California roof material comparison – Metal Roof and Solar system specialist

4 common types of roofing materials used in California.

Asphalt shingles, concrete tile, stone-coated metal roofs, and wood shake roofs. The differences between them range in price and performance to practicality.

Please stay tuned for our roof material comparison chart (pdf).

Trusted roofing and solar roof systems since 1992

Western Roofing Systems is a full service Roofing Contractor installing and repairing asphalt shingles, concrete tile repair, metal roofing and re-roofing of flat roofs. Recognized as a national leader in metal roof installations, we are also the exclusive installer of Stone Coated Steel roofing system designs from Boral Roofing Products in most areas of Southern California. Boral Roofing is acknowledged as having the best looking, best engineered and most durable steel product available for residential and commercial use. All of our employees are personally trained in all facets of our business from customer service to the final installation detail. Western Roofing Systems has been involved in over 10,000 installations in the past 20 years throughout California. In addition to metal roofing of all designs (standing seam to future roofs and stone coated steel), we also install all brands of Asphalt Shingles and Flat roof materials.

Stone-coated steel roofs have become one of the most widely installed roof systems in the U.S. due to the benefits over asphalt shingles as a replacement for aging wood shake and concrete tile roofs.

We designed our website to help homeowners become better educated before we provide an estimate. We encourage you to invest a little time to browse our site, make note of the information we have provided from around the roofing industry, and contact us so that we may answer any questions you might have and provide you with a free no-pressure estimate at your request and convenience.

If you simply have a question that you'd like to ask, give us a call and we'd be happy to answer it. We look forward to hearing from you!

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