"olddog" wrote in message
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I'm trying to put together a budget for a new a/c and roof for my house.

The house: 1700 sq ft, Central texas, 1 story, regular shingle pitched
roof. Currently two layers of shingles. With the patio the roof's sq ft is
probably about 2000 sq ft.

So far I have $4500 put away for the a/c. The goal for the a/c is $5000
which I *think* is more than enough.

How much should I put away for the roof? I'm guessing $2000 (or more) due
to the fact the old roof will have to be removed. Nothing special the
new roof. Middle of the line shingles. I plan to sell the house in about
15 years when we'd like to cash out and move to a smaller town. Is $2k
enough?

Thanks,

olddog
Thanks everyone. Knowing it could run as high as 7k is very helpful. Should
take me about 2 years to get that much scratch together. I had no idea! I've
heard of people paying 2k for roofs but I guess those days are over.