Metal Roof Finishes: Customization and Lasting Performance

By Drexel Metals.  

Metal roofs can last anywhere from 40 - 60 years, giving homeowners a solution with a far longer lifetime than traditional roofing materials.  

Metal roofs come with many advantages but it’s their ability to deliver lasting performance and style that help create statement-making roof designs. For example, in addition to multiple profile options, metal roofing systems from Drexel Metals can be finished in over 40 standard colors with custom colors available. 

In a recent hotel renovation project, the modernization of a beautiful Long Beach Island hotel, Hotel LBI, contractors chose Drexel Metal’s Snap Lock panels in the color “Deep Blue Sea” as a stunning bright contrast against the hotel’s sunny and beachy surroundings.  

For enduring style, Drexel Metals’ standard colors contain a minimum of 70% polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) base resin with ceramic pigments. PVDF lends the highest resistance to: 

• UV exposure  
• Oxidation  
• Humidity  
• Extreme temperatures 

This means the Deep Blue Sea color that crowns the Jersey Shore’s Hotel LBI will remain bright — fading less than 5 Hunter Units over the course of 35 years. With this high-quality finish, architects and designers can create a custom metal roof design that will dazzle for decades. 

Start designing your next residential or commercial project with the easy-to-use Drexel Color Visualizer Tool. Simply upload a photo and preview how Drexel Metals products, colors and finishes will look in any setting. 

About Drexel Metals  

Founded in 1985, Drexel Metals Corporation grew to become a leader in the distribution of painted metal for the roofing, architectural sheet metal, military and crop storage industries. Our proven process starts with listening to each customer's concepts and requirements. Then, our technical and architectural specialists consult, collaborate and troubleshoot throughout the entire project cycle with a commitment to authenticity and excellence that ensures the highest standards of quality and value. Learn more at DrexMet.com.