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In today's environment changing economic times and environmental concerns a Hy-Grade Steel Roof just makes sense. As a permanent solution to your roofing needs the Hy-Grade Steel Roof offers longevity, strength and durability backed by a no nonsense lifetime warranty that asphalt roofs cannot match. Further, the cost savings over the life of the roof make a Hy-Grade Roof the best value in roofing today.

Early in our country's history steel was the preferred material for roofing. When, at the start of the First World War, steel was directed to the war effort, asphalt became the next best material for roofing. A cheaper price and ease of installation cost homeowners in a loss of permanence. Take a drive through the country side and check out the roofing of the century homes you find there. Many of these buildings still have the original steel roof. "A Hy-Grade Steel Roof is a 100 year roof with a 50 year warranty."

Each year an estimated 15 million roofing square (100 square feet) of asphalt shingles are installed on residential and commercial steep roof buildings across Canada. In Ontario the life expectancy of roof covered with a 25 year shingle is an average of 14 years. This means that your roof will need to be replaced 3 to 4 times during the 50 warranty period of a Hy-Grade Steel Roof.

Compare the cost of a Hy-Grade Steel Roof to an asphalt roof and you will find great value in the Steel roof. Depending on the size and complexity of your roof, the price of an asphalt roof will be 2-3 times less than that of the Hy-Grade Steel Roof. But what does the roof actually cost? Over the lifetime of the Hy-Grade Steel Roof you can expect the cost of an asphalt roof (even at today's prices) to be up to twice that of the Hy-Grade Steel Roof.

The Ontario Building Code limits the number of layers of shingles on any roof to a maximum of two. What happens to all of those shingles that are stripped from roofs each year? 95% of them end up in landfill; currently only 5% of asphalt shingles are directed away from landfill through recycling. A Hy-Grade Steel Roof is installed directly over your existing roof eliminating the need for stripping and disposing of the asphalt. And, because the Hy-Grade Steel Roof is a permanent roofing solution you will be helping save the environment and saving money by eliminating the need to strip and dispose of the used roofing materials.

The Hy-Grade Steel Roofing System was designed for the Canadian climate. The 26 gauge galvanized steel used to in the manufacture of the system is covered with a Barrier Series, 4 mil, Plasticol coating. The finish on a Hy-Grade Steel Roof is smooth unlike the grit that is found on most asphalt shingles. Asphalt roofing products are usually covered with a grit finish that provides protection to the tar infused fiber mats from UV radiation. Over time, with repeated wear and freeze thaw cycles, the asphalt begins to break down and loose the granules on the surface. Also the finish slows the drainage of snow, ice, water and debris from the roof. The longer a roof stays wet the shorter its life span.

A Hy-Grade Steel Roofing System is impermeable and lacks the grit that would slow the drainage process. No water can be absorbed by the material and it will be shed readily. Even debris is easily washed off the roof, eliminating the retention of moisture and promotion of moss or mold growth.