Our (new) roof will be shingles as the original is. However, the nailing schedule along with the more modern roofing materials bumps the roof’s wind rating from 60 mph (I think) to over 130 mph. While it’s not a metal roof, that’s pretty darned good for a shingle roof.
My current homeowner’s insurance is about $1700/year. It will drop to at least $1000/year with the new roof, and possibly more. If I got newer rated windows installed it would knock another 25% off, however, I’m not going to replace windows anytime soon as the costs are stupid and mine are in good shape. I just bought a bunch of polystyrene sheets that will be cut to cover the windows in the event of a hurricane, so with those I should be just fine. The total cost for the polystyrene was around $900, far less than the cost of new windows. So in a little over a year’s time, I will have replaced the AC, hot water heater, and roof. Darned near a new house. -D > On Apr 14, 2018, at 1:06 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > We had a very similar experience several years ago - small stain on the > ceiling, call the insurance company and found a metal roofing contractor - > they both arrived the same day and went over not only the house roof, but > all five roofs on the property. ended up replacing all of them except the > hangar which got a layer of foam and paint on top of the steel. Our rates > went down considerable due to the metal roof. > > On Sat, Apr 14, 2018 at 5:48 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> A month or so ago we were having a get together for the mother in law’s >> 80th birthday. Wife is leaning back on the couch in the family room and >> notices a stain on the ceiling Dang. Roof leak. >> >> We had just had some really violent storms blow through, so we figured >> they were the cause of the leak. Our house is just about 20 years old, so >> we knew it was close to new roof time. We were hoping it would be another >> year or two before we had to replace the roof, but this looked like it was >> going to force the matter. Darn. >> >> Understand that there is quite the cottage industry using software that >> closely monitors the NOAA weather radars and will use GIS to extract exact >> addresses under storm tracks and then send a compiled list of those >> addresses to subscribers (roofing companies.) These fine folks take that >> information and canvass the neighborhoods in an attempt to sell new roofs >> or repairs using the homeowner’s insurer. Basically, they inspect the >> roof, manage the claim with the insurer, and have the homeowner sign an AOB >> (assignment of benefits) so that they are paid directly for the work. This >> isn’t a bad thing necessarily, however, you’re now locked in to this >> contractor, like it or not, and they’ll get the proceeds of your insurance >> payout regardless of what the work costs. >> >> Anyway, I had avoided these people despite their presence in our area. I >> checked with a couple of friends who had their roofs done recently and got >> referrals for a couple of contractors. >> >> One contractor came a few weeks ago, spent about 30 minutes on the roof, >> gave me a quote and said that in their opinion there was little to nothing >> to warrant an insurance claim. Bummer. >> >> A day later I was talking to my insurance agent about getting an updated >> quote on my homeowner’s insurance once the roof was replaced. By bringing >> the roof up to current code (hurricane requirements) I would get a >> significant discount in my homeowner’s insurance. I mentioned the leak and >> that I was getting quotes for a replacement. He told me I should file a >> claim with my insurer. After all, what’s the worst thing that could >> happen, right? >> >> So the following Tuesday I was working from home and had already scheduled >> another roofing contractor to come out and give me an estimate. The >> insurance adjuster said he could come the same day. That works for me…. >> >> They both showed up at the same time. Not sure if this is good or bad. >> >> So they’re both on the roof for a good 45 minutes. The insurance adjuster >> comes down and inspects the interior of the house, checks out the stain on >> the ceiling, etc. He finishes up and leaves. >> >> The contractor comes down and sits down with me. He’s got a good 15 >> minutes of video on his iPad showing me all of the damage and wear on the >> roof. He tells me that he spent at least 30 minutes of his time with the >> insurance adjuster showing him all the issues he found. Chalk marks all >> over the roof, lots and lots of notes, this guy was super thorough. He >> gives me a quote and heads out. >> >> Fast forward to Thursday of this week. I get a call from the insurance >> company. They’re going to replace the whole roof! Woo-hoo! I have to >> believe it’s due to the efforts of the contractor that went over everything >> in such detail with the insurance adjustor. You can guess who got the job. >> >> So in 2-3 weeks I’m going to have a new, hurricane rated roof at no out of >> pocket cost. Nice. And my insurance costs are going to drop about 40%, >> too. >> >> -D >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > > -- > OK Don > > *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of > our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence > for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
