It's a little known fact that Michigan is one of the most progressive areas when it comes to roofing.

Part of the reason may be the temperature and weather extremes in Michigan. When it comes to Michigan roofing, if it works in Michigan it works. That may be one reason why Michigan was the site for the first rubber roof installation way back in 1980. That roof is still going strong nearly 30 years later, and rubber roofs are becoming more popular everywhere.

One of the best sources of information for roofs in Michigan is the MRCA or Michigan Roofing Contractors Association. This groups includes numerous chapters which are the ARCWM, Associated Roofing Contractors of Western Michigan; the Flint PRO, Professional Roofing Organization; JLWRCA, Jackson, Livingston, Washtenaw Roofing Contractors Association; LRCA, Lansing Roofing Contractors Association; RIPF, Roofing Industry Promotion Fund; SVRCA, Saginaw Valley Roofing Contractor Association; and the SMRCA, Southeastern Michigan Roofing Contractors Association. The MRCA lists roofing contractors and consultants, provides valuable information on roofing, and holds yearly meetings to keep its members up to speed on the latest in roofing techniques and technologies.

Michigan is one of the most aggressive areas when it comes to {the use of|using| metal roofing materials. This includes not only the older tin barn roof style, but modern styles that mimic the look of other roofing materials. A metal roofs' ability to shrink and expand as well as to shed water and snow are tested by Michigan's cold, snow filled winters and hot summers. But never walk barefoot on a metal roof.

One local Michigan roofing company is Hansons, a family owned company that prides itself on customer service and treating customers like family. Hansons both honors manufacturer warranties and adds its own warranties to the products they sell. Hanson's extra warranties include a 10 year guarantee all the way up to a 30 year fully transferable guarantee.

Green roofing is becoming a more popular subject, and Michigan State University leads the way in researching green roofing. Green roofing is growing plants on a roof to replace the lost plants when the structure was built. Green roofing includes deep soil, a variety of plants, and even trees on the roof. Research continues to determine the benefit of green roofing to the environment, the benefit of green roofing to a roof and a structure, and ways a green roof might harm a roof.

I'm rubber you're metal, we're both part of the wild world of Michigan Roofing.