Escondido Real Estate

If you are searching for ideas to make your Escondido San Diego home greener, this may be the best time to replace your standard asphalt shingles with metal roofing materials that have a variety of eco-friendly attributes.

Did you know that asphalt shingles are petroleum-based that are nothing more than fibrous materials soaked in petrochemicals? Asphalt shingles must be replaced every 15 to 20 years and have high dependency on fossil fuels that waste our money and our limited resources.

Metal is rapidly beating out petroleum-based shingles today. McGraw-Hill Construction and Analytics survey reported that metal roofing currently consists of 11 percent of the residential re-roofing market.

Metal roofs are sustainable products that are resistant to fire, mildew, insect, and rot. If properly installed, it can reduce your Escondido San Diego home's energy needs. In fact, metal reflects radiant heat from sun, thus minimizing midday heat gain, saving you in cooling costs compared to asphalt shingles.

With the help of tax credits, you may consider the highly reflective cool colored metal roofs to maximize your home's energy efficiency. If you would like to make such improvements to your Escondido San Diego home including the installation of a painted or a coated Energy Star labeled metal roof by December 31, 2010, you may be qualified for a tax credit worth of 30 percent of the material costs up to $1,500 per home.