tuffenuff2
Active Member
Lost some shingles over this winter with the storms. Currently have a tarp covering exposed wood. Need a new roof. How much should we expect it to cost? Any company recommendations?
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Stay away from Roofing by George
STAY AWAY from roofing by George in Mechanicsville. I used them and had a new roof installed with a 50 yr guarantee, within one year I had a leak. I called them and they said to put a tarp on it until they could get here to look at it. When they arrived, they said I voided the warranty because I nailed a tarp on the roof. how else would I attach a tarp. I told them if the roof had not leaked it would not require a tarp. They wanted over $1500 to repair it. AVOID THEM LIKE THE PLAGUE!
STAY AWAY from roofing by George in Mechanicsville. I used them and had a new roof installed with a 50 yr guarantee, within one year I had a leak. I called them and they said to put a tarp on it until they could get here to look at it. When they arrived, they said I voided the warranty because I nailed a tarp on the roof. how else would I attach a tarp. I told them if the roof had not leaked it would not require a tarp. They wanted over $1500 to repair it. AVOID THEM LIKE THE PLAGUE!
PeoplesElbow
Well-Known Member
OMG bricks and rope in the eyelets of the tarp.
NorthBeachPerso
Honorary SMIB
No one can answer without knowing the size of the roof, the number of valleys, the amount of flashing which needs done, the height of the house, etc.
SEABREEZE 1957
My 401K is now a 201K
This might help http://www.fixr.com/costs/roof-replacement
mamatutu
mama to two
G H Clark 410-414-7060 Prince Frederick
They usually have a $500 off new roof coupon in the Val Pak. They put our new roof on after Irene. It was through insurance. Hub says it was about $13,000. I don't know the dimensions of our roof, but it has a chalet style steep pitch in the middle section, one chimney, and 7 skylights. CertainTeed shingles 30 year.
They usually have a $500 off new roof coupon in the Val Pak. They put our new roof on after Irene. It was through insurance. Hub says it was about $13,000. I don't know the dimensions of our roof, but it has a chalet style steep pitch in the middle section, one chimney, and 7 skylights. CertainTeed shingles 30 year.
Common sense isn't very common anymore...
Whoever you decide on, just make sure you get the old shingles removed.
glhs837
Power with Control
This to the max. Putting good shingles over bad is a poor way to save money. Roofing by George did my old house maybe eight or ten years ago. Still own that house, roof has been fine. House was 1300sf, simple roof, 8k with 30 year single s and a bit more waterproofing than normal.
tuffenuff2
Active Member
It is a two storey 2000 square foot house with a two car garage. Think it's called colonial.
Another vote for G.H. Clark. Gil is a really nice guy, and his team does good work. They fixed my roof after Irene as well.
kwillia
n/a
Actually their response sounds pretty spot on and professional. $1500 to repair the holes you put in your own shingles/roof sounds like they cut you a deal.
15K +. There are some variables in my guesstimate such as slope of roof, height above grade, removing old shingles, drip edge, flashing, choice of shingle style/color/quality.
Bob Green
301-884-5477
Have you talked to your insurance company? They will only cover (I think) if you can specifically name the date of the storm that damaged the roof. You might be fine if they acknowledge the winter storm. I had a random t-storm take a bunch of shingles off my roof. Soon after we had a tropical storm come through and I was able to make a claim under that storm. Got a new roof for the cost of a deductible. Good deal.
And now you have a claim on your homeowners locking you into that co. for the foreseeable future. Odds are really good that no other company will insure you at "reasonable rates" because once that claim is filed you became "high risk".
Did the claim thing too, he found some lose shingles from a recent storm, cut me a check for a few hundred, replaced them myself. Actually the problem was water coming in through the long opening at the roof peak. Water would build up on some sort of black lining (for bug and dust I guess). Removed the lining no more leaking in the living room. The lining would let water build up in spots and cause dripping on spots to the point where wetting the living room ceiling. I never put another lining back up.
