Wakefield Bridge® steel shingles
You’ll never have to re‑roof again!
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Ideal Roofing‘s Wakefield Bridge® steel shingles are a great alternative to traditional asphalt shingles but with all the strength and durability of steel roofing panels. Backed by a limited 50-year transferable warranty, our trusted steel shingles could be the last ones you ever need to install.
Made to withstand high winds
Wakefield Bridge® steel shingles are manufactured in compliance with the High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) provisions of the Florida Building Code. They can withstand high winds (TAS100, Miami-Dade, 177 km/h) and offer Class A fire resistance (ASTM E108).
Lightweight, recyclable, and reflective
Wakefield Bridge® steel shingles feature a stucco-embossed finish for enhanced rigidity and a more distinguished look. They’re protected by our proven Kynar 500® resin-based PVDF paint and state-of-the-art Cool Roof® reflective technology, offering exceptional protection against solar radiation and reducing air-conditioning costs in the summer.
Best of all, our shingles are made from new and recycled steel. Unlike common asphalt shingles, which are made from fossil fuels, our steel shingles aren’t subject to global oil price fluctuations—ours are a more stable and sustainable option. While asphalt shingles risk clogging up landfills, steel shingles are fully recyclable.
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10 GOOD REASONS TO INSTALL AN IDEAL ROOFING METAL ROOF
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LONG-LASTING. Ideal Roofing’s metal roofing products are long lasting and cary a limited transferable warranty of up to 50 years which increases the resale value of your house.
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ATTRACTIVE AND LIGHTWEIGHT. Because Ideal Roofing’s metal roofing products are aesthetically pleasing to the eye with vibrant colours in a matte finish that blends in with your neighbourhood and they look great on any type of roof. In addition, they are lightweight — at least 60% lighter — and more resistant than asphalt shingles, concrete and clay tiles, cedar shakes and slate roofing materials.
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RUST RESISTANT. Because Ideal Roofing’s metal roofing products are protected with a corrosion-resistant first coating of zinc and aluminum called GALVALUME, then a second coating of primer paint and finally, a third coating of an oven-baked PVDF paint film with added Kynar 500® resin.
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DURABILITY. Because Ideal Roofing’s metal roofing products won’t curl, crack, rot, break, chip, peel, streak or perforate under normal use. Neither will they leave ugly, long, dark, vertical tar streaks and shed loose granules to clog your gutters like asphalt shingles do, as they have a smooth finish.
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RESISTANT TO 241 KM/H OR 150 MPH WINDS. All our our metal roofing products will resist driving acid rain, high winds, ice and hail storms, heavy sleet and snow falls, stinging frost, blistering sun, insects, pine needles, and even burning embers from brush or forest fires. WAKEFIELD BRIDGE® steel shingles, HERITAGETM and AMERI-CANATM ARE RESISTANT TO 241 KM/H OR 150 mph WINDS.
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NOT SUBJECT TO VARIABLE OIL PRICES. Because Ideal Roofing’s metal roofing products are manufactured with new and recycled steel, and are not subject to the fluctuations in the cost of fossil fuels and world market oil prices.
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COOL-ROOF TECHNOLOGY. Because Ideal Roofing’s metal roofing products enjoy the most advanced Cool Roof® solar reflection technology ensuring exceptional protection from solar radiation and reducing the cost of air-conditioning.
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ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY BECAUSE THEY ARE RECYCLABLE. Contrary to asphalt shingles clogging our landfill sites after their useful life, Ideal Roofing’s metal roofing products are made in part of recycled steel and are 100% recyclable at the end of their extended lifecycle, thereby contributing to the protection of our environment.
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HIGHER RESALE VALUE. With a transferable limited warranty of up to 50 years, a house covered with Ideal Roofing’s metal roofing products has a greater resale value compare to a house with asphalt shingles.
With all these features and benefits, why would you choose any other type of roofing material?
Enhance the look of your home and increase its resale value
It lasts up to 4‑5 times longer than traditional asphalt shingles
Will not rot, rust, or crack
Resistant to high winds, heavy rain, hail, and ice
Made in part from recycled steel and is 100% recyclable
IDEAL ROOFING’S METAL ROOFING PRODUCTS ARE THE PERFECT ROOFING SOLUTION FOR OUR EXTREME NORTHERN WINTERS.
Whether we want to admit it or not, the last few winters have been singularly unpredictable in Canada and the United States. From the West Coast to the East Coast, from the Prairies to the Atlantic Coast, and from the Great White North to the Great Lakes, the weather has been playing havoc with our traditional winters. Heavy snowfalls where there were few before, repetitious winter storms dumping tons of snow for several days at a time, extreme and prolonged cold snaps in Southern Canada and the American Midwest, followed by strong winds, mild weather up North, melting permafrost dangerously threatening our polar bears and caribou and generally creating hardship for everyone are now common occurrences.
These extreme weather conditions and variations in winter temperatures combine with extreme hot summer peaks, blistering sun, sudden high gusts of winds and heavy flash downpours causing flooding and sewer backups and water infiltrations subjecting roofs to water infiltrations and blown-off shingles.
Only the protection of a new steel shingled roof can resist these extreme weather conditions. A quality Ideal Roofing metal roof is your barrier against all weather-related aggressions. Steel panels and shingles are much lighter and more resistant than asphalt shingles, concrete and clay tiles, cedar shakes and slate roofing materials, and stronger than aluminum shingles.
In addition, steel shingles are energy efficient and require no maintenance. They will not curl, crack, rot, break, chip, peel, streak or perforate under normal use — as will asphalt shingles over time — and they will outlast any other roofing material. Our roofing products come with a limited transferable warranty of up to 50 years.
With a quality steel roof on your house, Old Man Winter doesn’t stand a chance!
IS A Wakefield Bridge® Steel ROOF MORE EXPENSIVE THAN REGULAR ASPHALT SHINGLES?
Yes... but wait a minute!
A metal roof lasts at least 4 to 5 times longer. It may even be the last roof you install on your house for as long as you live!
So if they last at least 4 to 5 times longer, THEN THEY ARE LESS EXPENSIVE. It is a fact that a metal roof do cost more at the outset than regular asphalt shingles… about 50 percent more or less depending on the model you choose, the location of your construction or renovation project, your roofing contractor or installer and the complexity of your roof. In the long term, it’s another story!
Lifetime protection is the reason for the higher cost!
Consider a metal roof a lifetime investment that will reward you with a higher resale value when the time comes to sell your house. And you will save money in the long run. In addition, because they are so lightweight, Ideal Roofing’s metal roofing products can be installed over your existing asphalt shingles, saving you the expense of removing the old shingles, disposing of them and carting them off to a landfill site.
And Wakefield Bridge® Steel Shingles come with a limited 50-year transferable warranty.
Because, when you are ready to move on, you want your house to retain its best resale value.
MONEY TALKS. LET’S DO THE MATH.
For example, let’s say it costs you $8,000 to re-roof your house with traditional asphalt shingles that will last you 15 years before they need to be replaced.
Example based on an average annual inflation rate of 2.1% from 2008 to 2022, and supposing the inflation rate remains at 2,1% annually for the next 50 years, here is what the real cost of re-roofing would be for the average homeowner, if he or she had to replace the roof every 15 years. Cost of materials only. Increases over and above 2,1% annually in the cost of steel and transportation are not factored into this calculation. Installation cost not included.
Cost of re-roofing with conventional asphalt shingles over 50 years: $63,510
2025
$8,000
2040
$10,926
2055
$14,923
2070
$20,382
2075
$9,279*
*1/3 the 15-year replacement cost at Year 2075.
Cost of re-roofing over 50 years with an Ideal Roofing metal roofing product: $16,000
2025
$16,000
2040
$0
2055
$0
2070
$0
2075
$0
Now, what will it be?
The most economical solution or the best quality solution for the long term? Draw the conclusion: over a 50-year period, the cost of re-roofing every 15 years with conventional asphalt shingles would amount to nearly 4 times the cost of installing an Ideal Roofing metal roof ONCE AND FOR ALL.
WHY YOUR ROOFING CONTRACTOR MAY ATTEMPT TO CHANGE YOUR MIND AND SWITCH YOU OVER TO REGULAR ASPHALT SHINGLES?
There may be quite a few reasons for your roofing contractor or installer, and even your building centre sales representative, to try and discourage you from installing a metal roof... even if you are convinced of the superior qualities of a metal roof and are willing to invest the money.
Many of them are not used to selling the product and doing the necessary calculations to give you an accurate quote.
It is a little more work for them to give you a correct estimate for your type of roof, depending on roof pitch, shape, area to be covered, number of gables, dormers, skylights, valleys, trim and other features of your house.
They do not always know where to find reputable steel roof installers and the skilled tradesmen that will do a good job in their neck of the woods. Ideal Roofing representatives in the field know the right people to do the job… right.
It may take longer and more precision to install a metal roof than it does to slap down and tack squares of asphalt shingles on any type of roof. Because the roofing season is so short in Canada and the Northeast United States, roofers want to finish their jobs as soon as they can to move on the next one and rack up more profits.
As with every business, roofers and building centres want to keep things simple and don’t want to be bothered with orders and sales that are out of the ordinary, as they are intent on serving as many customers as they can in the least amount of time.
Roofers and building centres generally carry a large inventory of asphalt shingles normally purchased in springtime for consumption throughout the year. They prefer liquidating their inventory rather than ordering Wakefield Bridge® steel shingles on a special order basis even if delivery may only take a few days.
Finally, both roofers and building centre salespeople know that if you install a metal roof, you may not need to buy shingles from them anymore… because you will not need roofing materials for another 50 years. Let’s not kid ourselves! That’s not very good for their business as these people earn their living with repeat customers having to change their roofs every 10 to 15 years.
Now, where does that leave you?
Leaders in the manufacturing of metal roofing
Ideal Roofing is a leading manufacturer of quality metal roofing and siding. Since 1929, our top priority has been customer satisfaction, earning us a solid reputation and a diverse clientele. We have provided metal panels for businesses in the agricultural, commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential sectors. We are proud to serve clients across all Canadian provinces and the United States.
Ideal Roofing steel shingles and steel roofing panels are proudly manufactured in Ontario, Canada.
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