A roofing square is 100 square feet of roof. HomeGuide (November 2025) puts a new roof at $300 to $600 per square nationally, including materials and installation, and up to $400 to $900 with old roof removal. Fixr's Florida shingle figure works out to $450 to $1,000 per square. Every Coastline job is quoted after a free inspection.
A per square price is easy to compare and easy to misread. Two roofers can quote the same price per square and mean different jobs. Here is what the published numbers cover, and what to ask before you trust one.
One square covers 100 square feet of roof, so a 2,235 square foot roof is about 22 squares.
Shingles are sold by the square and the bundle, and Fine Homebuilding describes a square the same way: the amount needed to cover 100 square feet of roof. It measures roof surface, not the floor plan, which is why house size alone won't give you the count.
Coastline Roofing works all over Florida (license CCC1331076). Tell us your town and what your roof is doing, and we will tell you what happens next.
Shingles cost least. Tile and standing seam metal can cost several times more.
| Roof type | Fixr, Florida (Jan 2025) | HomeGuide, national (Nov 2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Asphalt shingles | $450 to $1,000 | $300 to $600 |
| Metal | $650 to $1,300 | $500 to $1,600 |
| Concrete tile | $1,250 to $2,300 | $700 to $1,900 |
| Clay tile | $1,250 to $2,750 | $800 to $2,500 |
Fixr's Florida ranges are narrower for metal and run higher at the low end. For the details by material, see shingle, metal and tile costs.
Every dollar figure here comes from a published cost guide, not from us. We quote every job individually, in writing, after a free roof inspection.
Old roof removal is the big one. HomeGuide's $300 to $600 covers materials and installation, while its calculator adds $100 to $300 per square for removal.
| Line | Cost per square |
|---|---|
| Old roof removal | $100 to $300 |
| Roof materials | $100 to $250 |
| Replacement labor | $200 to $350 |
| Total | $400 to $900 |
Ask whether each of these is inside the price per square, or billed on top:
Divide the total by the number of squares on the quote, then compare the same lines across quotes.
If one quote says 22 squares and another says 28 for the same house, ask each roofer how they measured. A low price per square on a high count can cost more than the reverse. Then line up the rest with our guide to comparing two roof quotes.
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Divide the roof's surface area in square feet by 100. HomeGuide's example of a 2,000 square foot one-story home with a 6:12 pitch has a 2,235 square foot roof, or about 22 squares.
Shingles and many other roof materials are sold that way, so it ties the price to the amount of roof. It doesn't capture everything: pitch, tear-off and repairs can change the job on the same number of squares.
No. We quote each roof individually, in writing, after a free inspection, because the lines above change from one roof to the next.
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