Zinc Roof Price Malaysia
Sheet & Installed Cost (2026)

What people mean by a “zinc” roof

In Malaysia “zink” is the everyday word for any thin steel roof sheet, whether it is the old galvanised corrugated sheet on a kampung house, the trapezoidal IBR sheet on a back-kitchen extension, or a colour-coated longspan over a car porch. The word hides real differences in steel thickness, coating and profile, and those differences are what you are paying for. Our metal roof sheet specification guide explains how to read a sheet's thickness (BMT and TCT), coating and profile. This page is about the price.

Material price: per sq ft, not per sheet

Suppliers sell sheets by length, but the honest way to compare prices is per square foot of roof covered, because sheets come in different cover widths and any length can be cut. ClickBina's roof rust guide and re-roofing guide use the same material bands:

Use these as per-area rates, then add the extras listed further down. A quote that gives only a price per sheet cannot be compared with one that gives a price per square foot until you know each sheet's cover width and length.

How a single sheet is priced

A sheet's price is its cover area multiplied by the material rate for that thickness and coating. The cover width is the part that remains visible once the sheet overlaps its neighbour, not the full rolled width. As an example of a published figure, one Malaysian maker lists its AP RIB trapezoidal sheet at an effective cover of 762 mm, which our specification guide quotes. So when you ask a hardware shop for “harga zink” by length, also ask:

• Which profile and cover width? Corrugated and trapezoidal sheets cover different widths.
• Which thickness, stated as BMT? A thinner sheet is cheaper, dents more easily and drums louder in rain.
• Which coating? Plain galvanised, zinc-aluminium, or colour-coated on top of either.
• Cut to length or stock length? Longspan is usually rolled to the exact length of the roof run, which avoids end laps.

Two sheets of the same length from different shops can differ in all four, which is why a cheaper sheet is not always the cheaper roof.

Installed cost by job

The installed price adds labour, fixings, flashings, ridge caps, gutters and access to the sheet. Here is how ClickBina's published figures line up for the common zinc jobs (indicative 2026, Klang Valley):

Corrugated zinc is the cheapest roof per square foot on these lists, which is why it still covers so many drying yards, sheds and rear service areas. For a cover over the yard or porch, compare it against polycarbonate in our polycarbonate roofing guide before deciding: zinc gives full shade, polycarbonate lets light through.

What gets added on top of the sheet

The per-square-foot rate covers sheet and labour. These items are priced separately on most quotes, and they are where two quotes for the same roof drift apart:

Flashings at walls, foil or insulation under the sheet, and any purlin changes are also separate lines. Ask for each to be named so you can see what a lower quote has left out.

Repair or replace an old zinc roof?

Most old zinc roofs leak at the screws, laps and flashings long before the sheet itself wears through. Our roof rust guide grades rust from surface freckling to perforation, and the price follows the grade:

• Rust around the screws only: re-screw the roof with new screws and washers, RM500 – RM1,500.
• Surface rust, sheets still solid: a rust-seal coating system at RM5 – RM12 per sq ft buys time.
• A few sheets with holes: sheet replacement, RM800 – RM3,000 by number of sheets and access.
• Holes across the roof, or rotten purlins: a full re-roof; a like-for-like terrace re-roof runs RM10,500 – RM27,000.

The same guide notes that corrugated zinc and IBR sheet are generally expected to last 15 to 20 years in Malaysia, and metal deck or longspan 20 to 30, with coastal and industrial areas shortening both.

Why the cheapest zinc can cost more

• Thin sheet. It dents when someone walks on it to service an aircon or clear a gutter, and the dents hold water.
• Swarf left on the roof. Drilling filings rust on the sheet within weeks and start the coating failing early.
• Wrong screws and washers. Washers that crack in the sun let water into every screw hole.
• Too flat a pitch for the profile. Water backs up over the laps in heavy rain.
• No insulation. A bare zinc sheet makes the room below hot and loud.

Heat and rain noise

A bare zinc sheet heats quickly in the afternoon sun and is the loudest roof in a storm. Foil or sarking under the sheet, insulation above the ceiling, or an insulated sandwich sheet all help; the noisy metal roof guide compares the fixes for porches and awnings, and our roof insulation guide covers whole roofs. If the roof also drips on cool mornings, that is condensation rather than a leak.

What a zinc roof quotation should list

1. The sheet maker, product name and profile.
2. Thickness as BMT, the coating, and the colour if colour-coated.
3. The area in square feet or the number and length of sheets, so you can work out the per-sq-ft rate.
4. Screw type and washers, flashings, ridge caps and end caps.
5. Foil, sarking or insulation, if included.
6. Removal and disposal of the old roof, scaffolding and any purlin work.
7. Gutters and downpipes: replaced, reused or excluded.

If the old roof sheets look like grey cement rather than metal, stop: they may be fibre-cement, and older ones can contain asbestos. Our asbestos roof guide explains what to do before anyone cuts or removes them.

How ClickBina can help

WhatsApp us your job details for a quote: your area, whether it is a whole roof, an extension, a porch or a drying-yard cover, the rough size, and what is there now. ClickBina is an experienced KL & Selangor contractor that handles whole-house refurbishment and trade coordination, so the roof can be planned together with the gutters, ceiling and insulation. We reply within the hour, and the price agreed is a flat price with no hidden charges.

Sources & methodology

• ClickBina roof rust guide — sheet material and labour rates per sq ft, rust repair prices, ridge and box gutter replacement, sheet lifespans.
• ClickBina re-roofing cost guide — whole re-roof prices by material, removal and scaffolding.
• ClickBina awning cost guide — corrugated zinc awning rates and the zinc worked example.
• ClickBina metal roof sheet specification guide — profiles, thickness, coatings and the 762 mm cover example.

How we estimated prices: every RM figure on this page is quoted unchanged from the ClickBina guides named above; they are indicative Klang Valley ranges for 2026. Hardware-shop prices for single sheets change with the steel price and are not printed here.