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Originally Posted by R3awak3n
I wanted metal, wife doesn't but was talking to @adampaiva who just put a nice metal roof on his cabin and I was not aware how much more expensive they are. Looks like I will have a shingles roof, say it lasts 20 years, I will be long gone from here by the time it needs to be replaced.
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The wife and I have discussed metal as our shingle roof is 18 y/o (same age as house). A friend who does roofing told me the shingles are in good shape for their age, but probably next 6-8 years in his opinion, we will need to replace them. In eight years from now I'll be 60 and our big question, like you, is how long will we remain in this house? We probably have one more move we're willing to do, so if we wait until the roof NEEDS replaced, might not get the full value out of a metal roof while still there. I really like the looks of them though and the way they keep some of the heat out of the attic area.