We tend to pay much attention to aesthetics and curb appeal when it comes to our exterior home designs. But did you know that your choice of roof shingle colors can have a significant impact on your utilities and energy costs?
The roof covers a huge portion of the exterior of your house and receives most of the direct sun rays. As such, your roof plays the biggest role in determining how much of the sun’s heating gets into your home.
You probably know from elementary science that different colors respond differently to light and heat energy:
- Brighter or lighter colors tend to reflect away not just light rays, but heat as well.
- Darker colors such as black have a reputation of absorbing much of the heat energy that hits them.
This explains why people gravitate towards white and reflective colored clothes in summer.
When it comes to roof shingles for your home, this property of colors becomes much more important –because roof color can significantly affect your overhead costs.