Florida weather is great until it isn’t. Our balmy, sunny days come at the cost of tropical storms and hurricanes in the summer. Increasingly, Florida homeowners are turning to corrugated aluminum roofing to protect their homes and keep roofing costs low. But is this roofing material right for your structure?
Whether you need a new roof for your home or a commercial property, PITCH Roofing has you covered. Founded by local roofing veterans with over 60 combined years of experience roofing in Florida, nobody has deeper roots in the community than we do. Keep reading for everything you need to know about a corrugated aluminum metal roofing system!
How Corrugated Roofing Systems Work
When considering a metal roof replacement, you’ll need to decide whether you want exposed or hidden roof fasteners. Corrugated metal roofs are exposed fastener metal roofing systems. In other words, installers drill your corrugated metal panels into your roof. This firmly adheres your roof in place while leaving your fasteners sitting on top.
There are good and bad aspects to this approach. One of the biggest advantages of corrugated metal roofing is the low price. Corrugated metal panels are fairly easy to mass-produce, which keeps manufacturing costs low. And with a quick, simple installation process, you’ll also save a considerable amount on labor costs during your metal roof replacement.
You’ll also get all the protection that you expect from a metal roof. With panels firmly adhered to your roof, it’s highly unlikely that they’ll budge even during a major hurricane. You can also expect a much longer life from your corrugated metal roof than you’d get from asphalt shingles.
But there are also downsides to consider. While having your roof drilled in place ensures it won’t go anywhere, it also prevents the metal from expanding and contracting with the sun’s heat. This can prematurely age your metal and shorten the lifespan of your roof.
Additionally, this lack of movement causes pressure to build up in your fasteners. Over time, they’ll loosen and start to let water in while weakening the strength of your roof’s adhesion. To prevent this, you’ll need to get your fasteners replaced with a larger size every 5 to 10 years.
Now that we’ve covered how a corrugated roofing system works, it’s time to see what aluminum can offer to Floridians looking to protect their properties!
The Good and Bad of Aluminum Roofing
Aluminum is a popular metal roofing material across the Sunshine State. It’s particularly well-suited to coastal environments; salt-water air is enough to rust a steel roof almost immediately. But because aluminum has very little iron content, it’s completely immune to rust.
Aluminum also stays cooler than steel, which can be a big help in keeping your energy costs low during our sweltering Florida summers. And because it’s lightweight, aluminum puts less pressure on your structure than a traditional steel roof.
The downside to aluminum is that it is, comparatively speaking, a soft metal. While this does not affect its durability, it does mean that your aluminum roof will get dinged more easily than steel. Most often this looks like minor dents from hail or storm debris. Thankfully, these are usually only cosmetic issues that do not affect the performance of your roofing system.
An aluminum roof has a lot to offer with minimal downsides. And, combining this information with what we covered about corrugated roofing, you have a good idea of how a corrugated aluminum roof will perform. But there’s still one question we haven’t answered. How much does a corrugated aluminum roof cost?
Cost of Corrugated Aluminum Roofing in Florida
Calculating the cost of a corrugated aluminum roofing system is a tricky thing. That’s partially because roof replacement costs are always personalized and depend on the specifics of your property. For example, your corrugated aluminum roof’s costs will depend on the size, slope, accessibility, and unique features of your roof.
But we can do better than that. A roofing quote is the only way to get an exact cost estimate, but we can still give you general pricing guidelines. Prices in the roofing industry are always changing, but we’re sharing the averages based on general trends that we’ve noticed in the market.
Because corrugated metal roofing is easy to manufacture and aluminum is a fairly affordable material, these make for affordable metal roofing systems overall. You can expect to pay between $7 and $15 for a new corrugated aluminum roof in Florida.
Of course, that’s just a general pricing guideline. To get an exact number for how much your roof replacement will cost, you’ll need a roofing quote. And with free, itemized quotes that come with no obligation to pick us as your roofers, PITCH provides a better roof replacement estimate process than any other roofers in the area.
Get a Free Quote for a Metal Roof Replacement
When you need a metal roof replacement, don’t trust just any roofers. Florida is plagued by storm chasers and other unreliable contractors who over-promise and under-deliver. But that’s not how we do things at PITCH. Built on a foundation of Roofing Done Right, our locally owned and operated roofing company strives to do right for each and every one of our customers.
See for yourself by signing up for a free quote for corrugated aluminum roofing. Call us at 727-677-4824 or fill out our contact form online. Our friendly customer service team will be happy to get you scheduled for a roofer to come inspect your property and prepare a personalized estimate. And when you choose the qualified professionals at PITCH, you never have to worry about underhanded tricks or high-pressure sales tactics!
Our founding roofers created PITCH to solve Florida’s roofing woes, and that’s exactly what we want to do for you. With expert workmanship and local contractors you can count on, PITCH stands head and shoulders above the competition. See for yourself when you get a free metal roof replacement quote that covers every part of your job, from the first day of work to the final inspection!
Heather Ware is an In-House Roofing Specialist at PITCH Roofing. Working daily alongside our internal roofing teams, she translates complex Florida building codes and roofing techniques into clear, actionable advice for homeowners. With 4 years of experience in the Florida roofing industry, her goal is to ensure property owners have the exact facts they need to protect their investments.
