Doing an addition, what type of roof is the best to use?

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Babak K

3 years ago Updated: Sept. 25, 2020

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Do you have a recommendation on the best roof material to use?

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Emmanuel Cosgrove Best answer 3 years ago

Here is our page on choosing the best roofing materials, have a look there and you may find all the answers you need. Once you know the options from that page we can help you choose the best roof covering, but that depends on a few things - Where are you are located (Climate zone or nearest city), also let us know how steep your roof pitch is, how large a surface it is (if its an addition it could be quite small, and if you are in the city or the country.

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