Metal Roof Options — Simplified

Choose Your Metal Roof Plan

Every Perkins-installed roof meets Florida Building Code. What changes tier to tier is the materials, warranty length, and the service protections included. Below is an honest, side-by-side look — pros and cons — for every option we offer, including the one we don’t recommend.

Five-plan comparison

Materials, tradeoffs, warranties & price

Compare the panel system, substrate, finish, underlayment, warranty coverage, included service protections and exact price change from the Protector base.

Complete comparison of the five Perkins metal roof plans
PlanMetal & underlaymentProsConsPrice
01 Penny Not recommended This is what most other contractors sell as their standard metal roof

Snap-lock panel system (vs. Protector’s hand-crimped standing seam)

  • Cheapest price on the market
  • Only 2-yr contractor warranty (vs. 7–12 yr Perkins on other plans)
  • Snap-lock panels — lower wind rating than Protector’s 215-mph hand-crimped seam
  • Exposed fastener penetrations (Protector hides fasteners at every penetration)
  • No wind-mitigation report — costs more in insurance than you save
  • No urethane detailing at flashings/walls
  • No driveway cleaning, dedicated PM, or 24-hr service line
Base −$90 to −$125/SQSavings vary by cuts
02 Protector Our full-service starting point

Mil-finish standing seam w/ Polyglass PX-HT (40-mil) — hand-crimped panels, hidden fasteners, US Steel

  • Full Perkins Protection Plan bundle included
  • 215-mph hand-crimped panels w/ hidden fasteners — no exposed screws or boots
  • 7-yr Perkins / 20-yr Polyglass / 25-yr Metal warranty
  • Class A fire-rated XFR underlayment is extra
Base Price
04 Premium Kynar finish + Class A fire rating

Kynar-coated panels + upgraded XFR underlayment (80-mil, Class A UL fire rating)

  • Same 35–50-yr Kynar durability, plus Class A fire-rated XFR underlayment
  • 12-yr Perkins / 20-yr Polyglass / 25-yr Metal + 40-yr/50-yr Kynar warranty
  • Adds cost over Protector base price
Base +$161.50/SQ
05 Coastal For homes near salt/brackish water

Panels upgraded to .032 non-corrosive Aluminum, Kynar-coated + XFR underlayment

  • Non-corrosive aluminum built for salt air, Class A fire-rated XFR
  • Required within 1,500 ft of salt/brackish water to keep warranty valid
  • HVHZ zones require double XFR — additional $107.50/SQ*
  • Kynar cosmetic warranty is shorter here (25-yr) than Preferred/Premium (40–50-yr)
Base +$257.50/SQ