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Michael A. Terrell Michael A. Terrell is offline
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Default Insulation: Air vs. fibreglass, styrofoam, etc.


Terry wrote:

You'll want to check the numbers if using asphalt shingles. We are
considering a re-shingle job, and found that "white" shingles aren't
hugely better than black in reflectivity (they are slighly better,
though). A shiny metal roof might be very different, I dunno.



Some places are difficult to get insurance if you have a metal roof
on your home.


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