Designing The Roof Over Your Head

Experts vary on the average life span for a roof, but generally, if your roof is 15 years or older, chances are it is in need of repairs or replacement. Making the decision to replace your roof is the easy part. The difficult job is wading through the seemingly limitless options to choose the right shingle colour and style for your home. Although there are no hard and fast rules, here are a few guidelines to help narrow the choices:

• Complementary colours and shades highlight architectural style, bringing out the beauty of brick, siding, exterior paint and trim.
• Darker colour palettes provide a contrasting colour for accenting windows, doors and other architectural elements.
• Lighter colour palettes simplify a home’s lines and angles, making the structure appear larger.
• Designer metal shingles combine the look of traditional dimensional shingles, with the durability of metal.
• Synthetic slate shingles provide the distinguished look of hand-chiseled stone. Synthetic shakes offer the rugged, natural beauty of wood, without the disadvantages.
• Copper shingles give the unique look and superior performance of copper to provide ageless beauty.

Replacing your roof is an opportunity to update your home’s curb appeal with a new exterior look and feel, while providing lasting protection.

Courtesy: Homeservice Club