Need metal roof installation in Reading? We come look first, tell you plainly what it needs, and put the price in writing before anything starts.
We have been setting metal panels on houses, churches, barns and additions for over twenty years, and the crews serving Reading install them the same way we always have. Straight lines, correct fastener spacing, and closures at the ridge so wind driven rain has nowhere to go.
Not every Reading roof needs the biggest job on the sheet. When we quote metal roof installation we tell you honestly whether a repair will hold, whether doing one section will do, or whether you are genuinely past that — and we would rather do the smaller job well.
Metal is our specialty, so if metal roof installation on your Reading home opens the door to standing seam or a panel roof, we will price that right alongside the shingle option and let you compare the real numbers side by side.
The order we work in, and why each step matters more than it looks.
Panel type comes first — standing seam or exposed fastener — then color, then trim. We walk you through the trade offs on each one.
If the shingles are coming off, they come off, and every board underneath gets checked before anything new goes down.
We keep panels straight to a line rather than to the eye, because a metal roof shows every bit of drift the moment the sun hits it.
Every penetration gets a proper boot or flashing instead of a bead of sealant and a hope.
What comes up on just about every estimate for a job like this.
Much less than people expect. Over solid decking with underlayment, a Reading metal roof sounds about like a shingle roof from inside. The loud tin roof people remember was screwed to open purlins on a barn.
Sometimes. If the decking is sound and there is only one layer of shingles, a Reading metal roof can go over the top on purlins. Two layers or rot underneath and we tear off first — and we say so before you sign.
Around twenty standard colors. Green, burgundy, bronze, black, gray, tan and barn red are the ones most Reading homeowners land on. We bring the chart with the estimate so you can hold it against your siding.
A straightforward Reading house is usually three to five days. A cut up roof with dormers, valleys and multiple pitches takes longer, because every panel and trim piece gets measured and fit on site.
Real feedback from homeowners we have worked for.
"They replaced the soffit and fascia the squirrels had chewed through and closed everything back up tight. No more scratching in the attic at night."
"Thank you so much to the entire crew at Roofing Brothers for our amazing new tin roof! You were amazing to work with and I couldn't recommend you to others enough! Great communication, pricing, color options, efficiency, and HONESTY! If anyone needs a new roof, I highly recommend this crew! Phenomenal job."
"The skylight had leaked for two years and three different people had caulked it. These folks reflashed it properly and that was the end of it."