Updated roofing style tops the Omaha Home & Garden Expo – KETV Omaha

OMAHA, NE

Local homeowners are flocking to the final days of the Omaha Home & Garden Expo, looking to upgrade many areas of their homes, including their roofs.

"We think the stone coated steel is probably the best product for the dollar that you're going to get. So, it's more expensive than an asphalt roof, but it's not as expensive as a real slate or a tile roof," said Jamie Pflug, with Lastime exteriors.

Pflug said his company introduced the Gerard stone coated steel roof to the Omaha area almost two decades ago. While it may be nearly twice as expensive as your typical asphalt roof, he says the extra money is well spent.

"We try to put them in something that's the best they can get for what they can afford," said Pflug.

According to Pflug, the benefits of this type of roof are endless. The lightweight and durable style is energy efficient, reducing utility requirements by up to 45 percent and it has a lifetime warranty. They are also fireproof and resist winds up to 120 miles per hour. Most importantly for homes in this region, they can take on baseball sized hail, which gives homeowners insurance discounts.

"If we can get insurance to pay for what they've got, and if we can slide and get them into a better roof, or a slide up charge, that's a good time to do it," said Pflug.

The Omaha Home and Garden Expo is held at the CenturyLink Convention Center. The final day of the expo is Sunday.

WEBVTT IT. KETV NEWSWATCH LAUREN ROBINSON. >> IT'S HAPPENING RIGHT OVER YOUR HEAD, YET IT'S SOMETHING YOU DON'T THINK OF. MAKING SURE YOUR ROOF WILL KEEP YOU AND YOURFAMILY AS POSSIBLE. >> THE STEEL ROOF IS THE BEST DOLLAR. IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE BUT THE ASPHALT. BUT IT'S NOT EXPENSIVE AS A SLATE OR TILE ROOF. >> HE SAYS HIS COMPA INTRODUCED THE GIRARD STONE COATED STEEL ROOF TO THE OMAHA AREA 2 DECADES AGO. IT MAY BE TWICE AS EXPENSIVE AS ASPHALT ROOF, THE EXTRA MONEY IS WELL SPENT. >> WE TRY TO DO THEM IN SOMETHING THE BEST THEY CAN GET FOR WHAT THEY CAN AFFORD. >> THE BENEFITS OF THIS TYPE OF ROOF ARE ENDLESS. THE LIGHTWEIGHT AND DURABLE STYLE ISENERGY EFFICIENT, REDUCING UTILITY REQUIREMENTS BY UP TO 45%. AND HAS A LIFETIME WARRANTY. THEY ARE ALSO FIREPROOF, RESIST WINDS UP TO 120 MILES PER HOUR. AND HOMES INTHIS REGION CAN TAKE ON BASEBALLSIZE HAIL WHICH GIVES HOMEOWNERSINSURANCE DISCOUNTS. >> IF WE CAN GET THE INSURANCE TO PAY FOR WHAT THEY GOT, AND SLIGHTLY GET THEM INTO A BETTER

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