Zim Group

Zim group recently installed a new metal roof for our home. Right now
I have only positive experience. As I work in research, I started to
explore roof technologies and roof technology best suited for us I
found is modern metal roofs. If somebody is interesting in roof
energy efficiency, you could read
http://web.ornl.gov/sci/buildings/2012/B11%20papers/64_Miller.pdf for
example.

After choosing metal roof technology, I started to investigate modern
metal roof options. We looked mostly for stone coated roofs until we
found Zim group.

We chosen Zim group for a product they install: non stone-coated but
better metal roof technology of sweden company Areco
http://www.areco.se/en/villaroof_stratos.html. And still the quote
was 3-5K smaller than other 4 quotes for other stone and non-stone
coated metal roofs installed by other steel roofers in our area.

But even better technology needs the right installation. It is very
important. Fortunately, we got a very experienced team to install the
roof. The team leader installed such roofs for more decade. He has a
good job attitude. He told us that a power cable to neighbor house
was too close to our roof and the problem was solved by Toronto Hydro
the same day. All promised was done. The team worked hard for almost
4 days and cleaned up everything after their job. Communication with
Zim group representatives was quite good which was not true for some
other companies. They responded my calls the same day and gave me
good answers for all my questions and concerns. The job was done on
schedule (it was important for us as we were going to install new
eavestroughs by another company after that). Another good thing about
Zim group they started all job on a short notice after signing the
contract, exactly when we wanted.

So after installing Zim group metal roof, I feel that home became
cooler this summer we did not use air conditioner for 4 weeks after
the roof installation. The attic is much cooler (before it was a
sauna, now its atmosphere is close to room one).

Although the roof is not cheap (it is 2.6 times more expensive than
a quote we got for shingle roof from another company), I hope it will be
cheaper in long run because of its longer lifetime and energy savings
besides it has many other important advantages.

Very efficient in the install of my roof. Clean up was well done. In the end curb appeal is the best. Saving money with heat and a/c through the seasons help. Thanks again guys.

When Ande found Zim roofing online I thought: "great, a tin roof is going cost a fortune". Then we found it it was going to be less than shingles. One company wanted $12,000 for shingles! My next concern was the noise in a rainstorm. Zim provided customers in our area and the first Zim owner we talked to said it was quieter than shingles. While I was working in Mississauga I made an impromptu visit to Zim's warehouse and they gladly gave me a tour of the facility. That was when I knew Zim was reputable. I was sold. Less expensive, longer lasting and quieter than shingles? The roof lived up to everything Zim promised. Even the contractor was honest. When he discovered that some of our fascia boards were badly rotted he took me up to show me the boards and I gave him the go ahead to replace them. We highly recommend a Zim roof.

We liked the curb appearance the Zim roof has which also adds to the 3 in. air space between the old and new roof. Zims ventilation system provides air flow under the new steel and over and under the existing roof resulting in a cooler dryer attic. I climbed into the attic when the ridge boards were opened up and confirmed flow from the soffets and fiber filters.
We feel the installation was done professionally with safety and quality workmanship attained. We have sustained high winds and rain since without any noise from the tiles. I cannot comment on any savings heating or A/C as the installation is less then a year old. We paid app. 2 1/2 times the cost of shingling but the Zim roof has increased our home value more.
With a transferable written 50yr warranty on this product, you can take that to the bank.