Major wow factor: A beyond-impressive copper roof is named winner of MRA's competition

MRA announces two Best Residential Metal Roofing Project winners for Q-1 2026.

The word “impressive” doesn’t begin to describe one of the winning entries of Metal Roofing Alliance’s (MRA) Best Residential Metal Roofing Project competition for the first quarter of 2026. That’s what the judges had to say about a breathtaking copper roof installation on a home in Possuum Kingdom, Texas, located about two hours outside of Fort Worth.

Originally, the home had a galvalume standing seam roof that had been damaged by hail. When the current homeowner purchased the property, he decided he wanted to replace the roofing system entirely with copper, including the gutters and downspouts on all three structures – the house, guest house and boat garage.

Massive in scale, the homeowner chose Metal Master Roofing to spearhead the project. The company handled all the prep work and partnered with its long-time sub, Copper Masters in Fort Worth, on the installation. M&C Seamless Gutters installed the copper gutters and downspouts.

Facing supply issues that made it difficult to secure enough available copper, it took Metal Master Roofing working with different suppliers over a couple of months to get the material needed for the job. Once the project began, the crew did masterful work removing the galvalume roof, trim and underlayment, replacing all of the rotten decking. The new copper roof was installed with a high temperature ice and watershield underlayment for maximum durability and protection. The 1” double lock panels were mechanically sealed and great care was taken to form and seam the panels, as one improperly seamed panel would have been very costly. The crew also painstakingly soldered the pipe flashing, roof vents, crickets and laps in the valley to prevent possible leaks in the future.

“This is the largest copper roof we’ve installed in the 45 years we’ve been in business,” said Philip Miller, Metal Master Roofing. “The owner of the property loves his new copper roof and Metal Master Roofing is proud to have been chosen for this incredible project.”

MRA awarded Best Residential Metal Roofing Project honors to two top winners for the first quarter of 2026. The other winning entry features a complex and beautiful metal roofing system on a home in Utah, completed by Drexel Metals and installed by VIOTELL Roofing Solutions. See announcement here https://www.metalroofing.com/post/beautifully-complex-stunning-metal-roof-on-utah-home-named-winner-of-mra-s-competition

With this phase of the competition now closed, the search is on for MRA’s Best Residential Metal Roofing project for the second quarter of 2026. Open to U.S. and Canada homeowners, contractors, installers and manufacturers, honors are awarded for project appearance, performance and originality/use of materials. Interested participants can find information about how to enter and competition rules online at https://www.metalroofing.com/mra-contest-form.