Roofing Contractors Serving the Asheville Area

First, figure out whether you’re calling a supplier or a roofer

Search “metal roofing Asheville” and the first three businesses on the map are supply yards. They sell panels, trim, and screws. They don’t send a crew to your house.

That’s fine if you’re building a pole barn or re-skinning a shed, and it’s a real mistake if what you wanted was someone to replace the roof on your house. It happens often enough that it’s the first thing worth sorting out.

On this site the two are kept apart. Roofers who install metal are listed on this page. Suppliers, like Go-Metal in Canton, which rolls panels and sells them factory direct, are under building material suppliers. One company does both: Shane Willis Construction, also in Canton, manufactures its own panels and installs them. More on why that can matter a few sections down.

Standing seam or exposed fastener

Almost every metal roof in Western North Carolina is one of two systems, and they’re different enough that a quote for one tells you very little about the other.

Neither one is wrong. An exposed fastener roof on a workshop in Leicester is a sensible, economical choice. The problem comes when a homeowner collects three quotes, and one of them is cheaper because it’s for a different system that nobody explained.

Ask each roofer which system they’re quoting and why they chose it for your house. A good roofer will have a reason.

Why metal suits a mountain house

A lot of houses around Asheville are steep, exposed, or both, and that’s where metal makes its best case.

It sheds snow. On a steep metal roof, snow slides off instead of sitting and melting into the shingles. At the elevations around Beaverdam, Town Mountain, and the upper parts of Fairview and Barnardsville, that’s the main reason people switch.

It handles heavy rain and wind. A properly fastened standing seam roof has no tabs for wind to catch and very few holes for water to find. After the last few storm seasons, many homeowners are thinking about that more than they used to.

It lasts. A metal roof on a house here commonly outlives the owner’s time in it. That’s the whole math: you pay more once instead of paying less twice.

Metal has some trade-offs, and they’re worth knowing going in.

Sliding snow has to land somewhere. A sheet of wet snow coming off a 10/12 roof can take out a gutter, a porch rail, or a car windshield. Snow guards above doors, walkways, decks, and lower roofs fix that, but only if someone plans for them.

Flat panels can look wavy. It’s called oil canning: a slight ripple across wide, flat sections of panel that shows up in low-angle light. It doesn’t affect performance. Panels with small ribs pressed into the flat areas hide it better, so if the look matters to you, ask to see a finished roof in person.

Hail can dent it. Metal won’t usually leak after a hailstorm the way damaged shingles can, but it can dent, and some insurance policies exclude cosmetic damage to metal roofs. Call your agent before you choose, not after the first storm.

It isn’t loud on a house. The rain-on-a-tin-roof noise comes from barns and porches, where the panels sit on open framing. Over solid decking, underlayment, and an insulated attic, most people can’t tell the difference.

How to compare two metal roof quotes

Two metal roof quotes are only comparable when they name the same panel, the same gauge, and the same fastener system. If they don’t, the lower price might just be for a thinner or cheaper roof.

Line them up on these points before you look at the total:

1. System and panel profile. Standing seam or exposed fastener, and the panel’s name or profile.
2. Gauge. A lower number means thicker steel. A 24-gauge panel and a 29-gauge panel are very different products, even though they can look the same from the driveway.
3. Finish. The paint system on the panel carries its own warranty against fading and chalking. Ask what the finish is and how long its warranty runs.
4. Underlayment. What goes under the metal, and whether it’s a high-temperature product rated for it.
5. Flashing and trim. Chimneys, skylights, valleys, and wall transitions are where roofs leak. The quote should say how each one is handled.
6. Snow guards. Whether they’re included, what type, and where they’ll go.
7. The old roof. Is it coming off, or is the metal going over it? Ask why, and what happens if they find soft decking once they start.
8. Permit. Who’s pulling it. (See below.)
9. Two warranties, not one. The manufacturer covers the material. The roofer covers the installation. They’re separate promises from separate companies, so get both in writing.

This is also where buying from a shop that makes its own panels can help. Years from now, when a limb comes down on one section, you’ll want replacement panels in the same color and profile. A roofer who rolls their own has a better chance of matching them than one whose supplier has since discontinued the line.

Permits, historic districts, and the license

Permits. North Carolina lets homeowners skip a building permit on most work under $40,000, but roofing is one of the listed exceptions. So the price of the job doesn’t settle it. Ask each roofer who’s pulling the permit, and expect the answer to be them. Our guide to Buncombe County building permits goes through the rule and its exceptions in full.

Historic districts. If your house is in one of the City of Asheville’s local historic districts (Montford is the one most people know), changing the roof material needs a certificate of appropriateness from the Historic Resources Commission. That applies whether or not a building permit is required, and it’s the step people most often miss. Roof replacements usually go through the faster minor-work review, but switching from shingle to metal on a historic house is exactly what the commission looks at. City of Asheville permits vs. the county explains how to tell whether you’re in a district.

The license. North Carolina has no separate roofing license. Roofers are licensed through the general contractor board, and a license is required once the job reaches $40,000, which a full metal re-roof on a good-sized house can reach. You can check any roofer in a couple of minutes on the NC Licensing Board for General Contractors search. IKECO lists its number, NC #83336, which is what you’d like to see. Our step-by-step licensing guide shows exactly where to click.

Who does metal on this page

Twenty roofing companies are listed here. Ten of them install metal:

The others mostly do shingle, tile, commercial, or storm work, and several are among the most established roofers in the region. If metal turns out to be the wrong call for your house, they’re where to start.

Distance matters more here than the map suggests. A roofer in Clyde or Canton is close for anyone in Haywood County and a real drive for someone in Weaverville, and it’s the crew’s drive time that affects when they can come back for a warranty call.

The companies on this page

CM Traber Innovative Roofing in Clyde. Metal is their specialty, including standing seam and metal panel, for residential, commercial, and industrial roofs. They also do storm and wind damage repair, attic venting, skylights, and gutters, and offer free inspections. No website, so call.

Shane Willis Construction & Metal Roofs in Canton. They’ve been building in Western North Carolina for more than twenty years and manufacture the metal panels they install. They also build pole barns, garages, decks, and patios. They cover Haywood, Jackson, and Buncombe counties.

Highlander Building Services in Franklin, with a second showroom in Sylva. They do roof repair and replacement, metal roofing, gutters, and skylights, plus additions and renovations. They’ve been in business since 2017 and work from written scopes.

Dragon Roofing in Hendersonville. Family-owned, with more than ten years in business. They install metal, shingle, flat, slate, and shake, and do storm damage and insurance claim work. They run 24/7 emergency service including tarping, and cover Hendersonville up through Asheville, Weaverville, and Black Mountain.

IKECO Roofing and Exteriors in Hendersonville. GAF Master Elite, licensed NC #83336 and SC #122607. Residential metal, shingle, and tile, plus commercial restoration and coatings. They work from Hendersonville through Arden, Asheville, Candler, and Weaverville, and offer 24/7 emergency service.

JLC Service Group in Candler. Roofing and remodeling in one shop, with asphalt and metal on the roofing side and framing and carpentry on the other. That helps when a tear-off turns up rotten decking. Weekdays only, and no website.

Quantum Roofing in Arden, since 2012. Residential roofing in almost every system, including standing seam metal, synthetic slate, and impact-resistant shingle. HAAG certified inspectors who use the same estimating software adjusters do, which helps when an insurance claim comes down to line items.

Baker Home Exteriors in Mills River. The family business goes back to 1915. They do roofing, gutters, siding, windows, and decks, and are a Ludowici Crown Roofer, a clay tile credential very few contractors in the region hold.

Balken Roofing in Swannanoa, family-owned since 1995. GAF Master Elite, a VELUX 5-Star skylight installer, and members of NRCA. Residential and commercial. They cover Waynesville, Hendersonville, and Brevard.

Burish Builders West on Hendersonville Road in Asheville. GAF Master Elite and FORTIFIED Roof certified, which is the IBHS standard built around wind and water. That’s worth asking about on an exposed site. They do emergency and insurance restoration work.

DLV Roofing Systems in Mills River, founded in 1999 by a third-generation roofer. A CertainTeed Premier Installer and GAF certified. Residential and commercial roofing, plus siding, windows, and skylights.

Green Roofing in Canton, run by Kenneth Green for more than thirty years. Reroofs, new roofs, repairs, seamless gutters, and skylights. They answer the phone seven days a week, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Jay’s Roofing in Black Mountain, owned by Jay Gregory since 1993. Replacements, new construction, and storm and hail assessment with insurance help. Members of the Builders Association of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Haywood Construction in Clyde. A general contractor and home builder with its own roofing crew, which keeps a renovation that runs onto the roof under one contractor.

WNC Roofing in Fletcher. Commercial and industrial only, focused on low-slope roofs, coatings, and metal wall panels. If you’re roofing a business rather than a house, start here.

Elite Roof and Solar on Haywood Road in West Asheville. A veteran-owned Carolinas company founded in 2012, headquartered in Davidson, with an Asheville office that covers Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, and Madison counties. Shingle and metal, and solar shingles built into the roof itself. GAF Master Elite, NC license #86649.

Living Roofs, Inc. downtown on O’Henry Avenue. Green roofs and rooftop landscapes since 2006, with more than 250 projects across 11 states. It’s a specialized trade, not a shingle or metal crew: they design, plant, and maintain the living layer on top of the roof.

John McClung Roofing on Starnes Cove Road in West Asheville. Shingle, metal, flat, and rubber membrane, residential and commercial, across Buncombe, Henderson, and Haywood. Free estimates, no deposit on most shingle roofs, and a lifetime workmanship warranty.

King’s Haywood Construction in Asheville, family-owned since 2002. Shingle, metal, shake, slate, and rubber, plus gutters and remodeling. Their service area runs west to Waynesville, Sylva, Bryson City, Cashiers, and Highlands.

Southern Classic Roofing on Colby Drive in Weaverville. Family-owned, more than twenty years in the trade, and focused on asphalt shingle installation, replacement, and repair. Call for an estimate.

If one of these is your company and something here is out of date, claim the listing and we’ll fix it.

How companies get listed here

Every business on this page is independent and based in Western North Carolina. We generally leave out national franchises and storm-chasing crews that show up after hail and leave before the warranty matters.

Listings are free. Businesses can claim a listing to keep their details current, and a few pay for a featured slot, which moves them up the page and is labeled wherever it appears. Nothing else about the order is for sale. We don’t sell your contact information or charge these companies per lead.

When you’re ready, call two of the metal installers above and ask them the same three questions: which system, what gauge, and who’s pulling the permit. Their answers will tell you most of what you need to know. If the job turns up gutter work, the gutters page covers that. If you’re pricing panels for an outbuilding yourself, start with building material suppliers.

Frequently asked questions

• Who installs metal roofs in Asheville?

  Ten of the roofers on this page install metal. CM Traber Innovative Roofing in Clyde and Shane Willis Construction in Canton are the two that treat metal as the main part of the business, and Shane Willis also makes its own panels. The others offer it alongside shingle and other systems: Highlander Building Services in Franklin, Dragon Roofing and IKECO Roofing in Hendersonville, JLC Service Group in Candler, Quantum Roofing in Arden, and John McClung Roofing, King's Haywood Construction, and Elite Roof and Solar in Asheville.

• Is a metal roof worth it on a house in Asheville?

  It usually is if you plan to stay in the house a long time, the roof is steep, or the house sits high enough to see real snow. Metal sheds snow and heavy rain well and outlasts shingles by a wide margin, so the higher up-front price gets spread over more years. It's a harder case if you expect to sell in a few years, since you pay for a lifespan you won't use. Get a shingle quote and a metal quote from the same roofer and compare the two honestly.

• What is the difference between standing seam and exposed fastener metal roofing?

  On a standing seam roof, the panels lock together at raised seams and are held down by hidden clips, so no screw goes through the part of the panel that sheds water. On an exposed fastener roof, the panels are screwed straight through the face, and every screw has a rubber washer keeping water out. Exposed fastener costs less and is common on barns and outbuildings. Standing seam costs more and is the usual choice for a house you plan to keep, because it has far fewer holes to maintain.

• Are metal roofs loud when it rains?

  Not on a house built the usual way. The loud metal roof people remember is usually on a barn or porch where the panels sit on open framing with nothing under them. On a house, the metal goes over solid decking, underlayment, and an insulated attic, and most homeowners find rain sounds about the same as it did on shingles.

• Do metal roofs need snow guards in Asheville?

  Often, yes, above doors, walkways, decks, driveways, and lower roofs. Snow slides off metal in sheets instead of melting in place, and a sheet of wet snow falling off a steep roof is heavy enough to damage whatever it lands on. Where the guards go depends on the pitch and what's underneath, so ask the roofer to mark them on the plan. A quote that doesn't mention snow guards on a steep house in the mountains is missing something.

• Do I need a permit for a metal roof in Buncombe County?

  Assume yes, and ask the roofer who is pulling it. North Carolina's $40,000 no-permit rule for home projects specifically excludes roofing work, so the size of the job doesn't settle it. If the house is in a City of Asheville local historic district such as Montford, changing the roof material also needs review by the Historic Resources Commission, whether or not a building permit applies.

• Can I buy metal roofing panels directly in the Asheville area?

  Yes. Go-Metal in Canton manufactures panels and sells them factory direct, cut to your lengths, along with trim and accessories. They don't install, so it's a stop for contractors and homeowners doing their own outbuilding or shed, not a way to hire a crew. If you want the panel and the installation from one shop, Shane Willis Construction in Canton does both.