Metal Roofing in Pompano Beach, FL

Standing seam panels lock together at raised ribs, and the clips that hold them sit under the panel, so no screw heads face the weather. That's why it sits at the top of the metal price range and why guides expect it to outlast exposed-fastener metal in humid climates. Panels that pass the ASTM E2140 static water test can go as low as 1:12, which suits low-pitched additions. Attachment is designed for Broward's 170 mph wind speed for homes (wind ratings and retrofits).

5V crimp is the classic exposed-fastener panel: flat pans with small V-shaped ribs, screwed through the face into the deck. It is the cheaper metal, about $5 to $12 a square foot installed, and it goes on more easily. The tradeoff is upkeep. Cost guides flag water getting in at exposed fasteners as the metal expands and contracts, so plan on regular fastener checks. Guides put exposed-fastener metal at about 30 to 50 years in humid climates.

Stone-coated steel is steel panels with a granule surface pressed into shingle, shake or tile shapes. Installed prices run about $700 to $1,300 per 100 square feet ($7 to $13 a square foot). It suits owners who want metal's life without a metal look. Products sold as metal shingles need a 4:12 slope in the HVHZ. Where the approval lists a product as a metal shingle, it may go over one layer of asphalt shingles on a solid, code-compliant deck. Ask how your chosen product is approved before planning around that.

Salt spray is the main reason metal roofs near the beach, the Intracoastal and the city's canals get specified in aluminum. Cost guides call aluminum the top pick for coastal areas because it resists corrosion better, while Galvalume steel is more common inland. One panel maker's marine bulletin spells out how close is too close for Galvalume:

• 1,500 feet from a coastline with surf
• 800 feet from a large saltwater bay
• 400 feet from saltwater marshes or canals

Aluminum costs more, about $700 to $1,700 per 100 square feet installed, and in the HVHZ it must be at least 0.025 inch thick. If your house sits inside those distances, ask for the panel maker's written warranty terms for your address.

Most metal repairs are backed-out or worn screws, open seams, lifted trim at the ridge or eave, and rust spots. Minor work runs about $200 to $600. A partial panel replacement runs $5 to $15 a square foot. In the HVHZ a metal roof is approved as a complete system, panels, underlayment and trim together. So ask whether replacement parts come from the same approved system, and expect some color difference against an older faded roof. Repair still needs a permit (roof repair rules).