Response to The barn roof blew off - What kind is best?

I agree with the other posts regarding a tin roof but be sure to use screws rather than nails to hold it down. The roof on my barn, on since 1977, was originally nailed on with flat roofing nails, some with rubber, some with lead gaskets around the head. Many of the nails are pulling loose so every spring and fall for the past two years I have to go over the roof, pull any loose nails I find and screw in a 2 1/2 inch screw that also has a rubber gasket and a little metal cap at the head. If screws had been used originally my roof maintenance would be limited to painting and maybe a little silicone here or there.

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