What's a fair price for this type of roof repair?

Jul 23, 2007 2 Replies
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I have a one story home with a regular shingle roof. It's got a pitch that is easy to stand on.



There are three areas about the size of two sheets of plywood each that need to be repaired.



I know it's impossible to give a specific estimate of repair cost, but what would be a "ball-park" guess?



I have to hire someone to do this. I'm too old to be climbing on roofs. I'm not a rich person. I have to watch my money.



Please, if you can tell me this, it may save me from being ripped off by someone who realizes that I don't know much about roofing.



Thank you very much for your help.



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You will need to give some dimensions as well as the number of gables and valleys. Your general location would be good. Is there competition or do you only have a couple of roofing contractors to choose from? What kind shingle do you want? ie: 3 tab, dimensional?

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And even more importantly imo, if there are areas that size that are obviously needing repair from the ground, there's a very high likelihood inspection will uncover more...

I think all you can do realistically is to get several estimates (certainly at least two and three would be better) and judge from them. Hopefully you have neighbors and/or friends/acquaintances/etc. that can give you some recommendations of who to call...

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