Where's the best place to get roofing

[JonR]

Planning a pole barn this spring, turns out the roofing material is a significant part of the cost. Whats the most cost effective choice and is it just as cheap to get it at the local Lowes or Home Depot....or order it from a supplier? Is galvanized or corrugated aluminum ok? What do most people do that are trying to keep costs down?
Thanks, Jon

 

[EddieWalker]

If you are looking for metal roofing, avoid the box stores. They sell a very light, flimsy metal that's fine for a shed or something temporary, but not a building that you care about.

My favorite supplier for metal is Muellers. I don't know where Huntsville is, but go to Mueller, Inc. - Home Page and see if there's one close to you.

Eddie

 

[czechsonofagun]

In my area it is sold by Farmer's Coop They order factory direct for you.

 

[WVBill]

When I built my pole barn several years ago, I ordered my metal roofing from (dare I say it?) Home Depot. It is Fabral metal roofing ( Metal Roofing, Metal Siding and Wall Systems – Fabral ). I used their "Grandrib 3". Fabral's web site has a dealer search function. At the time, I checked several of the listed dealers near me and HD had the best prices.

Last year I built a studio for my DW. I went back to HD and now they carry ABC metal roofing ( American Building Components: Metal Roofing, Metal Siding and Metal Building Construction ). I ordered it from HD. I used their "PBR Metal Panel".

In both cases, I spec'd out the roofing from the manufacturer's web site, ordered and got exactly that from HD.

In the case of the barn, I had help from my FIL and wife's uncle. In the case of the studio, I did all of the roofing myself.

WVBill

 

[JonR]

Thanks Eddie, they're about 20 minutes from my place. BTW Huntsville is about 80 miles north of Houston.

 

[JonR]

Thank you WVBill, you guys have given me some good direction.
Jon

 

[flusher]

Planning a pole barn this spring, turns out the roofing material is a significant part of the cost. Whats the most cost effective choice and is it just as cheap to get it at the local Lowes or Home Depot....or order it from a supplier? Is galvanized or corrugated aluminum ok? What do most people do that are trying to keep costs down?
Thanks, Jon

I'm building an equipment shed now using Gibralter's R-panel metal roofing and siding, powered coated (red siding, white roofing). The panels are 3-ft wide and cost $2.71 per linear ft for 29 ga material which is suitably thick for sheds and barns, but probably not for houses (use 26 ga).

You can get galvanized corrugated panel 3 ft wide for half that price.

I spent the extra bucks for the colors on that shed to match the house and shop colors.

 

[flusher]

I'm building an equipment shed now using Gibralter's R-panel metal roofing and siding, powered coated (red siding, white roofing). The panels are 3-ft wide and cost $2.71 per linear ft for 29 ga material which is suitably thick for sheds and barns, but probably not for houses (use 26 ga).

You can get galvanized corrugated panel 3 ft wide for half that price.

I spent the extra bucks for the colors on that shed to match the house and shop colors.

Forgot to mention that I bought the metal panels from Home Depot.

 

[EddieWalker]

Last year I built a studio for my DW.

Bill,

Great pictures, the studio came our very nice!!!

Didn't you start a thread a few years ago about building a quilting studio for your wife? I seem to remember pics of you on a rented mini excavator digging the footings for the foundation, but I don't remember anything else about it.

Eddie

 

[WVBill]

Eddie, you have a good memory!

Yes, that was me.
I started digging the footings - and posted about it - in April '07. I'm afraid that's where my posting stopped 'cause from then until I finished the building in November '07, I was working on the building every minute I wasn't working at my "day job". My DD's boyfriend helped me raise the wall panels and set the trusses and I hired out the drywalling and siding 'cause I was running out of time but I did everything else.

By the time I was done I was so tired of that building I wanted to forget it all... ... I just never got around to posting about it.

Now, time's gone by and I can look back on the work - - don't want to do it again but it was worthwhile...

Thanks for your compliment.

WVBill