Which roofing material fits your Colorado home?

How the chooser works

• It ranks ten materials. Standard architectural asphalt, Class 4 asphalt, standing-seam metal, stone-coated steel, concrete tile, clay tile, synthetic slate or shake, natural slate, wood shake and low-slope membranes.
• Each answer adds or subtracts points. Rules come first. A town that requires Class 4 shingles, a flat roof or a wildfire hazard area can push a material almost off the list.
• You see the math. Every pick shows which answers moved it up or down, and you can see the scores for all ten.
• It's a starting point. The output is a list of materials to ask a roofer about. It doesn't recommend a product or brand, and it can't see your roof.

The point values are our judgment, not an industry standard. The facts behind them, such as life ranges, weights, local rules and fire ratings, come from the sources below and are explained on each material page.