[RE-wrenches] Personal project: roofing colors

[Max Balchowsky]

William, the 6 years I spent in  he Palm Springs area gave me a lot of exposure to what works and what doesn't as far as roofing material. The longest lasting and best insulators were standing seam metal and vinyl covered foam. A white rooffing material made an incredible difference in tempretures. A roof that was untouchable with gray crushed rock was very comfortable to the touch after being painted white.

William Miller <wrmiller at charter.net> wrote:  Friends:

I have an energy question on a personal project. We are adding two rooms 
to our house and it is time to select roofing colors. Nothing will match 
the weird comp shingles already on our roof, so we are going to not match 
and re-roof the rest of the house later. In the meantime, I need to pick a 
shingle color. How much difference does a lighter roof color make here in 
our inland California (Mediterranean) climate? We get over 100F frequently 
in the summer.

Thanks for your insight.

William Miller 


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