Lexington, KY— Why do we wear our hats in cold weather boys and girls? It’s because most of our body heat escapes through the top of our heads, remember? And why do we wear sunhats in sweltering times? Well, of course…who wants sunstroke?

  And why do we continue to use asphalt shingles when we know that they do little or nothing to protect our homes from the cold, absorb heat into the hundreds of degrees and hold it for interminable lengths of time? Well, that’s a puzzlement, now isn’t it?

  These elementary questions are being asked and answered by the people at Meridian Metal Roofing, a revolutionary company in Lexington, Kentucky touting themselves as “Your Residential Metal Roofing Professionals.” These professionals are quick to remind us of the massive heat loss and lack of protection from the cold for which our roofs are responsible… and they’re putting their money where their mouths are, with a 35% energy savings guarantee. In addition to that they have an exclusive LIFETIME WARRANTY on their roofs and it’s even transferable!

  The roofs are installed over the existing roof meaning that there is minimal invasion, no worry about bad weather during installation, and the old roof remains to even further provide sound deadening and insulation. And the metal is offered in an array of beautiful gleaming colors which are also guaranteed for life against rust or fading.

  When questioned about these unprecedented accomplishments, Meridian Metal Roofing president, Phil Slusher, points out that his company is using state-of-the-art materials and thehighest professionally detailed installation. “Our metal panels are a product called galvalume AZ-50 which we can guarantee forever and which by itself has an over fifty percent protection quotient,”Slusher states, “but in addition to that we use an underlayment designed for NASA which they developed for space suits and is rated to radiate 97% of heat away from the roof in the Summer and 70% back into the home in the Winter.”

  It should be pointed out that a metal roof will be two-to-three times as expensive as an asphalt roof, but considering that an asphalt roof begins to deteriorate the day it’s put on and factoring in the energy savings and the fact that the metal roof is, as Meridian likes to say, “The last roof you’ll ever need”, the logical and prudent decision is obvious.