A metal roof in West Palm Beach has to answer two questions before anyone picks a color: how far the house sits from the Lake Worth Lagoon, and whether it stands in one of the city’s 18 historic districts. APEX Roofing of Delray Beach handles metal roof installation and replacement in West Palm Beach from our office in Delray Beach. Our standard roof is 24 gauge standing seam in Galvalume steel with a Kynar finish, priced from $11 to $12 per square foot of roof. Homes on the waterfront streets along Flagler Drive usually get aluminum instead. The quote covers the tear off, the permit, and replacing every sheet of rotted decking.
A painted standing seam roof can outlast two or three shingle roofs, so many owners only buy it once.
Every panel carries Florida product approval and goes on to the wind rules Palm Beach County follows as part of the Wind-Borne Debris Region.
Light and reflective finishes bounce more of the afternoon sun off the roof instead of into the house.
That figure already includes the tear off, underlayment, permit, haul away, and all rotted decking.
Metal asks for more money on day one than shingle or tile, so it makes sense for some houses and some plans, and not for others.
Below are the installed ranges we quote in West Palm Beach, followed by the four things that push a job toward the low or high end.
Plenty of quotes include a handful of plywood sheets and charge for each one after that. On a metal roof, APEX replaces all of the soft or rotted decking it finds at no added cost, so the deck never turns into a surprise bill.
We price by square foot of roof surface, and overhangs, the garage, and the pitch make that number bigger than the home’s floor area.
Inside roughly 1,500 feet of the Lake Worth Lagoon or a brackish canal, aluminum is usually the right call, and it adds about 20% over steel.
Half of the homes in West Palm Beach were built in 1987 or earlier, according to Census figures. When a house built before March 2002 and valued at $300,000 or more gets a new roof, Florida law can require stronger roof to wall connections, which adds to the job.
Our quotes default to 24 gauge, the thicker panel most owners choose, with a 1.5 inch seam. A thinner 26 gauge and a 1 inch seam cost a little less.
Installed price, per square foot of roof
Galvalume standing seam, 24 gauge
$11 to $12
Aluminum standing seam
About 20% more
Concrete or clay tile, to compare
$10 to $11
Architectural shingle, to compare
$6 to $7
On a house with roughly 2,500 to 3,000 sq ft of roof, a Galvalume standing seam roof comes to about $27,500 to $36,000. Bigger roofs scale up from there.
Starting ranges, not a quote. Financing can spread the cost into monthly payments, and when state funding is open, homesteaded homes built before 2008 may qualify for up to $10,000 in hurricane upgrades through My Safe Florida Home.
West Palm Beach looks across the Lake Worth Lagoon, the part of the Intracoastal that separates the mainland from Palm Beach island. Waterfront blocks in El Cid, the South End, and Old Northwood are close enough to salt air that the metal choice matters. Once you are west of I-95, most homes are well beyond 1,500 feet from it, and Galvalume is usually the better value.
The panel we install most. It is stiff, it costs less than aluminum, and it does well away from the water. Close to salt air, a scratch that cuts through the finish can begin to rust, so where you live decides whether it is the right pick.
Aluminum will not rust, which makes it our usual choice within about 1,500 feet of the lagoon or a brackish canal. Expect about 20% more on the price, and know it is softer, so a heavy branch, a coconut, or hail can leave a dent.
Most panel and paint warranties change or stop within a set distance of salt water, and every manufacturer draws that line in a different place. Ask which metal your quote names and what its warranty says about your street.
A metal roof follows the same path as any roof replacement, except the panels are measured and cut for your roof. If a storm damaged part of a metal roof and the rest is sound, our storm damage roof repair page is the better place to start.
We measure every roof plane, look at the deck from the attic, and note how far the house is from salt water.
The quote spells out steel or aluminum, the gauge, the color, and the price.
We apply through the City of West Palm Beach Civic Access portal, or with Palm Beach County if the home is outside the city line, before any work begins.
The old roof comes off, every rotted sheet is replaced, and the deck is checked before underlayment goes down.
Panels and trim are installed, and the city or county inspector closes out the permit.
Real reviews from homeowners across Broward and Palm Beach counties.
We serve homeowners across West Palm Beach, including El Cid, Flamingo Park, Old Northwood, Northwood Hills, Prospect Park, the South End, and the communities west of I-95.
Standing seam is our main metal roof, and we also install stone coated steel, which has the shape of tile or shingle and can suit an association that only accepts a tile look. Exposed fastener 5V and corrugated panels are rare on our homes, and we do not install copper. Ask for stone coated pricing at your estimate.
It can be. About half of the homes in West Palm Beach are rented, according to Census figures, and owners of rentals often care most about fewer repair calls between tenants. A standing seam roof needs little upkeep and lasts decades, so it suits a property you plan to keep. If you expect to sell in a few years, shingle usually returns more of its cost.
Ask the city before you design anything. West Palm Beach has 18 locally designated historic districts, El Cid, Flamingo Park, and Old Northwood among them, and changes to the outside of a historic home must follow the city’s preservation rules and design guidelines. Depending on the change, city staff or the Historic Preservation Board reviews a certificate of appropriateness, and going from tile or shingle to metal is the kind of change to raise early. This is general information, not legal advice.
Your insurer decides the discounts, but a new roof often helps. A reroof has to bring the deck attachment and the secondary water barrier up to today’s code, and a wind mitigation report can earn credits for both. Our guide to the wind mitigation inspection in Florida walks through the form.
Yes, and it is one of the easiest roofs for solar. The mounts clamp onto the raised seams, so nothing has to be drilled through the panels. Our solar panel installation page explains how we plan the roof and the panels together.
Steel or aluminum, the gauge, the color, and the price on paper, with every rotted sheet of decking already counted in.
