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Metal roof installation in Sacramento typically costs between $14,500 and $38,000 for an average single-family home, with most homeowners paying around $22,000 to $28,000 for a standing seam roof on a 1,800-square-foot house. That works out to roughly $11 to $21 per square foot installed, depending on the metal type, roof complexity, and whether the old roof needs to come off first. Stone-coated steel and standing seam systems run higher than exposed-fastener corrugated panels, but even the top end here stays well below what a full tear-off on a complicated two-story roof in Land Park or East Sacramento can push toward in some other markets.
We put together this 2026 guide so you can see exactly where the money goes before you pick up the phone. Greg Holloway, who leads our Sacramento team, reviews every estimate personally and makes sure the written price is in your hands before any work starts. That’s not a premium service here. It’s how we do every job, from a rancher in Arden-Arcade to a mid-century modern in South Land Park Hills.
Key Takeaways
- Metal roof installation in Sacramento runs $11 to $21 per square foot installed, or $14,500 to $38,000 for a typical home.
- Standing seam is the most popular premium option: $15 to $21 per square foot installed.
- Exposed-fastener (corrugated/screw-down) panels are the budget option: $9 to $14 per square foot installed.
- Stone-coated steel runs $13 to $18 per square foot installed and looks like tile or shake from the street.
- Tear-off of an existing roof adds $2 to $4 per square foot.
- Sacramento homeowners choosing metal do it for the 40- to 70-year lifespan and wildfire ember resistance, especially in Foothill Farms, Orangevale, and the hills east of Highway 50.
- We write the price before any work starts, every time, no exceptions.
For a deeper look at how we install metal roofing in Sacramento specifically, see our full Metal Roof Installation in Sacramento guide. If you’re gathering bids and comparing numbers, this pricing page works as the companion piece to that service overview. And if you need a quick answer on any of this, call (279) 348-3049. A live person answers every time, including weekends.
Metal Roof Installation Cost Breakdown (2026)
Here’s what we quote, in real dollars, for Sacramento homes as of 2026. These ranges include materials, labor, underlayment, trim, and basic disposal. They assume a fairly standard roof with one or two ridges, up to two plumbing vents, and no more than a 6/12 pitch. If your roof is steeper or cut up with dormers, valleys, and skylights, expect to land toward the top of the range or slightly above it.
| Line Item | Typical Sacramento Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Standing seam (steel, 24-gauge) | $15 – $21 per sq ft installed | Hidden fasteners, clean vertical lines, 50+ year life |
| Standing seam (aluminum) | $17 – $24 per sq ft installed | Slightly higher material cost; ideal near the Delta where salt air is a factor |
| Exposed fastener (corrugated/galvalume) | $9 – $14 per sq ft installed | Screws visible at panel surface; most affordable metal option |
| Stone-coated steel | $13 – $18 per sq ft installed | Mimics tile or shake; popular in Spanish-style neighborhoods like Curtis Park |
| Copper (custom / architectural) | $30 – $45 per sq ft installed | Rarely specified; mostly on high-end historic homes in Midtown and the Fab 40s |
| Tear-off and disposal of existing roof | $2 – $4 per sq ft | Includes haul-away and deck inspection |
| Deck repair (plywood replacement) | $75 – $120 per sheet | We open the deck, show you the rot, and give you the number before nailing anything down |
| Underlayment upgrade (high-temp / fire-rated) | $0.60 – $1.20 per sq ft | Standard on all our metal jobs; matters in WUI zones in Folsom and El Dorado Hills |
| Gutter replacement (seamless aluminum) | $8 – $14 per linear ft | Often done at the same time since the old gutters come off anyway |
The biggest driver of your final number is metal type. Standing seam, which uses concealed clips and no exposed screws, costs the most because the panels are fabricated to order and installation takes more labor hours per square foot. Exposed-fastener panels, like the kind you see on barns and agricultural buildings across Yolo County, go in faster and use less expensive material, so they land lower. Stone-coated steel sits in the middle. It has a steel core stamped and coated with stone granules, so it carries the look of barrel tile without the weight, which matters on older Sacramento bungalows with 2×4 framing that can’t take the load of real clay tile.
What a Typical Sacramento Job Looks Like, Line by Line
For a 1,800-square-foot single-story ranch in Rosemont or North Highlands getting a standing seam roof with tear-off of one layer of old composition shingles, here’s how the numbers play out in 2026:
- Standing seam panels, clips, and fasteners: $17,500
- Underlayment and high-temp barrier: $1,100
- Tear-off and disposal of old roof: $4,500
- Trim, ridge cap, drip edge, and closures: $2,200
- Labor (install crew, site protection, cleanup): $6,800
- Permit and inspection: $750
That lands just under $33,000, or about $18 per square foot installed. If the same house chose exposed-fastener galvalume instead, the number drops to around $21,000. If the roof is a simple gable with no valleys, no skylights, and easy access from the street, the install goes faster and the labor line shrinks. If we’re on a three-story Victorian in Poverty Ridge with a 10/12 pitch and three chimney penetrations, every line item goes up. That’s not a “gotcha.” That’s just roofing math.
What Affects Metal Roof Installation Pricing in Sacramento
We quote roofs all over Sacramento County and the surrounding foothills, and the difference between a $19,000 job and a $34,000 job usually comes down to six or seven things. None of them are surprises if you know where to look.
- Roof pitch and height. Anything over 7/12 requires fall protection, roof jacks, and slower production. Two-story homes in East Sacramento or Land Park also add setup time for scaffolding and ladder work. Steeper roofs with multiple stories can add 10 to 20 percent to the labor line.
- Roof complexity. Every valley, dormer, skylight, chimney, and pipe boot adds cuts, flashing, and detail work. A simple rectangle roof installs fast. A cut-up roof on a 1980s custom home in Greenhaven takes more hours per square foot, and metal panels don’t bend around corners the way shingles do. You pay for every transition.
- Tear-off versus overlay. Metal cannot go over old shingles. The existing roof always comes off, and the tear-off line in Sacramento runs $2 to $4 per square foot depending on how many layers are up there. Homes built before 1980 sometimes have two or even three layers, and each one adds disposal weight and time.
- Deck condition. We don’t know what the plywood looks like until the old roof comes off. If termites got in (and in Sacramento they usually do), or if the deck has been wet from a long-ignored leak near the chimney, replacement sheets add up. We show you the damage before we replace a single board, and the price per sheet is fixed before the tear-off even starts.
- Metal panel type and gauge. 24-gauge steel is the sweet spot for Sacramento homes. 26-gauge panels cost less but dent easier under tree fall and hail. If you live near mature oaks in Fair Oaks or along the American River Parkway where branches come down in winter storms, go thicker. Aluminum costs more than steel but makes sense within a few miles of the Sacramento River or the Delta, where corrosion from salt air is real but still rare this far inland.
- Manufacturer choice. We install from GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, IKO, Atlas, Tamko, and Boral. The panel or coil stock comes from those manufacturers’ metal divisions or partners, and the per-square-foot price varies between them. You don’t get whatever happens to be in the truck. You get the brand that matches your home’s exposure, style, and wind zone.
- Neighborhood access and site conditions. Old Midtown Victorians with narrow alleys, no driveway, and overhead power lines require more setup and sometimes a crane or lift. That adds cost. A wide driveway in Natomas with plenty of staging room saves time. Trees overhanging the roof, pool cages, and solar panels all change the crew’s approach and the final number.
How to Save on Metal Roof Installation
Metal roofing costs real money, but there are smart ways to keep the number honest without cutting corners. We give every customer a written price before any work starts, so you’ll see exactly which of these levers applies to your house.
- Choose exposed-fastener panels if performance matters more than looks. A galvalume screw-down roof on a simple gable ranch will run thousands less than standing seam. It still lasts 30 to 45 years and performs just as well in Sacramento heat. The tradeoff is aesthetics and the occasional need to retighten or replace gasketed screws at the 15-year mark.
- Schedule during the roofing off-season. In Sacramento, the busiest months for roof work are August through October, when summer damage gets noticed and homeowners rush before the first rain. A February or March install, when crews are less booked, sometimes lands you a better scheduled rate.
- Repair the deck only where it needs it. Some companies push full re-decking even when 80 percent of the plywood is sound, because it’s easier. We don’t. We mark every sheet, show you what’s rotten, and replace only what fails. That alone can save $1,500 to $3,000 on a typical home.
- Keep the existing gutters if they’re in good shape. Metal installs often require removing gutters at the eave line, and some crews take that as an automatic upsell. If your seamless gutters are less than 10 years old and not pulling away from the fascia, we’ll rehang them and you keep the money.
- Get one price, in writing, before you sign. Sacramento has a lot of roofing companies, and comparisons get meaningless fast if you’re comparing “ballpark” numbers to hard quotes. Call us at (279) 348-3049 for a free estimate. We measure the roof, check the attic, and hand you a line-by-line price on the spot. No vague allowances, no “we’ll see what the crew finds.” The written price is the price.
Sacramento Metal Roof Cost vs. Other Roofing Materials
Metal isn’t the cheapest roof you can buy, but it’s often the cheapest roof you’ll ever buy per year of service. Here’s how it stacks up against the alternatives we install across Sacramento County in 2026:
- Asphalt composition shingles: $5.50 to $8.50 per square foot installed. Life expectancy: 20 to 25 years in Sacramento heat. Total cost over 50 years (two replacements): roughly $18 to $28 per square foot.
- Metal (exposed fastener): $9 to $14 per square foot installed. Life expectancy: 30 to 45 years. Total cost over 50 years: $9 to $14 per square foot.
- Metal (standing seam): $15 to $21 per square foot installed. Life expectancy: 50 to 70 years. Total cost over 50 years: $15 to $21 per square foot.
- Concrete tile: $12 to $18 per square foot installed. Life expectancy: 50+ years, but requires structural reinforcement on many Sacramento homes and breaks under foot traffic.
- Cedar shake/shingle: $14 to $20 per square foot installed. Life expectancy: 30 years with maintenance, and fire marshal restrictions apply in many Sacramento foothill communities.
The math gets interesting fast. A standing seam roof costs two to three times as much as asphalt up front, but if you stay in the house 20 years, you’ll replace the shingle roof once, maybe twice, while the metal roof just keeps shedding rain. Add in the wildfire ember resistance and the reflectivity that keeps attic temperatures down in July, and the case for metal in this climate writes itself.
Sacramento-Specific Pricing Notes
Our quotes reflect what we see in this market, not a national average. The Sacramento Valley gets 250-plus days of sun a year, which means roof surfaces take serious UV exposure. That’s one reason we push 24-gauge steel over 26-gauge on the valley floor, and it’s one reason high-temp underlayment comes standard with us instead of as an add-on. A roof that bakes at 140 degrees in July needs a different spec than a roof in Seattle, and the price reflects that.
In the wildfire-adjacent zones, which includes large parts of Folsom, Orangevale, Fair Oaks, and the east county foothills, many homeowners now ask for Class A fire-rated assemblies. Metal delivers that almost automatically. Some insurance carriers in the 95826, 95628, and 95630 zip codes have started offering premium discounts for Class A metal roofs, which can knock a few hundred dollars a year off your policy.
Why Tilehurst Roofing Quotes Metal Roofs Differently
We’re part of the Kingswell family of roofing companies, which has been doing this since 2000. The Kingswell Way is simple, and we don’t keep it a secret. Here’s the sequence on every Sacramento metal roof we install:
1. You call, a human answers. Not a voicemail tree, not a callback queue. Day or night, weekends included. You can reach us at (279) 348-3049 and talk to a person who knows roofing in Sacramento.
2. We show up in the window we gave you. Greg Holloway runs the scheduling here, and he treats your time like it’s the only thing we have to earn. If we say Tuesday between 8 and 10, that’s when we arrive.
3. You get a written price before any work starts. We measure, inspect the attic, look at the deck from underneath where we can, and then put the number on paper. Every line item. No “we’ll see when we open it up” allowances. If we find deck rot after tear-off, the per-sheet price was already in writing before the first shingle came off.
4. We do the job with background-checked, uniformed technicians. You’ll know exactly who is on your roof by first name. No day laborers, no mystery crews. Our installers wear Tulhurst-branded uniforms and carry identification.
5. You get a written guarantee, delivered before the crew leaves. Not emailed later, not “on file at the office.” Paper in hand the day the job finishes. Every metal roof installation carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, we make it right for a full year after the job, at no charge to you.
6. If a repair fails inside the guarantee period, we come back free. That’s not a promise we make lightly, and it’s not one we’ve ever walked away from. It’s the whole reason the Kingswell family of companies exists.
For more on how we handle metal roofing in Sacramento specifically, start with our home page or read the full Metal Roof Installation in Sacramento service breakdown.
FAQs – Metal Roof Installation Cost
How much does a metal roof cost for a 1,800 sq ft house in Sacramento?
For a 1,800-square-foot single-story home in Sacramento, a metal roof runs $18,000 to $34,000 in 2026, depending on metal type and tear-off requirements. Standing seam lands between $27,000 and $32,000. Exposed-fastener galvalume lands between $16,000 and $22,000. Call (279) 348-3049 with your address and we’ll give you a written quote for your specific roof, not a national average.
Is it cheaper to repair or replace a metal roof?
If your metal roof is under 20 years old and the issue is isolated, like a loose fastener or a failed pipe boot, repair costs $350 to $900 in Sacramento and usually buys you several more years. If the roof is over 30 years old and you’re seeing rust at seams, failed gaskets, or leaking at multiple penetrations, replacement runs $14,000 to $32,000 for a typical home, and repair money at that point is just rent. Greg Holloway will tell you which path makes sense and give you a written price either way. Estimates are free at (279) 348-3049.
How long does it take to install a metal roof in Sacramento?
A standard 1,800-square-foot metal roof takes 2 to 4 working days from tear-off to final inspection for an exposed-fastener system, and 4 to 7 days for standing seam. Weather, deck repair, and roof complexity can extend that. We’ll give you a schedule in writing along with the price, and you’ll know the crew names before they arrive.
Do I need a permit for a metal roof in Sacramento?
Yes. Most Sacramento County and city jurisdictions require a reroof permit, which runs $400 to $1,200 depending on the inspection load and jurisdiction. We pull the permit, schedule the inspection, and the permit line is included in our written quote. If a company tells you they can skip the permit to save money, that’s a red flag bigger than a missing roof.
Will a metal roof make my attic cooler in summer?
In Sacramento’s 100-degree summers, a reflective metal roof, especially one with a cool-color coating or unpainted galvalume, can lower attic temperatures by 20 to 30 degrees compared to dark asphalt shingles. That translates to lower cooling costs and less strain on your HVAC. It’s one of the most underrated benefits of metal in this climate, and it shows up in your July SMUD bill.
Can you install a metal roof on a low-slope roof?
Yes, with the right panel profile. For Sacramento homes with 2/12 to 3/12 slopes, common on mid-century tract houses in Arden-Arcade and Carmichael, we use mechanically seamed standing seam panels that handle low slopes without leaking. Exposed-fastener panels should not be used below 3/12. We’ll tell you what your roof can take, and we’ll put it in writing.
If you have a question we didn’t answer here, call (279) 348-3049. A live person picks up, and if we don’t know the answer on the spot, Greg will call you back within the hour. That’s the way this works.
Pricing reflects the Sacramento market as of 2026. Tilehurst Roofing Sacramento offers free estimates – call (279) 348-3049.
Written by Greg Holloway, Owner at Tilehurst Roofing Sacramento, serving Sacramento homeowners since 2000.
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