I finally saw a house in Austin with a black metal roof

It was on a modern build in the Zilker neighborhood, and the contrast with the white siding was way more striking in person than in photos. Has anyone else installed one and noticed if it gets way hotter than a lighter color?

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janab8727d ago

How much hotter does it actually get? My neighbor in East Austin put one on his garage and said the surface temp is insane, like you can't touch it in the summer. But he also said the special coating and the air gap under the metal made his inside temps fine. I'd be worried about the heat island effect for sure, but they do look cool.

phoenix8454d ago

Honestly that surface heat is way overblown. Modern metal roofs have reflective coatings that bounce most of the sun away. The air gap underneath is key, it acts like insulation and stops the heat from getting inside. Your neighbor's plants probably got fried from lack of shade or bad soil, not the roof. Tbh a dark asphalt shingle gets just as hot and holds the heat longer.

oscar75427d ago

Yeah, that "can't touch it" surface temp is the real issue for me. Everyone talks about inside temps, but what about the heat just blasting off into the yard? My buddy has one and his plants near that wall got fried, even with regular watering. That extra radiant heat changes the whole microclimate right around your house.