Nearly everybody dreams of living near the beach. But if you’re one of those fortunate enough to live the dream, you know that a seaside home takes some looking after. This is partly because seaside conditions tend to be hard on traditional building materials. And when it comes to roofs on coastal properties, upkeep is serious business. There are roofing materials better equipped to handle the salt spray and high winds associated with beachside communities. If your roof can’t deliver a level of performance anywhere near that offered by the following materials, a replacement may well be in order.