Photo gallery

Fort, president of Fort Roofing & Sheet Metal Works Inc., Sumter, S.C., with his wife, Kim, and daughter, Carlie.

Photo courtesy of Classic Products Inc., Piqua, Ohio.

Different types of metal are used to achieve a specific look.

Photo courtesy of Classic Products Inc., Piqua, Ohio.

Residential metal roof systems are lightweight. Typical weights run from about 45 pounds per square for aluminum shingles and shakes to 150 pounds per square for stone-coated steel shakes and tiles.

Photo courtesy of Classic Products Inc., Piqua, Ohio.

Pictured left to right: Rob McNamara, president of F.J.A. Christiansen Roofing Co. Inc., Milwaukee; Tom Miller, chief operating officer of The Zero Co., Louisville, Ky.; Phil McKinney, president of Evans Service Co. Inc., Elmira, N.Y.; Chris Sears, vice president of John F. Shea Co. Inc., Mattapan, Mass.; NRCA Vice President Bill Taylor, president/chief executive officer of D.C. Taylor Co., Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Barbara Dalsin, president of M & S Roofing Inc., Blaine, Minn.; Will Fort, president of Fort Roofing Sheet Metal Works, Sumter, S.C.; and Rob McReynolds, president of D & D Roofing Inc., Commerce City, Colo.

Photo courtesy of Donald B. Smith Roofing Inc., Hanover, Pa.

Copper half-round gutters were installed to accent the cornice.

Photo courtesy of Donald B. Smith Roofing Inc., Hanover, Pa.

Donald B. Smith Roofing installed an aluminum roof system in a custom green color.

Photo courtesy of Donald B. Smith Roofing Inc., Hanover, Pa.