eli5 why roofs aren’t made out of metal or something more durable than shingles?

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Shingles need to be replaced every 10-30 year depending on wear and their type. It just seems so uneconomical and such a pain.

I get that metal conducts heat more easily, but couldn’t you just let a thin layer of moss grow on your metal roof and call it a day? Even if they dry out in the summer, I doubt metal + thin layer of dirt would conduct heat more than black shingles

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A decent amount of people around my area, they are simply more money and that’s why shingles are more popular. Also, many times metal roofs look ugly, it really needs to match the house (and I also see some gray/black metal roofs, I assume they cost even more).

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