Mobile Home Metal Roof Options by Home Type
A manufactured home roof is light framing with a shallow pitch, often 3:12, and older homes may be nearly flat. Fixr lists metal among the coverings recommended for those low-slope roofs. The choice is between a roof-over and a full tear-off, and the home's width sets most of the price.
Roof-Overs on Purlins
A roof-over leaves the old roof in place, fastens rows of purlins across it and screws new metal panels to the purlins. It costs less than a tear-off, about $1,000 to $4,500 in cost guides, though HomeGuide notes it may shorten the roof's life. A roof-over is only as good as what it covers, though: cost guides say to fix leaks and soft spots underneath first, and Fixr notes some areas require a tear-off instead. Ask the City's Building Inspections office whether your roof-over needs a permit before work starts.
Single-Wide Homes
A single-wide usually covers about 500 to 1,200 square feet. That keeps the price down and the job short: about a day for a roof-over.
| Single-wide item | Typical figure |
|---|---|
| Full metal roof | About $2,500 to $19,200 |
| Metal per square foot | About $4 to $6 on a mobile home in Fixr's figures, or $5 to $16 in HomeGuide's |
| Old roof removal | About $1 to $2 per square foot if it comes off |
Double-Wide Homes
A double-wide is two sections joined at a center line, usually about 1,000 to 2,000 square feet. The marriage line along the ridge is where the two halves meet, and it needs a continuous ridge cap and good closures so wind-driven rain stays out. A roof-over on a double-wide takes up to 3 days, and a full metal roof runs about $5,000 to $32,000 in cost guides.
Condensation and Insulation Under a Roof-Over
Bare metal over a living space can get hot in the sun and sweat on the underside when warm, damp air meets it. Fixr notes insulation is often recommended with a metal roof, and a roof-over is the easy time to add it, laid between the purlins before the panels go on. Cost guides put mobile home roof insulation at about $0.50 to $3.50 per square foot. How the space under the panels breathes matters too; metal roof ventilation covers condensation control.
Why Pompano Beach homeowners call Pompano Metal Roofing
- One independent roofer per request, never a call list
- Ask for tear-off, deck repair and permit as separate lines
- No fee to homeowners for the referral or the estimate
- Your details go to that one roofer and nobody else
Wind Rules for Mobile Home Metal Roofs in Broward
Manufactured homes are built to HUD's federal construction standard, which puts Broward County in Wind Zone III, with a 110 mph design wind speed. Homes built for Zones II and III must have roofing, fasteners and connections designed to resist the zone's wind pressures, and roof framing has to be tied down at its bearing points. One-piece metal roofing that is tested to resist those pressures may be used without structural sheathing underneath.
What that means for a roof-over:
Fasteners to framing
Ask how the purlins are attached to the home's roof framing, not just to the old roof skin.Edges
Ask how eave and rake trim are fastened.Park rules
A park or community may set its own rules on roof color and work hours, so check with the office before booking.
See metal roof storm damage repair if your mobile home roof needs a dry-in after a storm before the metal goes on.