With Montana’s unpredictable weather, your choice of roofing isn’t just about aesthetics—it’s a practical necessity. Metal roofing is an excellent choice to pair both style and substance to create a building that both looks good and stands up to the elements.

This is one of the most frequently asked questions we receive at Great Northern Metal Co, and it’s a question we can answer easily: yes! People increasingly recognize metal roofing as one of the most energy-efficient roofing methods, and the data backs it up.

In Montana we often face massive bouts of snowfall, sometimes as much as two feet in a single day! Snow can accumulate on your roof very quickly and, in the case of some metal roofs, the snow can fall off of the roof unexpectedly.

Montana is a state of weather extremes: frigid winters and sweltering summers. However, many people forget the hotter months in Montana, especially when choosing a building’s roofing materials.

Ordering metal roofing—it’s all in the details! Unfortunately, it can be very easy to make a mistake when ordering metal roofing for your next project, especially if you take the details for granted.

Measuring a roof for metal roofing, whether it be new construction or remodel, can be quite different than measuring for other roofing products like composition shingles. One can never obtain too many dimensions when measuring a roof for metal.