Roofer

Roofers in the Philippines: pay, licence and what to check

Updated 31 October 2026

Roofing in the Philippines is priced by the roof area: metal sheets cost about ₱420 to ₱470 per square metre, and a 100 m² roof including materials comes to about ₱50,000 to ₱66,500, approximately, according to sellers' websites and cost guides, October 2026. Describe your roof and site in a BlaBlaPrice request, and workers and businesses reply in the chat with their offers.

Licence and contractor rules

Contractors in the Philippines are licensed by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) in categories from E up to AAAA. A new licence needs at least two years of construction experience, shown through your work or a sustaining technical employee. The published new-licence fees run from ₱1,342 for Category E to ₱158,542 for Category AAAA. If you hire a roofing company rather than a single worker, ask for its PCAB licence number and category before work starts.

Safety on site and at height

The DPWH guidelines require construction workers on site to wear basic personal protective equipment, including a reflectorised vest. Workplace safety on construction sites is set under Republic Act No. 11058, so ask the employer what else is provided for work at height, such as harnesses and training. Wet sheets are slippery in the rainy season, so ask whether the crew stops work during storms.

Season and timing

The Philippines has no winter: it is hot all year, with a wet and a dry season. October 2026 is still in the rainy months for much of the country, so roof work is slower, and rain can damage fresh timber and open sheets. Book the job for dry days if you can, and agree a start date with the weather in mind.

Pay and terms to state

Pay is agreed per day, per project or per square metre, and the employment type (regular, contract or project-based) should be stated too. Put the pay in pesos, the roof area in square metres, the roofing material, the property type and the site address in your request. If you need accommodation at the site, say so: some job offers include it and others do not.

Write the job in your own words in the BlaBlaPrice chat and add photos of the roof if you have them. The AI asks for missing facts, such as roof area, material and site address, then looks through sellers' websites and price lists in this country and shows the prices and businesses it found. Sellers registered on BlaBlaPrice reply in the chat with their offer, and your contact details stay hidden until you choose. See construction and finishing works or construction worker for related jobs.