Is A Black Roof A Bad Idea

The hood and trunk were about 112 degrees but the black roof was 164.

Is a black roof a bad idea. I really want to put a black metal roof 20 inch standing seam on our prairie style home and i ve been told by my contractor that it s not a good idea. For most recorded locations the black shingled roofs were generally 10 f to 15 f warmer than identical white shingled roofs on sunny days. The above house has so much roof that it makes black a bad choice. Similarly if your roof experiences winter problems like ice dams your roof color probably isn t the primary culprit.

Ask a roofing specialist to evaluate your roof and recommend solutions. Dark roofs may have a small snow melt effect but not a sizeable one. That means you can circulate more natural heat from your attic or ceiling to the living areas of your home in the winter to reduce your bills. He said there will be too much expansion and contraction.

Black means extreme heat means maybe the paint wears out and flakes off in fewer decades than it would have. I can t imagine what it will be like when the temps outside go over 100. A dark roof absorbs more heat from the sun. Today with the temperature around 80 degrees and the sun bright i measure the temperatures of various body surfaces.

Even the thermal energy with cloudy skies gets picked up with this installation. But he says dark brown or dark bronze will be fine. However during the evening the black shingled roofs also tended to lose heat faster than did the white shingled roofs. More likely insufficient attic insulation and poor roof ventilation create the problem.

The interior of the car was an oven. The hood and trunk were about 112 degrees but the black roof was 164. Might pay off to make sure it s a decent metal underneath galvalume to protect against corrosion or it might be dry enough in your area that this isn t important. Black roof a bad idea 52 degrees hotter than rest of car body.

Black or charcoal colour roof works on this house because the design is not roof heavy. I know black dark roofs absorb more heat so cooling down the house in summer can be a deterent from going that route but then again it would keep the house warmer in the winter thus not having to run the heat as much at least i would think. It will be too hot it will fade and warp. Black roof shingles do an excellent job of absorbing the heat from the sun each day.

Of course the heavy blotchy look of the decorative stone and black trim combined add to the bleak feel of this home. Black roof a bad idea 52 degrees hotter than rest of car body my silver volt has a black roof.