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Renewable Energy Alternatives

China, second only to the United States in terms of power consumption, announced this week that it will spend about 100 billion yuan ($14..6 billion) to more than double its wind power capacity by 2010 over last year. More than 200 billion yuan was allocated to energy saving and carbon reducing projects under China’s stimulus… ( read more )

Water leaked into our home as the ice dams melted.

Dear Classic Metal Roofs: My husband and I purchased our first home in 2004. The shingle roof on the house was replaced in the spring of 2005. Although it was structurally sound, we had an ongoing problem. The heating/central air unit, which creates its own heat, is located in the attic. This heat would rise… ( read more )

Letter of appreciation

Dear Classic Metal Roofs: Just a letter of appreciation for the fine job you and your company did in providing me with a handsome new roof. Of course the “proof of the pudding is in the eating”, and this letter should probably be written in another few decades when the roof has met its promise… ( read more )

Thank you Classic Metal Roofs!

Dear Classic Metal Roofs: I want to thank you, your hard-working installation crew, and your sales and administration staff for an excellent job on my roof. I realize very well that my roof was a challenge technically. That’s why I looked for a long time for the right company to do the work. I chose… ( read more )

Project Case Study with PV Solar

This project is a layover, which means that the roof is installed over one layer of asphalt shingles. The product is Classic’s Rustic Shake. The total area of metal roofing is 8500 square feet with an additional 500 square feet of PVC membrane on 4 small flat roofs. All material is Energy Star rated and… ( read more )