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Every ERS Metals article on homeowner guides - written for Florida contractors and property owners.
Homeowner Guides
Shingles are genuinely cheaper on day one in Florida. The case for metal is a case about the years after day one, and it depends almost entirely on how long you keep the house.
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Standing seam and 5V crimp are the two common Florida residential metal roofs. One of them is not approved for Miami-Dade or Broward, which settles the choice before anything else does.
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ERS Metals does not offer financing. Here is how the financing conversation actually works, and why an accurate material quote is what makes it real.
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Rinsing salt off your coastal Florida metal roof twice a year is not just good practice, it is a documented warranty condition on real manufacturer coatings.
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Metal earns no metal-specific wind mitigation credit in Florida. The roof covering credit on form OIR-B1-1802 is pass/fail and runs on documentation, and the form changes on April 1, 2026.
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