RF wrote:
I'm getting bids for a new stone-coated steel roof, and I'm shocked at
the prices I've been quoted. Both the bids I've gotten are around
$15000 for a one-story house of about 1400 square feet. If anyone has
had a steel roof installed lately, particularly in southern California
(I'm in Orange County (Irvine)), I'd appreciate hearing what you paid.
Do roofing contractors sometimes give highball estimates, and require
you to bargain with them?


Orange County is going to be high; that goes w/o saying...

What's the roof style, height, anything unusual like extra dormers or so
on...any all of those things are significant in pricing. What about
existing roofing, repair existing damage, etc., as well...

The way to get a better guesstimate for comparison rather than simply
total cost is what's the cost/square? Also, you could undoubtedly find
a retail price simply for the roofing itself as a starting point--it may
be more expensive than you think. On the other poster's note of steel
prices going up; it's true and all the other factors also apply--the
energy prices factor into the manufacturing and transportation on top of
the bulk material prices.

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