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Assuming that is a fair price, does
it make sense to upgrade to a better shingle say certain teed landmark
50 shingles? Is the same amount of labor required to install a 50 year
shingle as compared to a 30 year shingle? Thanks in advance for your
advise.

For what it's worth, here is my experience. I've had my roof done a
couple of times, so I've seen the cost of the shingles. The cost of
doing your roof is in the labor. I would not skimp on the shingles because
why go through a reroof more often than necessary? They still just
nail down each shingle, doesn't matter how good it is.

Would I go for a 50 year shingle? I don't know. I wouldn't touch
a 20 year shingle. But, as I recall, if the job was $3500, the shingles
themselves were only a few hundred.

I'm sorry I don't know where I saw it, maybe someone here knows
one, there is some online estimator for what you can expect to pay
for installation. Check out the website of the brand you're considering
using. The one I used even listed the name of the local installer.

nancy