03-06-2011, 02:24 PM
our aframe has a metal roof. the roofing material seems to last longer as "stuff" tends to roll off. we dont seem to have a problem with water splashing out of the gutters and we are in mt. view. in fact right now we are getting torrential rains and as i look out i dont see any water splashing out of the gutters. we have a wall of glass in the front, but also have side windows, our roof doesnt go to the ground but we are 8 feet up in the air. our house is all cedar so we dont worry about termites and the cedar ceiling gives us a bit of the buffer from the usual roof noise of metal roofs. again, to each his own...