Metal roofing and cladding in Kerry, Cork and Limerick
Standing seam and profiled sheet in coated steel or aluminium. Long runs with no laps across the fall, which suits low pitches and exposed sites near the coast.
Covers metal roofing, standing seam roofs, box profile and corrugated sheeting in coated steel or aluminium.
Updated September 2026
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Roofs this suits
Low pitch roofs
Sheds, workshops and farm buildings
Modern extensions and feature walls
Coastal and windy sites
Coated finishes are chosen for salt exposure where the site needs it.
What you get for the money
Works at pitches too low for tile or slate
Very light, so the structure can be simpler
Long runs with no laps across the fall
Rain noise is louder, and coastal sites need the right coating.
Metal roofing and cladding, in numbers
Typical life
40 to 60 years on a PVDF-coated sheet, less on a cheap polyester coat in a coastal wind
Minimum pitch
5 degrees for standing seam, about 10 for profiled sheet, and lower again on some systems with sealed laps
Weight on the roof
5 to 8 kg per square metre, so roughly a tenth of a concrete tile roof
Coating
PVDF or a plastisol within a few kilometres of the sea. Standard polyester is fine inland and a false economy on the coast
Fitted price guide
Roughly EUR 80 to EUR 140 per square metre supplied and fitted, depending on system and sheet length
Noise
Louder in heavy rain than tile. Insulation and an acoustic layer bring it down to normal
Guide figures for the south west. Long single sheets cost less per square metre than short ones because there are no laps to detail.
Low pitch, long runs and salt air
Metal earns its place in two situations. The first is a pitch too low for tile or slate, which rules out most other coverings entirely. The second is a long uninterrupted run where a single sheet goes from ridge to eaves with no lap across the fall, so there is simply nothing for water to get into.
On the coast the coating is the whole decision. A standard polyester finish will chalk and then corrode at the cut edges within about a decade of west Kerry salt. PVDF costs more up front and is still sound when the cheap sheet is being taken off. We specify the coating on the quote so it is not a surprise.
Fixings and expansion get designed in rather than improvised. Metal moves with heat, so standing seam is held on clips that let the sheet slide, and profiled sheet is fixed through the crown with a sealing washer, not through the trough. Where the roof meets a wall or a chimney it is still lead that does the sealing.
Metal roofing, asked and answered
Is a metal roof noisy when it rains?
Louder than tile, yes, and much quieter than people expect once there is insulation and a deck under it. On a bare farm shed it is loud. On an insulated house extension it is a non-issue for most people.
Will it rust near the sea?
Not if the coating is specified for the exposure. The failures we get called to are cheap coatings on coastal sites, corroding from the cut edges inwards. On an exposed site we price a PVDF or plastisol finish and we would rather lose the job than fit the thin stuff.
What is the lowest pitch it will work at?
Around 5 degrees for standing seam and about 10 for profiled sheet. Below 5 degrees you are into flat roof territory and it should be detailed as one.
Can metal go over my existing roof?
On a shed or an outbuilding, sometimes. On a house, no, because whatever is under it stays wet and the timbers pay for it. We strip back to the structure and start from the deck.
How much does a metal roof cost?
Standing seam metal is typically €130 to €200 per m² fitted, before scaffold, depending on the coating and the detailing. Profiled sheet for sheds and outbuildings costs less. Coatings rated for coastal sites cost more and are worth it.
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