Cerritos, CA
Metal roof quotes in Cerritos, CA
A metal roof costs roughly double a shingle roof and lasts roughly three times as long. Whether that is a good trade depends entirely on how long you are staying.
Describe the metal roofing job
Three questions, then the address. Up to three Cerritos contractors who do this work.
Your request is in.
We are matching it now against roofing contractors working in Cerritos and the surrounding area.
- Today, usually within the hour. The first contractor calls or texts the number you gave us. ASAP requests go out first.
- Up to three of them, no more. We cap it at three so you can compare without your phone melting.
- They come and look. Estimates are given after somebody has been on the roof, not over the phone.
- You decide, or you do not. There is nothing to cancel and nothing to pay us.
If you do not hear anything today, check your voicemail and spam folder — contractors often call from a mobile number.
Before you let anybody on the roof
The things worth pinning down on a metal roofing job. A contractor who has not raised them has not looked properly.
- How the panels are allowed to expand and contract
- How valleys, ridges and penetrations are detailed
- Panel gauge and the coating warranty
- Standing seam or exposed fastener, and why
- Whether the crew installs metal regularly or occasionally
A light-coloured metal roof reflects a serious amount of heat, which shows up on a summer power bill in hot climates.
Metal expands and contracts more than any other covering. Panels have to be allowed to move, and cheap installs pin them so they cannot.
Ask to see a standing-seam job they finished more than three years ago. The edges and the valleys will tell you everything.
Locally
Behind it: the marine layer keeping the north slope damp. Slopes that never get direct sun stay wet for hours after the fog burns off, and that is where moss, lifted shingles and soft decking start.
About metal roofing here
What does a new roof cost in Cerritos?
For a typical Cerritos home of about 24 squares, an architectural asphalt re-roof usually lands between $11,500 and $28,000. Tile, slate and standing-seam metal run well above that. The number moves on how many old layers come off, how much decking is soft underneath, and how easily a truck can get to the house.
Why does ventilation keep coming up?
Because a badly ventilated attic cooks the roof from underneath and takes years off it. Intake at the eaves and exhaust at the ridge, in balance. It is cheap during a re-roof and awkward afterwards.
How many contractors will contact me?
Up to three. That is a hard cap, not a guideline. Three is enough to compare and few enough that your phone stays usable.
What happens to my information?
It goes to a maximum of three roofing contractors working in Cerritos, and to nobody else. We do not sell it as a mailing list and we do not post it anywhere public. Our privacy policy sets out exactly what is shared.