Re:Metal roofs? (Score 2)

Metals roofs are AWESOME. And expensive. usually a $1 per foot, 24 inches wide for a small overlap between 15 inch rafters and 8 to 20 feet long. You can collect water with them, but the tin coating is washed with toxic chemicals. I would advise only using it for gardening, probably still better than the chlorine fluoride crap we get from municipal. Also boiling collected water and then avoiding the minerals left at the bottom would probably be safe for consumption (except that usually leaves behind the good minerals in water too). I don't think metal roofs are an indication of economic status. Anyone builder who is ingenuitive would love some metal roofing because it adds up quickly.