Roof question
I just received a re-roofing quote from a contractor that says that the job
will require 17 squares. The property is 950sqft under roof and the pitch is 4.5/12. Is it possible that a 950sqft house can have a 1,700sqft roof? I'd measure it myself but it's a 500 mile trip to the house. |
Roof question
JonP wrote:
I just received a re-roofing quote from a contractor that says that the job will require 17 squares. The property is 950sqft under roof and the pitch is 4.5/12. Is it possible that a 950sqft house can have a 1,700sqft roof? I'd measure it myself but it's a 500 mile trip to the house. Get a couple of more quotes. |
Roof question
JonP wrote:
I just received a re-roofing quote from a contractor that says that the job will require 17 squares. The property is 950sqft under roof and the pitch is 4.5/12. Is it possible that a 950sqft house can have a 1,700sqft roof? I'd measure it myself but it's a 500 mile trip to the house. Given that pitch, 17 square for the roof seems VERY high for a 950 sqft house. Check out this calculator. The results are rough -- no accounting for type (hip, gable, etc) of roof -- but it won't be wildly off: http://www.servicemagic.com/resource...oofing.13.html |
Roof question
"Erma1ina" wrote in message ... JonP wrote: I just received a re-roofing quote from a contractor that says that the job will require 17 squares. The property is 950sqft under roof and the pitch is 4.5/12. Is it possible that a 950sqft house can have a 1,700sqft roof? I'd measure it myself but it's a 500 mile trip to the house. Given that pitch, 17 square for the roof seems VERY high for a 950 sqft house. Check out this calculator. The results are rough -- no accounting for type (hip, gable, etc) of roof -- but it won't be wildly off: http://www.servicemagic.com/resource...oofing.13.html I JUST had my roof done...24X42(1008 sq. Ft.) Raised Ranch with a 5 pitch roof...15 square did it....Stripped and re-roofed 2,100 dollars for labor..I bought the materials....(about 1500. bucks) |
Roof question
Erma1ina wrote:
JonP wrote: I just received a re-roofing quote from a contractor that says that the job will require 17 squares. The property is 950sqft under roof and the pitch is 4.5/12. Is it possible that a 950sqft house can have a 1,700sqft roof? I'd measure it myself but it's a 500 mile trip to the house. Given that pitch, 17 square for the roof seems VERY high for a 950 sqft house. Check out this calculator. The results are rough -- no accounting for type (hip, gable, etc) of roof -- but it won't be wildly off: http://www.servicemagic.com/resource...oofing.13.html I dusted off some brain cells I haven't used in a while and tried to calculate based on the geometry I can remember......close, but my calc. was under 1,000. Even with a 2' overhang and 10% waste, it comes to around 12 squares. If the roofer is known and reputable, nothing wrong with questioning the estimate. Could be something as simple as a typo. If he tries to explain it away, then another roofer is in order. |
Roof question
Norminn wrote in
m: Erma1ina wrote: JonP wrote: I just received a re-roofing quote from a contractor that says that the job will require 17 squares. The property is 950sqft under roof and the pitch is 4.5/12. Is it possible that a 950sqft house can have a 1,700sqft roof? I'd measure it myself but it's a 500 mile trip to the house. Given that pitch, 17 square for the roof seems VERY high for a 950 sqft house. Check out this calculator. The results are rough -- no accounting for type (hip, gable, etc) of roof -- but it won't be wildly off: http://www.servicemagic.com/resource...oofing.13.html I dusted off some brain cells I haven't used in a while and tried to calculate based on the geometry I can remember......close, but my calc. was under 1,000. Even with a 2' overhang and 10% waste, it comes to around 12 squares. If the roofer is known and reputable, nothing wrong with questioning the estimate. Could be something as simple as a typo. If he tries to explain it away, then another roofer is in order. Just x**2+Y**2=r**2 is all ya need to dust off. Remember ol' Pythagoras? |
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