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For metal roofing, the roof is inspected and photographed first, and the scope and price come in writing.
For metal roofing in New York City and 97 towns across New York, Queens, Bronx, Westchester and 5 more counties, Roofers Hotline takes one call at (855) 512-1072. The line is answered around the clock, and you get a written estimate before work starts.
Storm inspection matters here, with 56 hail reports within 15 km of the city center since 2000 on the Storm Prediction Center's log.
The visit compares standing seam and exposed-fastener panels against your roof's shape and use, and the written estimate names the panel type you choose. With 56 hail reports within 15 km since 2000, panel choice is worth settling on paper. Call to book the visit and get the estimate.
Underlayment sits between the deck and the panels, so it has to suit metal and local weather. The city gets 49.5 inches of precipitation a year in the 1991 to 2020 climate normals, which is why the underlayment is listed by name in your written estimate. Call to have it specified.
Trim, ridge, eave and valley pieces are where water tends to find a way in, so each one is listed in the estimate. Federal disaster declarations here include the Remnants of Hurricane Ida on September 5, 2021, a reminder that heavy rain tests these edges. Call to have them checked.
Metal sheds snow quickly, so snow guards are added where snow loads require them. The Central Park station averages 29.8 inches of snow and 67 freeze days a year in the 1991 to 2020 normals. Ask for snow guards to be reviewed in your estimate, and call to start.
From the first call to the scheduled work, metal roofing explained is walked through in order.
A metal roofing visit in New York City covers the panel type (standing seam or exposed-fastener), the underlayment, the trim, ridge, eave and valley details, snow guards and the fastener schedule. You get a written estimate before any work starts, so you can compare each part on paper. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center logged 56 hail reports within 15 km of the city from 2000 to 2024, which puts it in the High hail band among the towns Roofers Hotline serves. That record is a good reason to have the roof looked at before a July storm, not after. Call Roofers Hotline to book your metal roofing visit.
The storm record here shapes the job. Of 146 hail reports within 25 km, 132 fall between March and August, peaking in July with 38, and 16 of the reports were 1.75 inches or larger. Metal panels, fasteners and trim have to be specified for that exposure, so the written estimate lists the panel type, the fastener schedule and the edge details for your roof. The visit also checks for existing dents and loose flashing that hail leaves behind. Call Roofers Hotline to set up the visit and get the estimate in writing.
See New York City roof repair for the visit itself, booked across 423 ZIP codes here.
Sources: NOAA Storm Events (New York County); OpenFEMA declarations (New York County); NOAA SPC reports; NCEI 1991 to 2020 normals. Updated October 2026.
Say you are replacing a roof you plan to keep for 40 years or more, and the shingles are already worn. In New York City, with 56 hail reports within 15 km since 2000, that is a good moment to price metal. Other signs are high wind or hail exposure and low-slope sections where shingles fail early. Photograph what you see from the ground and do not climb onto the roof. Call Roofers Hotline and describe what you found so the visit can focus on it.
Costs
| Job | Range | Per unit |
|---|---|---|
| Metal roof, standing seam | $12,500–$69,600 | $735–$4,093 per square |
| Metal roof, metal shingles | $7,100–$39,300 | $420–$2,309 per square |
| Asphalt shingles, architectural | $9,000–$26,900 | $527–$1,581 per square |
Full roof cost breakdown for this metro.
Typical range for this metro, built from published ranges and the local labor index (1.09); 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.
Through the same number, homeowners also book emergency roof repair for this metro, with a photographed inspection ahead of the estimate.
Why call
Book before the March to August hail months, when July brings the most reports. Housing here is old: about 80% of homes were built before 1980 and the median home dates to 1952, by Census estimates for 2019 to 2023. Older roof decks often need a closer look before metal goes on, so the visit checks the deck and the written estimate covers panels, underlayment, trim and snow guards where needed. Call Roofers Hotline to schedule the inspection.
The same service is booked in other towns too; see our coverage of Long Island City, 2 miles away.
New York licensing: New York has no statewide roofing license, but New York City and Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties license home improvement contractors. Look up any license at NYC DCWP (county consumer affairs offices outside NYC).
Questions
The written estimate lists the panel type, the underlayment, the trim, ridge, eave and valley details, snow guards where snow loads require them, and the fastener schedule. It arrives before any work starts. Call Roofers Hotline to book the visit and have your roof's age and any leak locations ready.
Yes. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center logged 56 hail reports within 15 km from 2000 to 2024, a High band for the city. Hail peaks in July. The estimate can specify panels and fasteners for that exposure. Call to discuss which options fit your roof.
New York has no statewide roofing license, but the metro and Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties license home improvement contractors. Look up any license at NYC DCWP, or at the county consumer affairs office outside the city. Then call Roofers Hotline to book your estimate.
A common question across the metro is Does homeowners insurance cover roof replacement?
Our guide to the roof problems seen most here goes deeper, from the same county storm and housing records. See also our local guide to roof emergency warning signs, written from the same county storm and housing 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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