Why Liviatecho is better than sandwich panels for your house in Panama

Some times my clients ask me why my system it’s better than uninstalling the old roof and install some sandwich panels.

There are some reasons

This article it’s very needed because sandwich panels in Panama are often compared to Liviatecho

Aesthetics

The first reason why you should not choose sandwich panels it’s because they look very industrial and “cold”. It’s not the proper solution for the house of your retirement in the warm weather of Panama. Can you imagine a hotel that looks like a warehouse? If you have a tourism business you need to provide a good first impact, you cannot cover your roof with ugly metal.

Do you really want to cover your roof with this?

Look at a 200 square meters roof with Liviatecho installed in Santa Catalina, Veraguas, Republic of Panama.

See the difference?

Second reason is the weight.

A sandwich panel will apply to your roof the double of weight compared to Liviatecho. Is your structure ready for the load?

Read this information from a renowned italian producer of sandwich panels. What you find in Panama will weight around 11kg per square meter compared to Liviatecho wich is around 6 kg per square meter.

Pitch

Inclination is very important in roofs, specially when it comes to the caribbean.

If your roof has a low pitch you will have leakings. You need at least 15% to install a metal roof and have no leaking problems, this apply also to sandwich.

Liviatecho works even on a flat roof with 2/3% inclination. You don’t have to modify the underlying structure, just install the system.

Life expectancy

Specially close to the sea, a metal roof will not last more then 15 years. Liviatecho will last 20 years and when the time comes you will only need to apply a second layer of asphalt polymer membrane, you don’t need to repeat alla the work. When a sandich panel is gone is gone forever and you have to remove it and install another one, or maybe try to fix it with paint, patches…a nightmare in a tropical weather.

Price

At this moment we provide a full service for 40$ per square meter. This includes all: materials, service and a real warranty of 10 years. We are the only company producing and installing our product. We bend custom drip edges for every roof and produce the insulation panel in Panama using local providers. We do all.

The price of a sandwich in the local market is around 43$ per square meter. You have to add the cost of installation, transportation, screws. It’s going to be around 60$ per square meter to install it.

This is the price at Novey, a very famous local provider. Price from their website at september 2024.

You also have to calculate an additional cost every time you uninstall your old roof and install a new one. You will eventually damage your walls on the upper side and you will have to fill open spaces. The sandwich will have a different shape, so You will have to use a chisel to adapt your masonry. Another problem you will not have with us.

Why loosing more time? Call immediately.

I am Luciano Felicetti, your expat italian roofer in Panama. Install my system and relax