Metal Roofing in Saginaw, MI.
Saginaw is about 70 straight-line miles north of our base in Leslie, in the outer ring of the area we cover, at the same published prices with no travel charge. Send us your address and we'll confirm service before we quote. We install standing seam and exposed fastener metal roofs, and our prices are published: you can build your roof online and get a number without waiting for a sales visit.
What a metal roof costs in Saginaw, MI.
Every price is on the rate card, per square (100 sq ft), installed, and the same published rates apply wherever we work. Where your roof lands in the range depends on how cut-up it is: valleys, facets and wall lines.
Standing Seam
$1,295–$1,650 per square
- Concealed fasteners: nothing exposed to the weather
- Includes tear-off of one layer, underlayment, trim, snow rail, vents and cleanup
- 40-year finish warranty + 20-yr Weather-Tight warranty included
- Snap-Lock panel (1" or 1½"). Mechanical Seam is +$100 per square, and slopes under 3/12 need it
- Standing seam always gets a full tear-off
Exposed Fastener
$1,045–$1,350 per square
- Gasketed screws through the panel: the value system
- Same inclusions: tear-off of one layer, underlayment, trim, snow rail, vents and cleanup
- 40-year finish warranty + 10-yr Weather-Tight warranty included
- Can often go over one existing layer, which earns a credit
The default roof in our online builder (a 1,600 sq ft footprint, average pitch, standard tier, tear-off included, about 20 squares) comes to $28,480 in standing seam or $23,376 in exposed fastener. Your measured roof sets your exact number. Rate card last reviewed November 5, 2026. See every line of the rate card or build your own roof.
What Saginaw's winters put on a roof.
NOAA's nearest station with both a snowfall and a snow-depth normal for 1991–2020 is Saginaw MBS International Airport, about 10 miles northwest of downtown Saginaw. Its 1991–2020 normals are below, next to the state's design snow load for the county.
The same MBS station averages about 65 days a year with at least an inch of snow on the ground (1991–2020 normal, 28 years of data). When sun or heat from the house melts the layer of snow against a metal roof, the snow above can let go suddenly and slide off in one mass. Snow rail on every eave is part of our published rate, and we point out any door, walkway or driveway where a slide could land.
Ice dams start with heat leaking out of the living space, so no roofing material stops them by itself. Our Michigan winter roofing guide covers the attic side of the problem and what a metal roof does and doesn't change.
Who handles roofing permits around Saginaw.
Saginaw County has no county building department. The City of Saginaw and each township and village run their own building programs, so the office that issues a roofing permit depends on which side of a city or township line the house sits.
Inside city limits, permits come from the city's Building Permits, Inspection, and Enforcement division at City Hall, 1315 S. Washington Ave. The city's building permit application asks roofing jobs to state how much material is going on, whether the existing roof is being removed and whether new sheathing is going down, and it asks the contractor for a builder's license number and workers' comp carrier. A homeowner doing the work writes “Homeowner” in the contractor space. The city's permit brochure says the fee is based on the total price of the project; the Inspections Division gives the figure by phone.
Townships write their own rules. Saginaw Charter Township's building FAQ says simply removing and replacing shingles needs no permit, but work that replaces any part of the structure or the wood underneath most likely does. Buena Vista Charter Township's permit packet says roofing inspections require photos of the roof deck before and after the ice protection and underlayments go on. Neither one mentions metal roofing, so ask the township that covers your address before work starts.
The city has three local historic districts: Heritage Square, Old Saginaw City and North Michigan. Roofing is on the list of exterior work the Historic District Commission must review, and a roof replacement there needs both a city building permit application and a commission review application. Under the city's district guidelines, only a like-for-like asphalt shingle re-roof can be reviewed by city staff; other roofing goes to the commission, which meets on the fourth Thursday of each month. Replacing a historic roof material with something different also calls for a written justification and cost estimates for options such as repairing the roof or replacing it with the same material, and work started without approval can bring a stop-work order and fines. The guidelines don't address metal roofing directly, so if your home is in one of these districts, talk to the city's planning staff before you plan on metal.
We pull the permit under our Michigan builder's license #242100350, and the permit fee is included in our published price. Fees, rules and office arrangements change. Tell us your address and we'll confirm service before we quote; the city or township office that covers it has the final word on permits.
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- We measure and lock the quote.
- Our crew installs it and cleans up daily.
- Final walkthrough against the contract.
- Saginaw Township
- Thomas Township
- Shields
- Kochville Township
- Buena Vista Township
- Carrollton
- Zilwaukee
- Bridgeport
- Frankenmuth
- Freeland
- Birch Run
Not sure we cover your address? Put it in the exact estimate form: we confirm service for your address before we quote. See the full service area map and distances.
Saginaw homeowners ask before they call.
What does a metal roof cost in Saginaw, MI?
Our published installed price is $1,295–$1,650 per square for standing seam and $1,045–$1,350 per square for exposed fastener. A plain roof lands toward the low end and one with valleys, dormers and chimneys toward the high end. Build your roof online to see a number for your own house, and send us your address so we can confirm service in Saginaw first. The standing seam price is for Snap-Lock panels; Mechanical Seam, which roofs flatter than 3/12 require, adds $100 per square.
How much snow does Saginaw get?
NOAA's 1991–2020 normals for MBS International Airport, about 10 miles northwest of downtown Saginaw, show 49.0 inches of snow a year (marked provisional) and about 65 days a year with at least an inch on the ground. The state's ground snow load for Saginaw County, including the city, is 35 psf. Snow rail on every eave is included in our published rate.
Do I need a permit to replace my roof in Saginaw?
Inside the City of Saginaw, roofing goes through the city's building permit application, with emailed photos of the bare deck and the finished underlayment and a final inspection on site. The city says the fee is based on the project's total price. Townships run their own permit offices and set their own rules; Saginaw Charter Township, for example, says removing and replacing shingles alone needs no permit, but that statement is about shingles. Check with the office that covers your address.
Can I put a metal roof on a house in a Saginaw historic district?
The city's guidelines don't answer that directly. In the Heritage Square, Old Saginaw City and North Michigan districts, roofing is reviewed by the Historic District Commission, and only a like-for-like asphalt shingle re-roof can be handled by city staff. Talk to the city's planning staff before you choose metal for a home in one of those districts.
How far is Saginaw from Leslie?
Saginaw is about 70 straight-line miles from our Leslie base, in the outer ring of the area we cover, along with nearby Saginaw Township, Thomas Township, Frankenmuth and Bridgeport. Send us your address and we'll confirm service before we quote. Our published prices are the same in Saginaw as everywhere else we work, with no travel charge.
See your price in Saginaw, MI.
Build your roof online and watch the number come from our published rate card. Want it exact? Within 48 hours we follow up with a written estimate, and no sales visit is needed to get a real price.
Published prices · Our own crews · 40-year finish warranty