I see a lot of lower-end rentals around town that have gone to metal roofs, so I assumed it was cheaper. Would seem to be less labor to put down fewer big sheets of metal vs. a lot of smaller asphalt shingles, but maybe more skill is required.
On Sun, Sep 10, 2023, at 17:40, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > We’re going to have to replace the roof of the house and the detached > garage on the AZ house soon. Since we expect to do some renovation and > expansion, we’ve held off until that time. > > I have quotes for the existing roof surfaces to be redone with > architectural-grade shingles (about $20k). I have been wondering how > much more it would cost for a metal roof. I’ve heard stories that > they’re easily 2x-3x a traditional asphalt shingle roof. The gains for > us would be in longevity (not a big deal since it would outlive us), > fire protection, and ease of snow removal. > > I’m going to ask when the time comes. I’m not sure it will make good > fiscal sense, but I guess I’ll have to decide that when I see the > numbers. > > -D > >> On Sep 10, 2023, at 6:32 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I have a big roll of asphalt roofing (can't remember why I originally bought >> it) that I have used for patching up missing shingles. It's nice because you >> can unroll a piece that's big enough to cover what you need. Knock on wood, >> all the areas that I have patched with that are still OK. I use roofing >> tar/adhesive to glue it down, and roofing nails if I can tuck them under >> overlapping shingles. >> >> I'm probably close to needing a complete re-roof though. Not sure about >> going with asphalt shingles again, or metal or some sort of composite. I >> like the look of spanish tile but as the house was not originally framed for >> that I'm not sure the trusses would take the weight. However you can get >> "fake" spanish tile that is a composite and much lighter than actual clay >> tile. >> >> >> On Sun, Sep 10, 2023, at 16:10, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>> Todays project was to replace several sections of shingles that were >>> blown off in the last couple of months high wind events. It’s a job >>> that is not rocket science but I hate dealing with. Been trying to get >>> somebody to give me a quite to fix it and/or the entire roof for a >>> couple of months, finally had a roofing company come out and I have yet >>> to see the quote. It’s now starting to leak so I tackled it myself. >>> It’s not that hard but takes a minute to future out what’s what as far >>> as what has to come out since your are starting in the middle of the >>> roof, and to peel back the good layers to get the replacement up under >>> without tearing the good ones up. I got a package of shingles from my >>> dads roof job. They left him probably 10 or more extra packages of them >>> from when he had his done. They are much lighter than mine but it’s on >>> the backside of the house where nobody will see it anyway. Ended up >>> having to replace 9 shingles in one spot and 3 in another. Also used >>> plenty of roofing adhesive to make sure the new ones and the layer >>> above are stuck down good and don’t catch the wind. >>> >>> Not a job I would care to do again. You couldn’t pay me to do that job >>> on a regular basis, >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > _______________________________________ > 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
