While at my local lumber yard today, I inquired about purchasing some steel roofing to install on a lil shed I’m building. Shed is 20ft X14 ft with just under a 3/12 pitch. Thought a standing seam steel roof ( grey in color) would be ideal ticket. Mind you there are 2 local companies here that manufacture this type of product ( Wheeling Corrugating and Follansbee Steel).
In all , I needed 15 pieces of 16 inch wide stuff; each piece being 14 ft long. Well, I got a shock…lumberyard salespeople told me my cost for these 15 sheets would be $750.00! I said “Get out of town!”
Come to find out, lumberyard says they don’t deal with local producers; say they are too difficult to deal with. Instead they deal with some company out west. Now, the actual cost of the steel roof sheeting was $350. The extra $400 surcharge was shipping/handling and set-up charges. Well, that nixed that. I’m gonna call the local factories direct tomorrow. (At one time I could buy “2nds” at approx. $11 for a 12 ft long sheet.)
Just curious. How many of you guys use this type of product, and on average, what is your material cost? I’m talking a 16 inch wide, ribbed, roof deck ( same type as depicted in FHB No. 134, Nov. 2000 article).
Thanks.
Davo
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Davo
Im in the youngstown ohio area(bout an hour and ahalf from wheeling)and recently did a job in the weirton wv area with a steel roof.Cant remember the name of the supply yard (its just outside of weirton) but i got 12' standing seam there for $20 a sheet. dont know how far you are from that neck of the woods but thought i would let you know.
Edited 10/23/2002 12:10:19 AM ET by CMCDADE
The outrageous quote I got was from Weirton Lumber. What supply yard did you use?
Davo
I usually pay in the neighborhood of about a dollar per square foot ($100 per sq.) for good quality residential standing seam steel roof with some additional costs for flashings, ridges, screws, etc. The prices quoted by your local yard seem quite high.
Notchman,
I'm considering a standing seam roof. What can I expect to pay for installation per square? I don't know where you're located but I'm just outside of Albany, NY.
Thanks.
Lek
I'm in Oregon. Installation labor depends a lot on how complex the roof is. For a simple shed vs. hips, valleys, etc. the range can vary a lot. I wouldn't even speculate for your area. However,installing standing seam roofing normally is a little more labor intensive than, say, laminated shingles, unless the roof is a simple rectangle.
I suggest you call around your area to some roofers who install metal. Good luck.
Hi Notchman. A dollar per square foot was what I was shooting for. I still don't know why I couldn't get this price from my lumberyard...got a feeling the counterperson did not have a good grasp on the situation. Who knows?
My roof was a simple shed style, just under a 3/12 pitch. No valleys, no cut-outs, no protrusions. A simple lay the sheets down and screw em in place kind of deal. Oh well.
Davo
Just so you know,I was not able to get any metal roofing at this time, so to avoid further delays, I installed a double layer of 90# rolled roofing. Got it down just in time too...a few hours later and it rained continually all night long and in to the next day. Am happy to report finding no leaks. Hope to "winter it out" with this material and maybe come Springtime will again persue installing a standing seam metal roof over it. I like the look of metal much better than the roll roofing, but this is of course just a storage shed...so you know how that goes.
Davo
FWIW, I think standing-seam roofing is overkill for a "lil shed". That's the stuff you see on residential and commercial construction, a.k.a., "the good stuff".
I'm in the process if building a "loafing shed"; for those non-rural types, a simple shed-roofed structure with three walls, that gives animals in a pasture someplace to get out of the weather (as a result of wife & daughter impulse-buying some donkeys recently). I'm in NW Oregon, and am using the standard Ag-type metal roofing and siding that everyone uses for barns, sheds, etc. around here. Seams are simple lap joints; the stuff is held in place with screws w. neoprene washers.
I was quoted $1.40/lineal foot for galvanized, and $1.80/lineal foot for painted, for 36" wide panels, by the local lumberyard. This is for material from a local, reputable supplier that's part of a big nation-wide company.