Installing a metal roof costs more compared to the usual roofing materials like asphalt shingle systems. But the high costs come with a lot of benefits. You can expect beautiful styles, weather-resistant interlocking abilities, a cooler home, a fireproof roof, more than a half-century of service with little to no maintenance. Investing in metal roofing provides you with about 85.9% return on investment in America. To install metal roofing, you’ll spend between $1.80 to $15 for every square foot.
The roofing costs of a metal roof will depend on your material choice. You can select aluminum, copper, standing seam metal, steel metal, tin, or zinc metal roofs among other options. Corrugated metal roofs are the cheapest, costing between $1.80 $2.50 per square foot. Tin and Zinc roofs are some of the expensive metal roof options, with the installation costs ranging between $3.25 to $14.65. Steel metal roofing is the most popular roofing option in America and costs between $3.35 to $4.50.
Looking for precise pricing for your home’s roof? Contact Tornado Roofing to get advice from our in-house metal roofing experts.
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How to Estimate the Cost of Your New Metal Roof
For a roofing expert to conclusively provide a quote for your metal roof, they need to determine the size of your home. The second thing to look at is the shape of your roof. Unique shapes, designs, and additional details make a metal roof installation costlier. Also, metal roofs come in varied qualities as well as thicknesses so this will impact the installation pricing as well.
Bringing the current roof down and the reason why you want to remove it, as well as the existing weather conditions will contribute to the installation price. Another thing you might forget is the season your metal roof is being installed. After events like tornados and hailstorms, roofing contractors are often in high demand making the market costly. If your project can wait, consider installing it in seasons that are less busy for roofers.
That said, we recommend to start estimating the cost of your roof by measuring the square feet of your home (which could be anywhere between 1500 2000) at $10 per square foot. With this, your estimation won’t be far from the target. But because there are many metal roofing options, the installation pricing will vary.
Metal Roofing Costs Vs. Shingles
Installing metal roofs costs double or triple the installation of asphalt shingles. While both metal and shingle roofing depends on location, the size of your property, style requirements and other variables, metal roof installations offer more advantages.
Metal roofs have a higher resale value. Also, metal roofs are more energy efficient because they significantly reduce heating and cooling costs. And depending on the type of metal you choose and the quality of installation, maintenance becomes optional and multiple times easier if necessary. You shouldn’t expect repairs or premature failures until you decide they have served you long enough. If you live in a place where wildfires and other fire disasters are common happenings, you can count on metal roofs to protect your home.
Types of Metal Roofing
There’s a lot to choose from when it comes to metal roofs. If you are not decided yet on the best metal roofing for your home, here’s a list of the common metal roofs out there.
- Corrugated metal roof
- Copper Roofing
- Aluminum roofs
- Metal slate roofs
- Standing seam metal roofs
- Tin Roofing
- Steel roofs
- Zinc metal roof
- Metal tile roofs
Steel roofing is a common choice for property owners because they produce roof surfaces that effectively shed snow and rain. When you choose this option, you should hire a professional roofer to install them properly. Otherwise, the results will be noisy when it rains.
Tornado Roofing Your Best Florida Roofing Company
Regardless of the metal roofing system you choose, you want it to be installed properly by an expert roofer. That way, you enjoy the full value of your investment. At Tornado Roofing, we give free quotations on roofs for all types of buildings and do the best installation to achieve durable and visually pleasing results. If you need to install a metal roof on your home or business premises in Florida, reach out to us.
