Had roofers redo the roof awhile ago. I checked the lawn for errent nails thinking I’d find none or two. It went from mildy to infuriating.
Had roofers redo the roof awhile ago. I checked the lawn for errent nails thinking I’d find none or two. It went from mildy to infuriating.
My roofers used a magnet to collect them. I found maybe two or three after they left. I checked recommendations on Nextdoor app, and got three quotes. The owner came out for the quote, got up on the roof to inspect, and he was also there for the job. 2000 sf roof, they started at six AM and were done by lunch, they had another job after lunch. I’ve seem some roofs in the neighborhood take three days.
I was very happy with the job they did. $12,000.
Edit: I should have said that the price included replacing two small skylights--which he insisted on doing “for free” because he said they always fail around the same time the roof gets replaced--removing an old swamp cooler and patching the hole, and adding four turtle vents. So, a little more than just replacing the shingles.
Our roof was done in one day, but a neighbor had his roof done, and it took them at least a week. Smaller house than ours, too. I don’t know if there was some complications that interfered, but it looked like a pretty standard job to me. Most roof jobs I’ve seen are a day or two.
That price is amazing. I considered a friend that does it as a pro. Probably would’ve got it at 2/3rds the price.
I always price out the cost of materials and estimated labor (full fair wage) before getting bids on this type of stuff. This gives me a rough estimate of where the pricing should be. Generally add I add in a 30% markup to cover overhead. Mainly because I can do all the work myself, I just don’t have the time.
It was stupid how much difference there was on the quotes for my roof replacement, $12k-$18k. Estimated CoG’s and Labor $9K
Now painting the house afterwards had an even larger variation in pricing. It went from $6k-$22k. It took 6 quotes before somebody came reasonable. Estimated CoG’s and Labor = $4K. The guy who gave me a bid for $22k got laughed at and told to fuck right off.
Got mine and detached garage done for 6200. Took fucking 2 weeks though. Fucker wanted to be paid in full. I refused. He finally sent his guys to finish. But they left behind a gaint latter that I still have to this day.
Most expensive ladder you’ve ever bought, but at least it came with a free roof!
The hustle to make 24k in a day is impressive and the definition of high paid hard work.
Worth it!!!