Second-Home Community Features Cool Roofs

by Jonathan McGaha | July 31, 2008 12:00 am

In Port Hueneme, Calif., a cozy coastal enclave along California’s Gold Coast, Custom-Bilt Metals’ low-maintenance and energy-saving metal roofs are helping to make The Bungalows at Beach House a carefree getaway community experience.

The John Laing Homes community of second homes offers Titan standing-seam metal roofs with Titan Cool Roof reflective coatings. These roofs, which use Chino, Calif.-based Custom-Bilt Metals’ Old Towne Gray and Storm Gray colors, can reflect up to 40 percent of the sun’s energy that would normally penetrate the roof, resulting in an approximate 20 percent drop in energy bills, which translates to upwards of $450 in annual energy savings.

Because The Bungalows at Beach House is a second-home community, its buyers want low maintenance coupled with beauty, comfort and energy efficiency, said Deryn Mize, sales counselor for Van Nuys, Calif.-based John Laing Homes. “That’s what we’re selling. The bungalows include low-maintenance materials, such as fiber-cement siding and granite countertops, and they have a distinctive Cape Cod look. The metal roofs from Custom-Bilt Metals differentiate our bungalow homes from those with red tile roofs in this area and are easier to clean and maintain than shingles. They’re quiet during storms, too; you can barely hear the rain.”

“The city of Port Hueneme now mandates metal roofs by ordinance to give its entire community a distinctive look while providing a durable, energy-efficient and low-maintenance alternative to conventional roofi ng materials,” said Tony Chiovare, president of Custom-Bilt Metals.

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