If you are a California fire survivor, let me know if I can provide you more info. People who are trying to rebuild their homes from the fires last year and just recently, last month, people are running into difficulty with their insurers about building the new structure with a metal roof.
I live in South FL and I paid $30,000 for my metal roof ten years ago after hurricane Wilma. There was a shortage of tile so I was forced to go with metal. Not knowing anything about metal roofs I contacted the manufacturer of the metal shingles directly. I believe it was Gerard Roofing in California and they recommended a metal roof expert in my area. I researched the metal products and roofers before deciding on who I went with. Make sure the installer has expertise in metal. Its a different job than working with shingles or tile. Make sure they are a metal roofing company.
Excellent advice! Next time I have to replace my roof, if I can afford it, I will go with metal. Living in a fire danger zone year round it just makes good sense.
Some insurers also provide policy discounts if you have a metal roof too. Worth exploring.
Prices vary greatly across the country, so it does matter where you live.
These cost estimators will provide you with a "ballpark" figure.
https://www.roofingcalc.com/metal-roofing-cost/
https://www.roofcostestimator.com/metal-roof-vs-shingles/
https://www.metalroofing.systems/metal-roof-cost-installed-vs-shingles/
Get at least 3 bids from licensed roofing companies.
Here is how to hire a contractor.
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0242-hiring-contractor
If you are a California fire survivor, let me know if I can provide you more info. People who are trying to rebuild their homes from the fires last year and just recently, last month, people are running into difficulty with their insurers about building the new structure with a metal roof.
I live in South FL and I paid $30,000 for my metal roof ten years ago after hurricane Wilma. There was a shortage of tile so I was forced to go with metal. Not knowing anything about metal roofs I contacted the manufacturer of the metal shingles directly. I believe it was Gerard Roofing in California and they recommended a metal roof expert in my area. I researched the metal products and roofers before deciding on who I went with. Make sure the installer has expertise in metal. Its a different job than working with shingles or tile. Make sure they are a metal roofing company.