"KLS" wrote in message
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On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:52:45 GMT, "retired53" [email protected] wrote:

"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.
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.

I really think you're looking at $5-6,000 for your tearoff/reroof job,
minimum, and I think AC will cost you about $5,000, so you're looking
to scratch together at least $10,000 for quality improvements.

There were some "Fall" deals in a mailer for a Goodman a/c/heater units
$3.2 - $4k installed. All my duct works looks like a recent upgrade.

I'm hoping in two years have $14k barring any unforseen problems but roof
and a/c seem to be the major expenses.

olddog