Metal roofs are pretty hardy, but sound like a paint can full of ball-bearings even in light hail or heavy rain. Asphalt roofs are inexpensive. Given that hail

Metal roofs are pretty hardy, but sound like a paint can full of ball-bearings even in light hail or heavy rain. Asphalt roofs are inexpensive. Given that hail-damaged asphalt roofs keep getting replaced with asphalt roofs, I have to think it's some kind of market/regulation/short-term-profit thing.