Why aren’t plastics used more in roofing?

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It’s just that, every couple years, the house needs a new roof due to wear and tear, stuff falling on it, etc.; fine, I get it. Meanwhile, the Playskool house across the street in the neighbor’s yard has been there, taking similar kinds of abuse long enough for the original kids who played in it to have kids of their own, and not one leak.

Seems like a simple enough solution, and I’m nowhere near smart enough to think no one else has thought of this, so what gives?

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Plastic is not good in a fire scenario, it melts and can trap people.

A very famous case of this happened in Isle of Man where 50 people were killed and over 80 injured. ( [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summerland_disaster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summerland_disaster) ) As a result, Isle of Man have their own very stringent fire regulations in Building Codes.

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