Does anybody know how much a standard terra cotta barrel roof costs in
the Southern Florida area? I am looking into buying a house and like
the look. We are talking about replacing an ashpalt shingle roof on a
1000 SQ house and I am looking for just a very ballpark figure. I
live in Chicago and have no clue as to what that type of roof costs.

MC wrote:
Does anybody know how much a standard terra cotta barrel roof costs in
the Southern Florida area? I am looking into buying a house and like
the look. We are talking about replacing an ashpalt shingle roof on a
1000 SQ house and I am looking for just a very ballpark figure. I
live in Chicago and have no clue as to what that type of roof costs.

Outside of the high velocity hurricane zone (Broward and Dade County)
plan to pay about $5 / square foot for a reroof with concrete tile in a
terra cotta look.

http://www.monierlifetile.com/showpr...mode=homeowner

Real terra cotta tiles are more expensive and very fragile; almost no
one uses them in residential applications anymore. Note that depending
on the design of the home you may need roof reinforcement
(tiles are very heavy) and that will require a structural engineer
and more money.

In the HVHZ you can add 30% to the price.

Good luck.

On 22 Jan 2004 13:03:02 -0800, (MC) wrote:

Does anybody know how much a standard terra cotta barrel roof costs in
the Southern Florida area? I am looking into buying a house and like
the look. We are talking about replacing an ashpalt shingle roof on a
1000 SQ house and I am looking for just a very ballpark figure. I
live in Chicago and have no clue as to what that type of roof costs.

Depending on how closely people can see the roof, you might also want to
look at some of the newer metal roofs that look like spanish tile, but are
actually large panels.