Dana Point, CA
Metal roofing in Dana Point
Metal has stopped being the agricultural option and started being the one people choose on purpose. The install quality still varies enormously.
Or call (949) 849-0297Before 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.
- Panel gauge and the coating warranty
- How valleys, ridges and penetrations are detailed
- How the panels are allowed to expand and contract
- Whether the crew installs metal regularly or occasionally
- Standing seam or exposed fastener, and why
Describe the metal roofing job
Three questions, then the address. Up to three Dana Point contractors who do this work.
Your request is in.
We are matching it now against roofing contractors working in Dana Point 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.
A light-coloured metal roof reflects a serious amount of heat, which shows up on a summer power bill in hot climates.
Ask to see a standing-seam job they finished more than three years ago. The edges and the valleys will tell you everything.
Metal expands and contracts more than any other covering. Panels have to be allowed to move, and cheap installs pin them so they cannot.
Locally
Behind it: salt corroding fasteners and flashing years before the covering wears out. Airborne salt corrodes anything ferrous — nails, valley metal, vent collars, gutter hangers — years before the covering itself is worn out.
About metal roofing here
How many contractors will contact me?
No more than three. We picked that number because two quotes is not enough to spot an outlier and five is an ordeal.
Are the contractors licensed and insured?
Contractors have to give us their state licence number and proof of liability and workers compensation cover before they can receive requests. You should still ask to see current certificates yourself before work starts — a licence can lapse between checks.
What if the decking is rotten underneath?
Some of it usually is. The important thing is that the price per sheet is agreed in writing before the tear-off, so the conversation on day two is about quantity rather than rate.
How long does a re-roof take?
A straightforward asphalt roof on an average house is one to three days. Tile, slate and complex rooflines take longer, and weather stops work more often than anything else.
Ready to see numbers?
No cost, no obligation, and never more than three contractors.