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For metal roofing, the roof is inspected and photographed first, and the scope and price come in writing.
One call to (855) 512-1072 reaches Roofers Hotline for metal roofing in Boston and 73 towns across Suffolk, Middlesex, Norfolk, Essex and 1 more county. Calls are answered 24 hours a day and every estimate is put in writing before work starts.
Storm inspection matters here, with 61 hail reports within 15 km of the city center since 2000 on the Storm Prediction Center's log.
The visit settles which panel style suits your roof, and the written estimate names it. The metro is in the High hail band, with 61 reports within 15 km from 2000 to 2024, so panel choice is worth discussing. Call to go over both options for your house.
Underlayment sits between the deck and the panels, and it has to suit metal. The metro logs 91.6 freeze days a year in the 1991 to 2020 climate normals, and the High ice-dam risk makes that layer matter at the eaves. Call to have the underlayment written into your estimate.
These edges and joints are where water gets in first. With a median build year of 1947 here, many roofs have tight valleys and older eave lines that need careful detailing. Ask for each trim detail to be listed in the written estimate, and call to book the visit.
Metal sheds snow quickly, and snow guards slow it down where a slide could be a hazard. The metro averages 49.2 inches of snow a year in the 1991 to 2020 normals. Call to find out whether your roof needs them and to see them priced in the estimate.
For the work itself, read how metal roofing works, which follows a job from the first call onward.
Metal roofing in Boston from Roofers Hotline starts with a written estimate before any work starts. It covers the panel type (standing seam or exposed-fastener), the underlayment, the trim, ridge, eave and valley details, snow guards where snow loads call for them, and the fastener schedule. Hail is a real factor here: NOAA Storm Prediction Center records show 61 hail reports within 15 km of the metro from 2000 to 2024, which puts the city in the High band among the towns Roofers Hotline serves. If you are deciding whether metal makes sense for your roof, call and ask for the written estimate.
Boston's storm record shapes how a metal roof is planned. NOAA's records show 61 hail reports within 15 km from 2000 to 2024, and July alone accounts for 45 of the 127 reports within 25 km. The last 2-inch hail within 25 km fell on August 4, 2015. Hail like that is a reason to look closely at panel type and fastening before you commit. Add the High ice-dam risk and the visit has to cover eaves and valleys as well as the roof surface, and the written estimate spells out each detail. Call to book the visit.
See roof inspection in Boston for the visit itself, booked across 278 ZIP codes here.
Sources: NOAA Storm Events (Suffolk County); OpenFEMA declarations (Suffolk County); NOAA SPC reports; NCEI 1991 to 2020 normals. Updated October 2026.
Say you are about to replace a roof you plan to keep 40 years or more. In Boston, where the roof faces 91.6 freeze days a year in the 1991 to 2020 climate normals and a High ice-dam risk, that is the moment to price metal. The same goes for high wind or hail exposure, and for low-slope sections where shingles fail early. From the ground, photograph any sagging, stains or lifted edges, and do not climb up. Call and ask for an inspection and a written estimate.
Costs
| Job | Range | Per unit |
|---|---|---|
| Metal roof, standing seam | $13,700–$76,100 | $804–$4,479 per square |
| Metal roof, metal shingles | $7,800–$43,000 | $459–$2,527 per square |
| Asphalt shingles, architectural | $9,900–$29,600 | $581–$1,743 per square |
Full roof cost breakdown for this metro.
Typical range for this metro, built from published ranges and the local labor index (1.27); a written estimate depends on pitch, layers and decking.
Not a quote: typical 2026 ranges from published cost guides and Census County Business Patterns 2022 payroll data; your written estimate depends on pitch, layers and decking.
Source: published 2026 cost guides (Fixr, This Old House, Bob Vila, NerdWallet) and Census County Business Patterns 2022 roofing-contractor payroll.
The same number also books emergency roof repair for this metro, and the inspection is photographed before the estimate is written.
Why call
Boston's housing is old: by Census estimates for 2019 to 2023, 74% of homes in the city were built before 1980, and the median home dates to 1947. Roofs on houses that age often have low-slope sections, tight valleys and aging decks, so the inspection checks what is under the roof as well as the surface. You get the inspection, a written estimate before any work starts, and then the metal roofing work itself. Book ahead of the 91.6 freeze days a year that the metro sees in the 1991 to 2020 normals. Call to schedule.
3 miles away, this service is booked through the same number; see our coverage of Chelsea for that town's figures.
Massachusetts licensing: Massachusetts requires home improvement contractors, including roofers, to register with the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. Look up any license at Massachusetts OCABR HIC registry.
Questions
The metro averages 49.2 inches of snow a year in the 1991 to 2020 climate normals at the Logan Airport station, and its ice-dam risk is High. Metal sheds snow well, and snow guards are used where snow loads require them so a slide does not drop onto a walkway. Call and ask for the written estimate to see what your roof needs.
The metro is in the High hail band, with 61 NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports within 15 km from 2000 to 2024. The last 2-inch hail within 25 km fell on August 4, 2015. Panel type and fastening affect how a roof handles hail, so ask about both. Call for an inspection and a written estimate.
Massachusetts requires home improvement contractors, including roofers, to register with the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. You can look up any registration at the Massachusetts OCABR HIC registry before you sign anything. When you are ready to price your roof, call for a written estimate.
Another question homeowners here ask is How long does a roof last?, from across the metro.
The same county storm and housing records feed our local guide to the roof problems seen most here. For the longer read, see the local guide to roof emergency warning signs, built from this county's own records.
Takes about a minute. Tell us the ZIP code and what the roof is doing, and a local roofer calls you back to book an inspection and written estimate.
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