Composite Roofing

Hurricane-Grade Roofing: Best Roofs for High Velocity Wind Zones

Living in the hurricane-prone areas like coastal Florida, Georgia, Carolinas, and Gulf states like Texas and Louisiana, means your roof needs to withstand extreme weather—high winds, heavy rain, and flying debris. Choosing the right hurricane-grade roofing system is critical for safeguarding your home and family during hurricane season.

Let’s explore the most durable roofing systems, focusing on wind resistance, durability, and cost, so you can make an informed decision.

Why Hurricane-Grade Roofing Matters

Hurricanes can produce winds of over 150 mph, which can easily tear off a poorly installed or low-quality roof. A hurricane-resistant roof provides wind resistance, waterproofing, and impact protection, ensuring your home can withstand the elements and minimize damage.

Best Roofing Systems for Hurricane Zones

1. Metal Roofing

Standing seam metal roof on a single-story home

Durability and Longevity: 35+ years
Wind Resistance: Up to 160 mph
Cost: $11.50 – $20.50 per square foot installed

Average Roof Replacement Cost:

Low End

$7,500

Mid-Range

$10,500

High End

$14,500

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Metal roofing is one of the most wind-resistant roofing systems available, with interlocking panels and shingles that offer superior protection against wind uplift. Not only are they lightweight and durable, but they also reflect heat, reducing home energy costs.

Types of Metal Roofing:

  • Standing Seam: Vertical panels interlock to form a strong barrier against wind and water.
  • Stone-Coated Steel Roofing Shingles and Tiles: These mimic the appearance of traditional materials like clay or slate, while offering the durability and wind resistance of steel. The stone coating adds extra protection against corrosion and provides an aesthetic appeal.

Standing Seam Data: According to the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), metal roofing can withstand wind speeds up to 160 mph, making it suitable for areas facing Category 5 hurricanes.

In hurricane-prone regions or areas with severe wind events like tornadoes, standing seam metal roofs can be designed to handle extreme wind speeds, often surpassing 160 mph. Some advanced metal roofing systems are even rated to withstand winds of 180 mph or more, offering top-tier protection.

Stone Coated Steel Data: Thanks to its modular design, batten substructure, and secure fastening patterns, stone-coated steel has proven its resilience in severe wind events, including hurricanes and tropical storms. It comes with warranty coverage for wind speeds up to 120 mph and meets the strictest building codes for high-wind areas, such as Miami-Dade County, Florida, where standards reach up to 180 mph.

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Synthetic Composite Slate & Shake Roofing Costs: Davinci Roofscapes

Slate and clay tiles for roofing have a long history and a beauty that is unique. But they do come at a notoriously high cost. So, asphalt shingles are often used as an alternative, becoming the number one roofing material in North America. However, wouldn’t it be nice if there were another option that had the beauty and durability of slate or even cedar shake, with lesser cost? With synthetic shingles, there is.

Costs and Value

For synthetic composite shingles, shakes, tiles and slates, a fair price range is $8.00 to $15.00 per sq. ft. installed, depending on the roof difficulty, accessibility, and your home’s location. The price will likely be higher in densely populated coastal areas with high costs of doing business including professional labor and contractor’s insurance costs.

With that in mind, the total projected cost of composite roofing installed would be about one third to one half the price of installing natural slate, and roughly twice the cost of installing asphalt shingles.

And it is nearly the same price as installing a cedar shake roof. The difference though is that synthetic roofing materials are lighter and easier to install than other materials, plus they are actually as durable as stone! 😉

New Shingle Roof

$7,500
Average price
New Metal Roof

$14,500
Average price
New Flat Roof

$8,225
Average price

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Did you know? Total Costs Installed are largely determined by the choice of materials, location, shape and slope of the roof, and quality, reputation and experience of the installer.

Durability and longevity provide enormous advantage when it comes to the return on investment (ROI). Did you know? Asphalt shingles and cedar shakes are going to go through a minimum of three life cycles on the same sized roof that a synthetic shingle occupies.

Generally, synthetic shingles will carry a 50 plus year warranty. Yet, this is not the only advantage (see below). We estimate a 70 to 80 percent ROI with synthetic roofing products, which likely holds true, if not better for fake or simulated slate.

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Composite Roof Shingles Cost, Plus Pros & Cons, and Top Options

Composite roof shingles, shakes, and tiles are attractive and affordable alternatives to the real thing. They last longer than genuine cedar shakes, but cost about the same. Composite tiles cost far less than genuine slate tiles and can last 50+ years with proper installation.

Cost

Composite shingle roof cost ranges broadly from $7.50 to $14.50 per square foot installed. The average 80% range of costs for most homes is about $9.50 to $12.50 per square foot installed.

Composite Roof Shingles Cost per Sq.Ft.
Low Cost Average Cost High Cost
$7.50 to $9.50 $9.50 to $12.50 $12.50 to $14.50

* Add $0.80-$1.35/sq.ft. to remove and dispose of old asphalt shingles
* Add $1.00-$2.00/sq.ft. to remove and dispose of concrete, clay, or slate tiles.

Total Project Cost Examples

A typical house is about 2,000 square feet with a 6/12 pitched roof and an attached garage. Taking roof pitch into account, here are the average roofing material requirements for the three most common home types, each with 2,000 square feet of living space plus a garage:

Single-story / ranch with 2-car garage: 3,100 square feet of roof.

Split-level (combination single-story and 2-story) with 2-car garage: 2,495 square feet of roof.

Standard two-story with 2-car garage: 1,880 square feet of roof surface.

Most contractors factor in 5% to 10% for trimming and waste.

Using low, high, and average costs, plus 5% for waste, here’s the pricing table for the three types of homes with 2,000 square feet of living space:

Home Type: Single-story Ranch Split-level 2-story Standard 2-story
Roof surface: 3,100 sq. ft. 2,495 sq. ft. 1,880 sq. ft.
Low cost range: $23,250 to $29,450 $18,712 to $23,702 $14,100 to $17,860
High cost range: $38,750 to $44,950 $31,188 to $36,177 $23,500 to $27,260
Average Cost: $34,100 $27,445 $20,680
New Shingle Roof

$7,500
Average price
New Metal Roof

$14,500
Average price
New Flat Roof

$8,225
Average price

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