Roofing Industry
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ZR9B
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I had a quote for a metal roof 24x32 4 12 pitch no valleys for my cabin...$6800 for a standing seem top of the line..between 6 and 7 g for the cheep metal roof. I went to the amish and bought all the materials everything with some tools...$1900. Talk about a mark up for 1 days work and 3 guys. As of now all materials are in a pole barn waiting on spring.
Quit your bellyaching' $75,000 for our project. It did include some extras. It took a crew of 6 3+ weeks to complete.
We recycled/repurposed 40,000# of the 99 year old original clay tile. It was crated and transported to Chicago.
Here's a video the roofing contractors did of my project.
We recycled/repurposed 40,000# of the 99 year old original clay tile. It was crated and transported to Chicago.
Here's a video the roofing contractors did of my project.
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All building materials are way up. I just helped my buddy build a 24X16 addition. One 2X12X16' was $48.00, he's just lucky I'm his buddy and worked for free! 440'
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Mine was $26,000 in 1995... and my plan was it's to cover my lifetime! Need to get up there in the man lift and give it a good wash, and hope that's it. No leaks!
Materials are "through the roof" these days. Even a 2 x 4 is 3.5 times the price it was in January..
Materials are "through the roof" these days. Even a 2 x 4 is 3.5 times the price it was in January..
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Materials prices are radicles if you can find them. That is a big if on some items.
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Metal roofs are way better than shingle in my opinion. It does not take much hail to destroy shingle and vinyl siding!! It is amazing ow last fall we could NOT give away 3 log pine saw logs. Traded it off for some clearing. Price of steel is up also but nothing like lumber.
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O.K., ATTENTION EVERYONE!
I had a new roof put on my home early this summer by a local contractor who I found on a directory
by a company in Minneapolis named Storm Roofing. He has a YouTube channel called "Roofing Insights".
His name is Dimitry Lipinsky and if you watch some of his video productions you'll want to go out and
start your own business! This guy has a directory that he has compiled, and it's growing day by day.
I watched his videos on Owens Corning Tru Definition Duration shingles, and that's what I had put on.
Went through his directory and picked a contractor that was close to me and pulled the trigger. Price was
fair, and quality was top notch! No "bums" allowed in his directory. I'm sure his directory can help some
of you out. I do alot of research before I do anything, and believe me, I was impressed.
I had a new roof put on my home early this summer by a local contractor who I found on a directory
by a company in Minneapolis named Storm Roofing. He has a YouTube channel called "Roofing Insights".
His name is Dimitry Lipinsky and if you watch some of his video productions you'll want to go out and
start your own business! This guy has a directory that he has compiled, and it's growing day by day.
I watched his videos on Owens Corning Tru Definition Duration shingles, and that's what I had put on.
Went through his directory and picked a contractor that was close to me and pulled the trigger. Price was
fair, and quality was top notch! No "bums" allowed in his directory. I'm sure his directory can help some
of you out. I do alot of research before I do anything, and believe me, I was impressed.
Amish have good and bad reputations.
I had an estimate from a Mexican crew at $9k Same job by an Amish crew $12,600.
He had a charge for a dumpster a roof buggy and a fee to get rid of the old shingles.
I told him I'll get rid of the shingles, he said same price no matter.
Never did get it done probably $20K now.
I had an estimate from a Mexican crew at $9k Same job by an Amish crew $12,600.
He had a charge for a dumpster a roof buggy and a fee to get rid of the old shingles.
I told him I'll get rid of the shingles, he said same price no matter.
Never did get it done probably $20K now.
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Don't take the cheapest quote, all it takes is for one idiot to fall off the roof and you'll be toast!
68GTX4SPEED
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At 36 seconds where are all leafs and dirt supposed to get away from the roof?
That's just one of the dormer valleys
r4sedan
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I had my last house, I just sold done two years ago. About 1800 square ft. 2 car garage. plus 2 sky lights almost 9K.
Would not use shingles ever again, you know those 20 year shingles, that around ten years of service are starting to cup. Did the farm house in tin a couple of years ago, the price, a dollar a foot, the best part, won't have to do that, ever again.. Tin over shingles, my opinion....
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I was told by the contractor who installed 50 yr shingles on my house that roofing companies typically price a job by adding a 2 zeros to the number of shingle bundles. Mine needed 68 bundles so price was $6800. This included removal and disposal of old shingles, install, roof wrap, drip edge, new vents, valley flashing, ect. If plywood is needed that's extra.
Is that Certainteed Matterhorn? Looks very nice!
It's been just over 2 years now since our roof was repaired. Concrete tiles, traditional in this neck of the woods. The tile on our roof is a two-year only style (like a B-Body car), so it took a few months for the replacements to be sourced. Once the guys started, it only took around 3 weeks. All broken tiles were replaced, all mortar joints removed and re-applied (including ridges and hips) and then the entire roof was treated for moss & mould, then pressure washed and eventually re-coated - a better colour.
Originally a Spanish Orange, now we have a much nice "Grey Friars". We still get good comments about how much nicer it looks. At the time the cost seemed steep, but unless you're prepared to get off your butt and help, or DIY, it's a case of suck it up and pay the man.
I also had to replace the lower cedar boards and replace all the lead flashings - as they had shrunk and torn over the years due to poor installation when the house was built in 1983. The trend then was to only have a 2" upturn on the edges, and run in one piece. Now the code calls for minimum of 5" upturn and maximum of 6' in a run (converted roughly from metric)
The results are really noticeable. I waited for about 6 months after the worst part was repaired before lining the ceiling downstairs....just checking for any sign of leaks during our winter.
For the cost of around $14,000 here, I am more than happy with the job, as I no longer have any issues with the roof holding out the rain.
BEFORE:
Removed old wood burning fireplace....
DURING:
The Scaffold crew were a bit rough in places....
By supplying the lead flashing myself, I saved around $1,000 off the cost. Luckily at the time, I was repairing a machine at the factory where the stuff is made.
I still have those lovely "Chocolate Brown" fascia boards to re-paint in Grey Friars & gutters to replace down below. Lockdown saw me working at my parents house, and then the weather turned to poop after I had finished their place.
Concrete tiles are great for sound deadening in the rain and hail....steel long-run and steel tiles not so much. Depends on the framing construction also. Changing out a concrete tile roof to lighter weight steel or fake slates here means extra tie-down fixings required on the trusses etc, due to the added potential for roof-lift during high winds. Well, that's what the Council people say at least.
Originally a Spanish Orange, now we have a much nice "Grey Friars". We still get good comments about how much nicer it looks. At the time the cost seemed steep, but unless you're prepared to get off your butt and help, or DIY, it's a case of suck it up and pay the man.
I also had to replace the lower cedar boards and replace all the lead flashings - as they had shrunk and torn over the years due to poor installation when the house was built in 1983. The trend then was to only have a 2" upturn on the edges, and run in one piece. Now the code calls for minimum of 5" upturn and maximum of 6' in a run (converted roughly from metric)
The results are really noticeable. I waited for about 6 months after the worst part was repaired before lining the ceiling downstairs....just checking for any sign of leaks during our winter.For the cost of around $14,000 here, I am more than happy with the job, as I no longer have any issues with the roof holding out the rain.
BEFORE:
Removed old wood burning fireplace....
DURING:
The Scaffold crew were a bit rough in places....
By supplying the lead flashing myself, I saved around $1,000 off the cost. Luckily at the time, I was repairing a machine at the factory where the stuff is made.
I still have those lovely "Chocolate Brown" fascia boards to re-paint in Grey Friars & gutters to replace down below. Lockdown saw me working at my parents house, and then the weather turned to poop after I had finished their place.
Concrete tiles are great for sound deadening in the rain and hail....steel long-run and steel tiles not so much. Depends on the framing construction also. Changing out a concrete tile roof to lighter weight steel or fake slates here means extra tie-down fixings required on the trusses etc, due to the added potential for roof-lift during high winds. Well, that's what the Council people say at least.
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WoW! That roof has to weigh eight tons! A metal roof wouldn't be cheaper/better for the climate?
Nice pattern though.
Nice pattern though.
Not sure how much it weighs....but it is very stable...and is quite normal in this country.
I guess the truss network is different from your construction methods. The downfall of the concrete roof is the ingress of moisture and blistering heat. The reason we had the work done was to repair the broken tiles, and prevent further damage. When the coating/glazing is worn away after many years of weathering, the concrete is exposed, and takes on water/moisture. That makes the roof heavier and more prone to cracking if the roof freezes during winter...or blowing apart in the summer heat (a bit dramatic) ...so by re-sealing the concrete, the moisture is blocked. Most people don't consider that, and sadly that leads to entire roof replacement eventually.
Not sure how much it weighs....but it is very stable...and is quite normal in this country.
I guess the truss network is different from your construction methods. The downfall of the concrete roof is the ingress of moisture and blistering heat. The reason we had the work done was to repair the broken tiles, and prevent further damage. When the coating/glazing is worn away after many years of weathering, the concrete is exposed, and takes on water/moisture. That makes the roof heavier and more prone to cracking if the roof freezes during winter...or blowing apart in the summer heat (a bit dramatic) ...so by re-sealing the concrete, the moisture is blocked. Most people don't consider that, and sadly that leads to entire roof replacement eventually.
My clay tile weighed 40,000# The semi driver that hauled them away was worried about being overweight.
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