Metal Baby. Metal.
Galvalumn metal roof. Mine is of the external fastener variety, 100 year roof, 160 mph gusts during Irma, and Ian hit after that. Stay away fro any kind of tile roof. They are the worst.
Properly fastened Architectural shingles can withstand winds up to 130MPH
I say this as a licensed, insured, certified and bonded roof and wind mitigation inspector(among a pile of other certifications).
You are more likely to have your roof just toe-nailed to the wall which will let go before architectural shingles do.
If you’re going to get re-roofed, pay for hurricane straps or clips to be added during the re-roof. You can probably get a discount if your insurance provider gives credit for wind mitigation.
1) tile looks wonderful, hurricanes love to destroy it
2) metal looks like oversized trailer, hurricanes hate it
3) I’ve lived in the same house in central FL for 36 years, replaced the roof twice. If you use good enough wood and long nails, the shingles will hold through a cat 3, and anything above that is going to ruin your house anyway. I’ve lost a few shingles in cat 3s, easy to replace, no leaks except through the air vents.
In short, metal is 100% safe, shingles are probably good enough if they’re installed well.
Ditto the message above mine, clips are a good choice
i live in suwannee county florida... took a direct hit from hurricane idalia (3+ category storm) last year... and just took a direct hit from hurricane debby (category 1 storm) that slowed down and dumped over 24 inches of rain in my area... the metal roofs on my house and my 2400 square foot steel automotive shop remain intact unscathed... lost a couple of shingles on the other outbuildings...
Check with your insurance agent. Seriously they can tell you how long it will be before they demand a new roof covering based on material used. The other consideration is whether you live where wildfires are common.
Asphalt shingles are fine in high wind areas what matters is the nailing pattern and the sheathing. The adopted building code will specify the wind and uplift loads the roofing material must meet. You can require your roofer to meet stricter criteria.
If you want long lasting roofing that insurance companies realllly like go with a metal roof.
Can’t beat metal.
Some exotic frog landed in my state and it was native to a couple of small islands in the Caribbean. I live in Maine.
Asphalt shingles, if done right, are fine. My sister and BIL were living in Panama City FL, house near St. Andrews Bay when Cat 5 Michael hit about 20 miles to the east in 2018. Their shingles were ok, roof ok. Their house was finished in 2017 and up to code. I don’t think they had to replace any shingles at all.
Same with my nephew a few miles away in Lynn Haven FL, shingles ok, roof ok. My dad built the house in 1989 and used twice as many hurricane straps as code required.
Florida here. Last time I got the house re-roofed, I got a quote for singles that met county standards (we are 30 miles inland). Then I found out that the shingles were only rated for sustained winds of like 75 mph and gusts of like 105. I checked on “Dade County” (Hurricane Andrew”) standard shingles. The sustained wind rate went to 125 mph, and was rated for higher gusts. I got a quote on those and it was literally ONLY $600 more. That was 2009. Beat $600 I ever spent. I don’t know about metal roofs but I have heard they are a lot more costly.
Tue architectural asphalt shingles work well, just get the thickest ones. They last the longest and hold up to wind the best. Make sure they nail them in properly though, some folks skimp on nails, or nail them in the wrong places.
I live in the OK-KS-Mo-Ark area and go with metal roofing. I had enough of asphalt decades ago. I went with the metal roofing that has the tile color.
I put a standing seam metal roof on 2 years ago.
Use asphalt shingles, but use 6 nails/shingle.
Using just 4 doesn't cut it.
“architectural asphalt shingles”
Used them in Colorado where winds often exceeded 85mpg (Larkspur with the Gunnison stream).
Same shingles on our house in Florida where Michael, a Cat 5 hurricane, came right over the house. It lost maybe 25% of the shingles but the winds were clocked at over 190MPH, which is tornado strength.
Unfortunately, even though I live in Florida, our HOA only allows Architectural shingles. If I lived anywhere else in Florida, I’d use metal roof which can last 40 years.
White metal roof deep in the Sunshine State. Reduced summer electric bill 20%. Perhaps the best home investment ever.
Go metal.