Metal Roofing Cost Examples
Metal Roofing Cost Examples
The following is a verbal description of some different metal roofs that were applied to residential houses. Note the relationship between the size of the roof area (square feet) and the cost per square foot. Sometimes as the roof gets bigger, the cost per square foot goes down. Also, roofs that have lots of angles and lots of dormers, sidewalls, chimneys, etc. that require flashing will obviously cost much more. Use these numbers as only a ROUGH pricing guide. Every job is different and the same roofing system will cost different amounts in different parts of the nation due to varying labor costs, freight costs and methods of distribution. To find a quality roofer who can install the product, FIRST select the roof you desire to use. Then call the manufacturer and find out who is qualified in your area to install that roof. Do NOT have a roofer install a metal roof system as "on the job" training! in other words, make sure the roofer you choose has - in fact - worked with the material before. The cost examples below are actually award-winning roofs. Each year the trade publication Metal Home Digest has a competition. The roofs below were announced in the July/August 1998 edition of the magazine. If you want to see photos, check out the magazine's website!
Example #1
A two story single family house in Eads, Tennessee. The roof pitch is moderate to steep eight inches of rise for every 12 inches of run. The roof was made by Petersen Aluminum Corp. and is a concealed fastener type. The total roof area is 6,500 square feet. The cost for all labor and material was $4.50 per square foot.
Example #2
This house is in the Bahamas. Seven thousand square feet of metal roof was used primarily on low sloped open roofing. It was an easy roof to do. The roofing was a spruce color BattenLok made by MBCI. you know it has to be good to withstand hurricanes that are sure to test this roof. The total cost of labor and material for this product was $4.25 per square foot.
Example #3
This metal roof was installed in Gig Harbor, Washington. It is a low slope roof - 3.5 inches of rise for each foot of run. The roofing came from Custom-Bilt Metals. The roof is wide open with just two chimneys and a few plumbing stacks popping through the roof. This roof was 3,500 square feet in size and came in at a reasonable $2.50 per square foot for labor and material.
Example #4
Would you believe 240,000 square feet of metal roof on 81 homes? It was all done with DuraLoc Simulated shake roofing in San Diego, CA. The attractive roofing material does not look like metal at all from the ground. Total cost = $3.25 per square foot.
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Andrew 09 Feb 2008, 09:09
Comparatively speaking for a 2800 square foot home, what kind of difference
in price should I expect for a metal roof instead of a ashphalt shingle
roof? Thank you!
AsktheBuilder 09 Feb 2008, 10:42
Andrew,
That is an unfair question. There are so many variables. But I think it could be safe to say the metal roof *might* be 3X.
Ralph Circelli 19 Feb 2008, 16:33
Standing seam roof.24 gage 2' wide panels. 30'wide40'long gable 6 on 12
pitch. over plywood.
What should I be paying??? Ralph
Melody Cuni 21 Feb 2008, 20:53
I had a fire at my house and had a metal roof that was fairly new. I
bought the house 13 months ago. The house with carport is 1756 sq. ft. and
want to save money by not putting a metal roof back on and use the money in
other areas of the house like upgrading cabinets or counters. I need to
have an idea of what I can expect the contractor to give me in compensation
by putting on the single roof instead. I know there is a wide answer here
but a "good" idea would help.
AsktheBuilder 26 Feb 2008, 20:37
Ralph,
You should pay the average of three bids that are based on the same set of specifications and the bids are from three qualified roofers.
JoAnn DeLoach 01 Apr 2008, 21:12
Would like an estimate on an A frame house with total footage one first
floor 1800 feet (2nd floor 1000) on metal roofing average grade for just
the materials. Roof measurements were 60x30.
AsktheBuilder 04 Apr 2008, 15:06
JoAnn,
You need to get in your car and visit the closest distributor that sells what you want.
Bryan 12 Apr 2008, 17:11
What is the average cost ratio for labor verses material for a metal roof?
For tax purposes you are allowed an energy credit on material only
jack morgan 09 May 2008, 11:07
Can I replace a steel roof part this year and part next year
Jim 19 May 2008, 11:24
I am a roofing contractor for all types of roofing and I wan't to install
metal roofing omly.
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