roofing materials have been used for many years in the roofing industry. However, both can be expensive to install and maintain. Slate and clay are weather-resistant to some degree, but both can crack in extreme conditions. These roofing materials are heavy, placing significant strain on the structure of the building, and are difficult to maintain because any repair work carried out can cause damage to the slates or clay tiles surrounding the broken ones.

Concrete tiles

While concrete tiles have become more popular in recent years, they can be costly to install. They are also susceptible to curling, breaking and fading. While more colour options are available these days, concrete certainly has its drawbacks as a roofing material and you may find that you need to maintain your concrete roof more often than you would like.

Low-maintenance roof tiles

Artificial slate tiles such as Metrotile profiles offer the aesthetic appeal of traditional slate without the hefty price tag when you are installing your roof. They require virtually no maintenance once the tiles are in place. If you don’t want to spend a lot of time and money looking after your roof, Metrotiles are the most suitable option.

Easy to install and incredibly lightweight, these tiles are eco-friendly and come with a 40-year weatherproof guarantee. Metrotiles are incredibly secure, so you won’t have to replace tiles that might otherwise be knocked off or damaged following strong winds or storms.

At Metrotile, we know how important it is to find a lightweight roofing material that is easy to install and maintain, and that will offer you lasting durability and security. Our tiles are tested to the highest British and European standards, offering you incredible peace of mind. If you are looking for more information about our low-maintenance, synthetic slate tiles, contact Metrotile today by calling 01249 658 514 or fill in our contact form and we will get back to you.