La Habra, CA
Is a metal roof worth it here?
Metal has stopped being the agricultural option and started being the one people choose on purpose. The install quality still varies enormously.
Describe the metal roofing job
Three questions, then the address. Up to three La Habra contractors who do this work.
You are on the list.
No provider in La Habra is taking requests through this service yet. We are lining them up, and yours is kept until one can.
- Nobody gets your details yet. Your request stays with us and is not passed to any company.
- One email when someone can help. When a provider covering your area can take it on, we email you once and ask whether you want that company, by name, to contact you.
- Deleted after 90 days. If nobody can take it on, or you do not say yes, your contact details are deleted 90 days after your request.
- You decide, or you do not. There is nothing to cancel and nothing to pay us.
Nobody will call you about this request unless you say yes to a company by name.
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.
- Standing seam or exposed fastener, and why
- Panel gauge and the coating warranty
- How valleys, ridges and penetrations are detailed
- Whether the crew installs metal regularly or occasionally
- How the panels are allowed to expand and contract
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
Then, less dramatically: morning fog that sits on the roof until mid-morning. Nothing dramatic happens. A slope stays damp most mornings for thirty years, and eventually that is enough.
About metal roofing here
It is leaking right now. What do I do?
Move what you can out of the way, put a bucket under it, and if there is a bulge in the ceiling put a small hole at its lowest point to let the water out in one place rather than bringing the whole panel down. Then mark your request as an emergency — those go out first.
Can I just put a new roof over the old one?
Codes in most places allow two layers. That does not make it wise. You lose the chance to see the deck, and the next roofer has twice as much to remove.
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.
How long should a roof last here?
Rated life and real life are different numbers. Here, ordinary rated life is a fair guide, provided the attic breathes. Ventilation and the quality of the installation move that more than the brand does.
Get the roof looked at
No cost. We email you once when a provider near you can take it on.