Metal Roofing Installation in Raleigh, NC

Costs more up front and lasts far longer. In a hail corridor under a pine canopy, that math works out better here than most places. Free estimate.

Somebody has told you metal lasts forever and somebody else has told you it is too expensive, and both are roughly true. Metal is a bigger check today in exchange for not writing another one for decades. Whether that trade is smart depends almost entirely on one question, which is how long you plan to be in this house. We will give you the honest math rather than the sales version.

When Metal Roofing Makes Sense

Metal earns its cost when you are staying put. If you expect to be in the home fifteen or more years, a metal roof likely outlives two asphalt roofs, and the second asphalt roof you never buy is where the money comes back. If you are selling in five years, you are paying for a benefit the next owner collects.

There are two Raleigh-specific reasons metal performs better here than the national average would suggest. First, hail. Wake County averages more than eleven hail events a year, and while metal does dent, it does not bruise and shed granules the way asphalt does, so hail rarely shortens its life. Second, pine needles. Under our tree canopy, asphalt holds needles in the valleys where they mat down and trap moisture against the roof. Metal sheds them. If you are cleaning your roof off every spring, that alone is worth pricing.

Our Metal Roofing Options

Standing seam is the higher end. The panels lock together at raised vertical seams and the fasteners are hidden underneath, which means there are no screw penetrations exposed to weather across the field of the roof. That is the version that genuinely lasts decades with almost nothing asked of it. It costs more because both the material and the labor are more demanding.

Exposed fastener panels, sometimes called ag panel or R-panel, screw down through the face with a rubber washer under each head. It costs considerably less and installs faster, and it is a reasonable choice on a garage, a workshop, a porch roof or a barn. The tradeoff is that those washers are the wear item, and they need looking at every so often. We will tell you plainly which one belongs on your house and why, including when the answer is that you should stay with asphalt and put the difference into something else.

Metal Roofing Installation Cost in Raleigh

Metal runs meaningfully above asphalt, and standing seam runs above exposed fastener. What moves your number is roof size, pitch, the number of penetrations and valleys, panel gauge and finish, and whether the existing roof has to come off first. We measure and quote in writing with no hidden fees.

We will also price the equivalent asphalt roof at the same time. Seeing both numbers next to each other, along with how long each one is realistically good for, is the only way to make this decision well. Financing is available if the timing is the problem rather than the total.

Why Choose Us

Metal is unforgiving of a bad install. Panels expand and contract with heat, and if they are fastened without allowing for that movement, they oil-can, warp and eventually leak. We are fully insured with general liability and workers' compensation, and we hand you proof of it along with your estimate. Bryan owns this company and has spent 14 years in the trades, so the read you get comes from someone who has done this work himself. Estimates are free and we can usually be out within one to three days. Your price is written down before anything starts, your workmanship warranty runs 2 to 12 years depending on the project, in writing, and financing is available.

Related services

Curious What Metal Would Cost on Your Roof?

We will measure and price metal against asphalt side by side, free, so you can see the real trade. Call (984) 370-4330.