[Jims5543]

Price out Architectural vs. Metal, the price difference is minimal.

I went metal and plain old silver for three reasons. Metal is more durable, I want to say it is a 30 year roof, Metal IMHO will fare better in a hurricane and finally Lighter the color = less heat sink.


+1 for stripping it down to bare wood. There is a newer rubber underlay that adheres to the wood deck and seals when the nails or screws that go through it.

When I did my roof we knew we had press board for decking, we paid extra to have 5/8 ply decked over it. Something else to consider.


Finally, if you have an older house there is a good change the roof is not tied to the walls to current codes, with the roof ripped off this is a perfect time to retrofit the proper ties (name is escaping me at moment) to the walls.