On 09/14/2017 10:50 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article , "frank says...

On 9/14/2017 7:46 PM, philo wrote:
My insurance company tells me I need a new roof by March of next year.


Depends on where you are. About 2 years ago I also used the Home
Advisor for contractors. Sent it out around 8 AM and by lunch I had
either 3 or 4 to call . Four came out and for 28 squares it was from
about 8,000 to 18,000. I did not take the lowest,but then next to the
lowest price of just over 8,000 this was for either 40 or 50 year
shingles. As I was about 65 If they go for 30 years it should be good
enough....

As said, make sure the are insured and bonded. I asked and the
contractor showed me the paper work on that. I told him I did not want
anything to come back on me if they fell off or any other problems. My
roof was almost a 45 deg angle. About 8 men showed up and did not use
any safety equipment at all. I thought for sure some would fall off,
but they walked around the roof as if it was flat ground.

The crew came out about 2 or 3 weeks later as agreed on and was finished
in one day. This was a tear off and replace, plus cover 3 power vents
and install the ridge vent.


They took off the power vents and put in the roof ridge type as per
agreement.




Even in my younger days when I earned a living by painting houses, I
never went up on a roof other than a single story ranch house.