Metal Roofing in Austin, Travis County, 78701, 78704, 78731, 78735, 78739, 78746, 78749. Standing-seam metal runs continuous panels from ridge to eave with concealed fasteners locked into raised seams. Done right it's often the last roof a house needs.
Metal in Austin is mostly a west side and Hill Country edge product, on properties where the roof is visible, the lot is exposed, or the owner is done replacing asphalt every twenty years.
What's included
- Standing-seam 24-gauge and 26-gauge systems
- Exposed-fastener panels for barns, shops and outbuildings
- Stone-coated steel where a shingle profile is required
- Kynar finishes that hold color and reflect solar heat
- Class 4 impact ratings, the highest tier for hail
- Typically rated for 140+ mph wind
Signs you need metal roofing in Austin
- A roof you never want to replace again
- Repeat hail claims pushing up your premium
- Rainwater collection off the roof
- Wildfire exposure on rural acreage
- Long uninterrupted roof runs that suit standing seam
What Austin roofs deal with
The local pressure on a Austin roof is hill terrain, heavy oak canopy and a housing stock aging out all at once.
West Austin is genuinely Hill Country terrain. Steep lots, mature oak canopy and multi-plane rooflines in Westlake, Barton Creek and Lost Creek all drive labor and staging in ways a flat suburban lot does not.
Austin took significant hail in recent seasons, and the sheer number of homes built during the growth decades means a very large share of the housing stock hits replacement age within the same few years.
What it costs in Austin
Metal generally runs roughly two to three times asphalt per square foot, commonly $24,000–$55,000 on a typical home here, against a 50-year service life instead of 20. Every estimate we write is itemized, in writing, and free. Including the ones where we tell you that you don't need the work yet.
Austin neighborhoods we work in
- Bee Cave
- Dripping Springs edge
- Westlake
- Circle C Ranch
- Barton Creek
Steiner Ranch, Circle C and Barton Creek all run architectural review with approved material lists.
Why local matters here
We run the Boerne to San Antonio to Austin corridor weekly and treat Austin as a scheduled market, not an occasional trip. We're BBB A+ accredited, RCAT members, and manufacturer-certified with Atlas, IKO and CertainTeed. With a real address in Boerne rather than a P.O. box or an LLC formed after the last storm. About 90 minutes from our Boerne shop.
If you want the fuller picture on this service, the main metal roofing page goes deeper, and our Austin page covers everything we do in town.
