These days, modern metal roofs are the roof-of-choice for many of this country’s property owners, because they’re flexible, lightweight, and generally cheaper to install and maintain than clay, asphalt, and cement tile roofs.
We associate them with shearing sheds, water tanks, outdoor dunnies, and of course, the quintessentially iconic home, the Queenslander. Old-fashioned corrugated iron roofs are distinctly Australian and have been the stuff of folklore.