Wildomar, 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 Wildomar contractors who do this work.
Your request is in.
We are matching it now against roofing contractors working in Wildomar 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.
- Whether the crew installs metal regularly or occasionally
- How valleys, ridges and penetrations are detailed
- Panel gauge and the coating warranty
- Standing seam or exposed fastener, and why
- How the panels are allowed to expand and contract
Standing seam hides its fasteners under the seam. Exposed-fastener panel is cheaper and relies on hundreds of neoprene washers that have to be revisited every decade or so.
Not every roofer installs metal, and the ones who do it badly do it badly in ways you cannot see for five years.
Noise is the question everybody asks. Over a solid deck with underlayment, a metal roof is not meaningfully louder than shingle. Over open purlins it very much is.
Locally
The second problem is shaded slopes that never really dry out. The north side of a house here ages years faster than the south side, and almost every roof gets replaced because of it.
About metal roofing here
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.
Can I stay in the house while it is done?
Yes, though it is loud, and things will fall off shelves in the garage. Move cars out of the driveway and take anything fragile off the walls of the top floor.
Is this really free?
It is free to you. Contractors pay to receive homeowner requests in their area. That is the entire business model, and we would rather say so plainly than pretend otherwise.
What time of year is best to re-roof in Wildomar?
Here, the long dry run from May to October is the easy window. November through March is when the phone rings hardest, which means less flexibility on dates and less room on price.
Ready for a real number?
Three questions, about a minute, and up to three Wildomar contractors come back to you.