Thankfully, no the roof is not fire, but we’ve picked the metal colors so that hopefully it never will be!

Tim (the builder) and his sons were measuring the roof this weekend to order the metal roofing and gutters. They had no qualms hopping around the roof 30 feet up.

The roof will be charcoal gray ,and the gutters will be bronze.

 

 

You can see the other options and some examples at Jimmy’s Metal Roofing. There’s lots to pick from, and you could go pretty crazy, but I think we’ve picked something that will link up well with the rest of the house.

We went with the metal for a few reasons. We think it will look awesome, and will be something distinctive from the other houses nearby (although, biased, I do think it’s the most unique house in the immediate area!). Also, it will last a long time-about 50 years. Whoever buys this house won’t have to worry about the roof, and if they sell it in 10 years, those people won’t have to worry about the roof either. This is not a throw-it-up cookie cutter subdivision house that will need overhauled in 10 years!

The rest of the exterior will be underway in a couple of weeks, so it looks like everything outside will be done around the first week of December. We’re only about 8 weeks out from being completely done!