"cshenk" wrote in message
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"olddog" wrote

I agree 30 yr shingle. I might still be living here anyway. But if
you think it's going to cost 2k to take the old roof off how much should
I budget for the new roof? I'm guessing you think 3k won't cover it.

No, budget at least 5,000 for the roof and thats if there is no damaged
under structure. I paid about that for a similar sized house (with quite
a bit of the plywood having to be replaced) in 2001. The difference would
be the damage to the plywood (caught mine just in time). If none, you may
get away with that figure.


Thanks.... The roof is in pretty good shape now. The house was built in 1982
and it has two layers of shingles so the last layer shouldn't be that old.
I'm figuring the last layer is only 5 or 6 years old.... but I'm guessing.
The only reason I noticed is it's not as new as our neighbors. I'm pretty
sure there is no immediate need to replace it. My guess would be the plywood
is okay. The only leak I noticed was through a skylight that I fixed
immediately. There maybe some rotting there if water got through.

Really, compared to my last house, this roof in very good shape.