My Green Metal Roof Is Turning Brown

Metal sales classic rib 3 ft x 12 ft ribbed white metal roof panel.

My green metal roof is turning brown.

Get free shipping on qualified metal roofing or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials department. Warm stone colors creams tans browns orange and yellows. The left roof color has yellow in it. Copper normally changes in appearance from a shiny red metal to a dull green.

Copper can also turn gray brown or blue in some circumstances. Shutters painted forest green are dark enough to be seen against the rusty brown exterior. The chalky oxidation can be washed off leaving a clean but dull and unprotected metal roof. If you have this color roof keep in mind that orange is already in your color scheme.

But there are other roof stain colors and causes. For instance if the entry gable in the first illustration image 1 0f 10 continued all the way the the eaves it would eliminate a time consuming and. Roof algae rarely poses a threat to the health of the roof. It appears in streaks or patches of slime that can be anywhere from blue green to dark black.

For example if your home has a warm colored roof in a shade such as brick red or rusty tan pick siding in a similarly warm shade such as tan beige or brown. This change occurs as a result of a chemical reaction between the copper moisture and oxygen referred to as oxidation. Copper roofs naturally turn green from exposure to the elements. Dark black or brown roof shingle stains are often caused by black algae bleed through or extractive bleeding of asphalt dirt soot or organic debris.

If you have this roof color tan and yellow are in your color scheme. Then everbrite clear protective coating is applied to restore and protect the metal. For a roof with shingles in a cool color like black or slate gray select a cool color of siding such as blue gray or green. For pricing and availability.

Metal sales classic rib 3 ft x 8 ft ribbed white metal roof panel. Everbrite will bring out the color and luster of the metal roof. The middle roof sample has orange in it. White paint brings the porch walls and columns out of the roof s shadow and also handily highlights green shutters and a front door stained to match the home s siding.

Because most trim on metal roofs is at the plane of the ribs not flat the way it is with asphalt shingles small changes in the design can make the roof much easier to detail and build.