topic Re: Roof in Home

Roof

ScrapHappy — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 15:55:11 GMT

Had a technician come out to inspect roof. We've seen 2 shingles popped up. He found 2 other small areas, nothing real bad. It will cost $644. This is the third time I've used this company, he's local and lives in my neighborhood. First time was $150, second time $350. All the same size project. Asked about his best guess for a new roof and he said $25k-$30k. We asked last year and the guy said $15k. The technician today said there is already roofing supply problems. Not sure if that's true or not. Only bright side is that he said we have another 3-5 years until we probably need to replace. We were going to do it this year but now may wait another year.

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SaveTheTurtles — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:06:59 GMT

Next year when you ask him he will say $35-$40K. It's only going to get more expensive....

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SilleeMee — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:21:09 GMT

That seems like a lot for a new roof. Is there something special about the roofing materials that makes it so expensive?

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ScrapHappy — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:42:12 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
That seems like a lot for a new roof. Is there something special about the roofing materials that makes it so expensive?

We do have a lot of pitch to our roof. The tech already said their is a supply issue with the roof we have now and they're experiencing supply issues in other areas too.

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Nightowlz — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:54:28 GMT

I would get a few more quotes. Unless your house is 4000 sq ft + I would not pay $25-$30k.

There was a shortage due to covid just like most things. It is getting better so don't let your roofer tell you there's a shortage.

We had hail here so the roofers are busy. Still waiting for our Insurance Adjuster to come by. He had to cancel on us due to rain. Supposed to be here Thurs.

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We rescue cats — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:56:17 GMT

We had to do ours last year, it was $25,000 and I almost fainted at the quote! But they stripped it down to the plywood and found issues, removed the damaged wood and replaced it. The entire roof was done, that encompassed 5 roofs and the house is 35 years old so I guess it wasn't all that bad. We considered doing a metal roof but they do not remove the damaged areas just put the metal roof over the existing roof, so we didn't consider it. I think they were 30 year shingles. It took them 3 days and I did not even find a nail anywhere when they finished up and left.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:59:12 GMT

@ScrapHappy. Get several estimates.

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Meowingkitty — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 18:50:44 GMT

Get more quotes. We had ours done 2 years ago for a 2 story 2100 sq ft house and it was $12,000. Our neighbors had theirs done last week and it was in the same neighborhood. Took the old shingles off, laid new under layment. Done in 2 days.

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LindaSCarolina — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 19:00:06 GMT

Had ours done last week as well as two outbuildings and a separate covered patio. The pitch on our home roof is quite steep which does affect the price according to our roofer and insurance adjuster. Total cost was $33,000.

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Alsace Gal — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:47:02 GMT

Last September I had a new roof installed. My homeowners insurance would not renew my policy. The roof was 20 years old and in good shape, no leaks or missing shingles. When it was first installed 20 years ago, it was guaranteed for 20 years.

I called several roof contractors for quotes and each one came out to inspect. It was in excellent shape.

I decided to go with the one who was more expensive, but also was local and in business here for 40 years.

The quote was for under 13k.

When the crew started tearing down it was found there was no plywood, none. Our county inspector came out twice and rejected, unless I had the plywood.

The final bill was just under 16k. Of course there was other things which needed to be taken care of.

Plywood is very expensive!
I was given videos of the roof replacement in real time.

Labor isn't cheap.

The old roof had slats, no plywood.

My house is 1350 square ft and 60 years old.

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haddon9 — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 22:46:01 GMT

My house is 2500 sq ft and we had a roof put on ten years ago. At the time a lot of the neighbors were doing theirs too. It cost $9,000. so I am assuming it would be around 12-15K today.

My neighbor got an eastimate for new siding and it was around 40K. I thought that was ridiculous!

My next outdoor project will be to replace the driveway. It's macadam and has some cracks in it. Our next door neighbors had theirs done 5 years ago and it was $3,000. I have a feeling that it will be closer to $4,000 when we do it this fall.

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ScrapHappy — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 05:35:02 GMT

@haddon9 wrote:
My house is 2500 sq ft and we had a roof put on ten years ago. At the time a lot of the neighbors were doing theirs too. It cost $9,000. so I am assuming it would be around 12-15K today.

My neighbor got an eastimate for new siding and it was around 40K. I thought that was ridiculous!

My next outdoor project will be to replace the driveway. It's macadam and has some cracks in it. Our next door neighbors had theirs done 5 years ago and it was $3,000. I have a feeling that it will be closer to $4,000 when we do it this fall.

We did our driveways 3 years ago. We have 2 driveways which are large and a walk way. It cost $24k.

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gardenman — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:45:39 GMT

There are a lot of variables even for the same size house when it comes to the roof. Penetrations through the roof (vent pipes, exhaust fans, skylights, dormers, etc) all can add substantially to the cost. The pitch of the roof, the condition of the substrate, the condition of the rafters, can all play a role. Whether ice dams are an issue or not in your locale also matter. And whether they can roof over your existing roof or need to strip it matters. Dumpster rentals and dumping fees are often exorbitant. No contractor wants to lose money on a job so you typically get a worst-case estimate. And the roofing material matters. A clay tile roof may last nearly forever, but that's also about how long you'll be paying it off. Shingles are typically the least expensive option, but there are plain shingles, architectural shingles, and all kinds of grades of shingles. Pricing a roofing job is an art.

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CelticCrafter — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:21:27 GMT

@gardenman wrote:
There are a lot of variables even for the same size house when it comes to the roof. Penetrations through the roof (vent pipes, exhaust fans, skylights, dormers, etc) all can add substantially to the cost. The pitch of the roof, the condition of the substrate, the condition of the rafters, can all play a role. Whether ice dams are an issue or not in your locale also matter. And whether they can roof over your existing roof or need to strip it matters. Dumpster rentals and dumping fees are often exorbitant. No contractor wants to lose money on a job so you typically get a worst-case estimate. And the roofing material matters. A clay tile roof may last nearly forever, but that's also about how long you'll be paying it off. Shingles are typically the least expensive option, but there are plain shingles, architectural shingles, and all kinds of grades of shingles. Pricing a roofing job is an art.

@gardenman Where I live, they don't even bother with dumpsters anymore for any kind of work. Throw it on the front lawn, at the end of the day bag it up into black contractors bags and throw it into the back of the work vans.

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Twins Mom — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 03:00:25 GMT

@Alsace Gal

I have never heard of being provided a video of construction work. That's probably a really good idea. The crews around here get going in early morning and finish in day. Communicating with them is not easy. Promises are easy for contractor to give but consumer has to trust all is being done correctly. Even established companies not providing the quality that one expects, unfortunately.

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gardenman — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:33:56 GMT

@CelticCrafter wrote:
@gardenman wrote:
There are a lot of variables even for the same size house when it comes to the roof. Penetrations through the roof (vent pipes, exhaust fans, skylights, dormers, etc) all can add substantially to the cost. The pitch of the roof, the condition of the substrate, the condition of the rafters, can all play a role. Whether ice dams are an issue or not in your locale also matter. And whether they can roof over your existing roof or need to strip it matters. Dumpster rentals and dumping fees are often exorbitant. No contractor wants to lose money on a job so you typically get a worst-case estimate. And the roofing material matters. A clay tile roof may last nearly forever, but that's also about how long you'll be paying it off. Shingles are typically the least expensive option, but there are plain shingles, architectural shingles, and all kinds of grades of shingles. Pricing a roofing job is an art.
@gardenman Where I live, they don't even bother with dumpsters anymore for any kind of work. Throw it on the front lawn, at the end of the day bag it up into black contractors bags and throw it into the back of the work vans.

That's smart. When we had the roof redone about thirty years ago, the dumpster rental was about $1,500 here in NJ without the dumping fee added on. Just renting the dumpster and having it delivered and picked up afterward was $1,500. Then you had to pay the dumping fee on top of that.

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Lilysmom1 — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 19:26:09 GMT

I had a steel roof put on after Hurricane Dorian in 2021. Did the house and a small detached garage. The house is a large walkout bungalow. ~30,000$.