"jim evans" wrote in message
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On Sat, 1 Oct 2005 18:58:28 -0400, "JA" wrote:


"Travis Jordan" wrote in message
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John W Gintell wrote:
Anyone have any thoughts on the cost of reroofing in order to evaluate
some estimates? In New England.


http://www.improvenet.com/HomeOwner/.../re_index.html


And the estimate I just got was 20% under the lowest estimate I got for a
re-roofing job last year.

Just this past week I got 4 estimates to reroof my house. When I saw
this thread I went to the website and entered my data. It didn't have
an option that gave my roof area, but when I took the nearest result
and ratioed it to my roof area the range it gave was about 10% higher
than the range of my actual bids.

jim

I also went to the site after reading this post. After modifying the roof
square footage to allow for porches, detached garage and the total liner
feet of gutters (must be used for drip edge calculations) the estimator
said $4,255 to $5,319. I signed a contract for $4600 and me to furnish all
1X lumber needed for decking repair. All other materials and trash removal
are to be provided by him. Labor for the decking is included unless there is
an excessive amount. The roofer knows up front that the first board all
around the house must be replaced (about 140 liner feet) and has never
charged extra for decking replacement unless it has been real bad.

This is a person I have dealt with for many years and I did not bother with
a second estimate. I do keep tabs on what others are paying and I am aware
of pricing in the area. I would guess the actual range for the work to be
done to be between $4200 and $6500.

Overall I would say the estimator is pretty close. A few more inputs fields
would make it more accurate if the average user was knowledgeable enough to
use them.

Things like:
the number of layers to be removed.
flashing for a chimney, a shed addition or a porch. (I have all 3)
partial decking replacement.

Colbyt