Georgia Cost GuideHow much does a metal roof cost in Georgia?
Metal roofing (installed) in Georgia: typically $11 to $14+ per sq ft, the middle half of the figures posted by 14 Georgia roofing companies, collected September 2026.
Metal roofing is shown below per square foot and as a whole job, from Georgia roofers' own posted prices. After the figures come the finish, panel and underlayment choices that move a metal quote.
What a metal roof costs in Georgia
We checked 801 Georgia roofing company websites.
Metal roofing cost per square foot (installed)
$11 to $14+ per sq ft
$1,100 to $1,400+ per roofing square
Prices from 14 Georgia roofing companies
Metal roof cost (whole job)
$21,500 to $24,500+
Prices from 11 Georgia roofing companies
These are typical ranges, not quotes. The sections below explain what moves these prices. The dot marks the middle price, and a + means some businesses charge more.
What the job involves
A metal roof installation puts long panels of steel or aluminum over an underlayment, with trim at the edges and ridge. The panels usually run from the eave up toward the ridge, so there are fewer overlapping pieces than on a shingle roof.
Metal is fastened and sealed differently from shingles, so a company that installs mostly shingle roofs may not install metal. Ask how often a company puts in the panel style you are considering.
The installed range is per square foot of roof, and the whole-job range is for a typical house. A per-square-foot price becomes a total only after the roof has been measured.
What's usually included
- Laying underlayment across the roof deck
- Installing the metal panels and fastening or clipping them in place
- Cutting and setting trim, flashing and ridge pieces
- Sealing around vents, pipes and chimneys
Standing seam metal roof cost
Standing seam is the metal roof style with raised seams that lock the panels together, so the fasteners are hidden under the seams instead of going through the face of each panel. It usually costs more than exposed-fastener panels, because both the panels and the installation take more work.
We don't have enough Georgia price lists that show standing seam on its own to give it a separate range, so the ranges above cover metal roofs as roofers post them. Ask each roofer whether the quote is for standing seam or exposed-fastener panels.
What moves the price
- Finish and color
- Painted finishes differ in how well they hold their color, and a finish that resists fading usually costs more.
- Panels cut to order
- Panels cut to length for your roof usually cannot be returned, so some roofers ask for a deposit before ordering, and a wrong measurement can mean paying for new panels.
- Underlayment under metal
- Metal roofs often call for an underlayment made to handle heat from the panels, and the maker may name a specific product. That can cost more than the underlayment used under shingles.
- Insulation or sound layer
- Some homeowners add insulation board or a sound-dampening layer under the panels. Either adds material and installation time.
Getting a quote
Questions to ask each roofing company before you compare prices:
- Which panel style and metal is this price for, and what finish warranty comes with it?
- Are the panels cut to length for my roof, and what happens if a measurement is off?
- What underlayment goes under the metal, and is it made for use under a metal roof?
- Does the price include trim, ridge and flashing pieces, or only the panels?
- Does the quote tear off the old roofing or install over it?
- Does my city or county need a permit for this roof, and is it in the price?
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Where these numbers come from
We collect these prices with our own crawler, which reads the public websites of Georgia roofing companies and follows each site's robots.txt rules. It has read 801 of their websites so far. Each range is the middle half of the prices those businesses post, collected September 2026.
A price list is what a business says it charges; a cost guide is a business's own estimate of what the job usually runs in Georgia. We never name the businesses behind a range. How we collect and check roofing prices.
| Job | Businesses that post a price |
|---|---|
| Metal roofing, installed | 14 (2 price lists, 12 cost guides) |
| Metal roof, whole job | 11 (2 price lists, 9 cost guides) |
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