Metal Roofing System

Protect your property with a Metal Roofing System, built for lasting strength, modern style, and reliable weather protection. Ideal for homes and commercial buildings, it resists heat, rain, wind and fire while offering energy efficiency, low maintenance, and long-term value.
Markit Roofing
Markit Roofing

Metal Roofing System

At Markit Roofing, we provide strong metal roofing system solutions for residential, commercial, and industrial properties that need lasting protection with a modern appearance. Metal roofing is known for durability, weather resistance, energy efficiency, and low maintenance, making it a practical choice for many building types. Our team focuses on quality panels, accurate fitting, secure fastening, and neat finishing to help your roof perform well for years.

Whether you are replacing an old roof or planning a new installation, Markit Roofing delivers dependable workmanship and guidance. We aim to protect your property with a roofing system that confidently withstands heat, rain, wind, and changing weather conditions.

What is a Metal Roofing System?

A metal roofing system uses metal panels, shingles, or tiles to cover and protect a building from the weather. It can be made from steel, aluminum, copper, zinc, or coated metal sheets. The system is designed to shed water, withstand impact, and handle temperature changes, providing a strong, attractive, and long-lasting finish for different property types today.
Metal roofing is valued for its combination of strength and design flexibility. Some systems create a sleek, modern look, while others copy the appearance of traditional shingles, tiles, or shakes. When installed with proper underlayment, fasteners, flashing, and ventilation, the roof can reduce leak risks, support energy savings, and perform well in heavy weather for many years with minimal maintenance.

Types of Metal Roofing System

Metal roofing systems are available in several types, each suited to different building designs, budgets, and performance needs. Some options use raised seams for hidden fasteners, while others use exposed fasteners or shaped panels for a traditional look. The right choice depends on roof slope, climate, maintenance expectations, appearance, insulation, and long-term value for every project site today overall.
Each metal roofing type provides a different finish and installation style. Standing seam roofs offer clean lines and concealed fasteners, while corrugated panels are practical and cost-friendly. Metal shingles and stone-coated panels give a more decorative appearance. A roofing expert can inspect the structure and recommend the best option for durability, weather resistance, and visual appeal over time, too.

Our Process

Roof Inspection and Planning

Our process starts with a detailed roof inspection to understand the existing structure, slope, decking, flashing, ventilation, drainage, and any damaged areas. We check for leaks, rust, loose materials, weak edges, poor fastening, and signs of moisture under the current roof. This helps us decide whether to repair, replace, or install a new metal roofing system.
 
After inspection, we prepare a clear plan that matches the building style, budget, climate conditions, and long-term performance goals. Careful planning helps avoid surprises and supports a stronger roofing result for lasting roof protection.

Surface Preparation and Installation

Before installation, we prepare the roof surface so the metal panels can fit securely and perform correctly. This may include removing old roofing, repairing damaged decking, adding underlayment, improving ventilation, and checking measurements for accurate panel placement. Once the base is ready, we install the selected metal roofing system with proper fasteners, trims, closures, and flashing details.
 
Special attention is given to valleys, ridges, edges, chimneys, vents, and wall connections. This careful installation helps create a clean, strong, and weather-resistant roof that protects the building for many years, with dependable long-term performance.

Final Inspection and Maintenance Guidance

After installation, we complete a final inspection to confirm that panels, fasteners, seams, flashing, trims, and drainage areas are properly finished. We look for loose edges, open gaps, scratches, weak seals, or any other details that need adjustment before the project is closed. Once everything is checked, we guide the property owner on simple maintenance, cleaning, inspection timing, and warning signs to watch for.
 
Regular care can help protect the coating, prevent minor issues, and extend the life of the metal roofing system through changing seasons and daily weather exposure, with greater confidence and lasting value.

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What can you expect from Markit Roofing?

Market Roofing offers unparalleled experience in the use of Metal Roofing Systems, which install high-quality, high-performance panels that provide superior strength, durability and performance to business premises. Anticipate professional advice, accuracy, and built systems that are resistant to severe weather, fire, and impact and reduce energy expenses with reflective qualities. We focus on effective communication, safety, minimum disturbance, and quality that endures over time with good warranties in design to completion.

Durable

Our metal roofing systems are coated with non-corrosive paint and strong structural systems that last 40-70+ years with little wear under the weather of wind, hail, snow, and UV radiation.

Safe

Class A fire rating, non-combustible and high wind uplift resistance and impact durability, which provides high protection during storms or fire incidents.

Dependable

Supported by years of expertise in installation, the finest materials and warranties, Markit Roofing gives you the consistency of low-maintenance performance you can depend on.

Frequently Asked Questions

With the right installation and maintenance of a metal roof, it can serve 40-70 years with the right material and environment.

Yes, reflective finishes and natural metal characteristics can be used to minimize heat absorption, which leads to lower cooling expenses.

<p>Yes, metal roofs are very strong against wind, hail, snow and fire.</p>

Yes, retrofits are more affordable and easier to perform in case the old roof is stable; it will increase the value of insulation, decrease the amount of tear-off waste, and prolong the overall system life- measured during consultation.

Metal roofs are non-combustible (Class A fire-rated), hail-resistant, and can support winds up to 140 mph, so they are better suited to wildfire-prone regions, high-wind regions, or safety-conscious buildings.

Why Choose Us

“At Markit Roofing, we take quality of any project to the next level. We do not compromise and ensure that we have the best in the industry.’’

Our reputation has been increasing over the years. We became part of a small group of roofing contractors in Alberta Roofing Contractor Association in 2016 and our safety record is represented by our Workplace Safety COR designation.

Our highly trained staff will handle any project that you require with professionalism, the safety you require and the quality you desire.

Markit Roofing currently employs more than 250 competent employees and we are big enough to undertake large commercial jobs in Calgary and Edmonton, but at the same time we retain the personal touch which makes us different.

The list of reasons why Markit Roofing is still preferred by businesses in their projects related to roofing and building envelope is endless.

From Planning to Perfection – We’ve Got Your Roof Covered

We will support you in the installation and maintenance of the appropriate roofing solution to your building and your budget.

You can expect:

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