Met Roofing

Mark S.

Honored (and surprised) to be writing first review for this very experienced and long-established company, that provides ONLY metal roofing. They do one thing and they do it well. Whenever there is a company with few reviews, I am always skeptical when I read a 5-star review, but as I'll explain below, it's legit.

This spring (April/May 2014) I had an aluminum metal roof installed on my 1-story residence. Because the house is directly on salty (brackish) water, aluminum was the only way to go (otherwise rust is a major issue).

I did a LOT of research before going with MET: (i) I read online roofing forum metalroofing.com and asked experts questions, (ii) I consulted with out-of-area contractors to get referrals in the north Dade area, (iii) I called the customer service of the people who manufacture the actual metal to see who they sold the most product to in SoFla, (iv) I did a sunbiz.org check to check for a long-established company (not one that goes bankrupt every few years to avoid warranties), (v) I did a myfloridalicense.com check (to ensure current licensure and complaint history), (v) I used my lawyer skills to do a search of court records to see if the companies I was interviewing had been sued in the county, and (vi) I researched the County ""NOA"" (notice of acceptance) for information about how the job would be installed, materials used, wind tests on the product, etc. etc. After all that background work I visited several past jobs from a ""resume"" that was several times larger than the competition's, and what I saw clinched it.

Why so much research? I knew replacing a roof was going to be an expensive project (tens of thousands of dollars), so I had to make sure it was done right and wouldn't need to be done again: probably in the rest of my lifetime - or until my house and the rest of Florida, is under water.

The job went exactly as described. Major Threlkeld (the owner) personally measured the job and prepared the quote, which really distinguished MET from the other candidates from the get-go. Major also visited multiple times during the work. The tear-off was completed in 2 days with the help of a 12-person crew and 2 dumpsters. The crew was a great group of guys - no communication issues and they got everything to the point where it was rain-safe quickly.

A layer of fireproofing, a layer of ""30-lb"" paper, and then a few weeks to meticulously install the aluminum (which is shaped off of a roll, cut to size, and then installed by crimping the entire length of each sheet of shaped metal on the roof). Special shout-out to Lazzaro who was outstanding, and a real ""artist"" when it comes to metal roofing and related woodwork.

I know many people in the market to get a new roof are usually not in a happy mood: there is usually an emergency: a leak, or even a roof caving in. I was fortunate to not be in such a state when I got my quotes, which was a real luxury in allowing me to do all the crazy research I described above (research which literally took months).

The price I paid for the job was exactly in line with the competition, and I got the most experienced contractor for that same price. Metal costs more than tile, but has greater longevity, is more ENERGY-efficient and has offers way better wind and water protection. It also lasts longer and is less maintenance (less of that black mold tiles always get annually), so the difference in cost is easily made up over the decades-long life span.

I'm happy to be added to MET's lengthy ""resume"" of work performed, and look forward to ""converting"" others away from concrete tile (which are basically hundreds of little future hurricane-projectiles on every house - metal should be mandatory and tile outlawed).

As one of my neighbors said to me last week: ""your roof is the envy of the neighborhood."" What more can I say, except 5-stars.