Florida · Copper roofing
Copper roofing in Florida, without the sales pitch
Copper earns its place on a feature such as a bay, a turret or an entry. Across a whole roof, interlocking aluminum in a copper-tone finish usually makes more sense: lighter, no patina runoff onto your siding, and a lower price. Solid copper is offered in Florida through Metal Roofing Florida.
Reviewed by Scott Plumptree, Director of Marketing, The Interlock Group · Updated October 7, 2026
Copper
Changes color over time
Brown, then green, on a timetable no one can promise.
Runoff
Can stain what sits below
Siding, trim, stone and some gutter metals.
The alternative
Copper-tone aluminum
Copper Penny Alunar® finish: no patina, no runoff.
Is solid copper offered in Florida?
Yes. Solid copper is part of the manufacturer's Interlock® range and is offered in Florida through Metal Roofing Florida, alongside the aluminum Slate, Cedar Shingle and Shake profiles. Solid copper is not one of the panels listed in Florida Product Approval NEMO P.E. Evaluated FL7263-R7, so before you sign, the assigned installer confirms with your building department how a copper roof or accent will be approved.
What does patina do, and when?
Copper turns from bright metal to brown and, with time, to green, and nobody can put a date on it. Patina is a weathering reaction that runs on moisture and exposure.
Florida's humidity, summer rain and salt air near both coasts keep copper wet for much of the year, so near the water expect the color to move faster than on an inland house, and a shaded plane differently from a sunny one.
If you want the aged green, only copper gives it to you, on its own timetable. If what you want is the warm metallic tone of the first year held for decades, a copper-tone finish on aluminum is the material for that job.
Does copper stain what sits below it?
It can. As copper weathers, rain carries dissolved copper salts off the roof and onto whatever is below: siding, trim, stonework, gutters and decks. The blue-green streaking under old copper work is chemistry, not neglect. Where the roof drains over a lot of visible wall, plan for it.
Copper runoff also matters to the metals downstream. Galvalume steel, for example, should not take run-off from copper, according to its producer, so gutters and flashings below a copper roof have to be chosen with that in mind.
Where does copper earn its place, and where does aluminum?
Copper is at its strongest on a defined feature: a bay window, a turret, an entry canopy, a small steep plane at the front of a house designed around it. Small area, high visibility, and a homeowner who wants the material to change.
Across a whole roof, interlocking aluminum is usually the easier case: it weighs about 0.41 to 0.58 lb per square foot installed depending on profile, it cannot rust in salt air, it locks on all four sides with concealed fasteners, with wind resistance warranted to 120 mph when installed to manufacturer specification, and it carries the Guardian Lifetime Limited Material Warranty. The manufacturer's Alunar® range includes Copper Penny, a copper-tone finish on aluminum with no patina chemistry, so nothing washes off onto your siding.
Hold the samples against the house in daylight before you decide. The certified installer assigned to your project brings them to the visit.
Questions, answered
Can I get a copper roof in Florida through Metal Roofing Florida?
Yes. Solid copper is offered alongside the aluminum profiles. Solid copper is not one of the panels listed in Florida Product Approval NEMO P.E. Evaluated FL7263-R7, so before you sign, the assigned installer confirms with your building department how a copper roof or accent will be approved.
How much does a copper roof cost?
More than any of the aluminum profiles, and the metal is a traded commodity whose price moves. This site publishes no roof prices; the installer assigned to your project measures the roof and puts the price in a written proposal.
Is a copper roof worth it?
On a feature, such as a bay window, a turret or an entry canopy, copper earns its place. Across a whole roof it is a harder case: interlocking aluminum cannot rust, weighs very little and comes in a copper-tone finish, at a lower price.
Is copper approved under the Florida product approval?
Solid copper is not one of the panels listed in NEMO P.E. Evaluated FL7263-R7, which covers the aluminum and steel Shingle/Slate, Diamond, Shake and Hidden Fastener Tile panels. The assigned installer confirms with your building department how a copper roof or accent will be approved before you sign.
Does copper stain what sits below it?
It can. As copper weathers, rain carries dissolved copper salts onto whatever is below: siding, trim, stonework, gutters and decks. Where the roof drains over a lot of visible wall, plan for it.
What should I look at instead of copper?
Interlocking aluminum in a copper-tone Alunar® finish such as Copper Penny. It locks on all four sides with concealed fasteners, carries the Guardian Lifetime Limited Material Warranty and a 30-year Alunar® coating warranty, and its finish has no patina chemistry, so nothing washes off onto your siding.
Sources
- Interlock Roofing: solid copper roofing (manufacturer)
- Interlock Roofing: Slate profile and Alunar® colors, including Copper Penny (manufacturer)
- ArcelorMittal Dofasco: Galvalume™ steel sheet, product information (contact with copper run-off)
- Guardian Lifetime Limited Material Warranty (full document, PDF)
- Florida Product Approval NEMO P.E. Evaluated FL7263-R7, P.E. evaluation report, 8th Edition (2023) Florida Building Code, non-HVHZ (PDF)
Product specifications are the manufacturer's (Interlock Roofing). Laws, codes and statistics are as published by the source cited. Reviewed by Scott Plumptree, October 7, 2026.
Get the copper look quoted.
Metal Roofing Florida supplies the roof and assigns a certified Interlock installer for your part of Florida, who visits, measures and gives you a written proposal under their own Florida license. Miami-Dade and Broward counties are not served.
