Steel costs spiked upward like a bandit last year, then dropped like a rock beginning in September/October '08. Earlier this year, prices were dead-flat at the bottom. This past spring would have been the ideal time to buy. Right now, pricing is moving back up at a pretty good pace. It is very difficult to see what's gonna happen in the future due to the whacky economy (and the whackier steel mills, who operate like an iron based OPEC). The point tho, is that it appears that if you are going to make a metal roof purchase within the next 6 months or so, do it sooner than later.
