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Posted by betsyb on February 26, 2007, 8:49 pm
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"Anybody can have more birthdays, but it takes balls to get old!"
BetsyB
> My wife & I are looking at buying a house in the Seattle area which has an
> older shake shingle roof. I am trying to get a rough idea of what it
> would cost to replace this roof. I know it is impossible to come up with
> an exact figure without a professional actually coming out & doing an
> estimate, but at this point I'm just trying to get a ball park figure.
> The house has a 1st floor of ~ 1900 sq'. It has an attached garage of ~
> 600 sq'. Both are covered with a straightforward, run of the mill sloped
> roof ending in gables. The house was built on the mid 70's, the owner has
> disclosed that the roof has been "repaired", I'm guessing if the majority
> is 30+ years old, a replacement is in order. Whether we have them do this
> as a sale condition or use it as a bargaining point to reduce the cost, it
> would benefit us to have some idea of replacement costs. Also, while you
> see a lot of these roofs around here in certain areas, the notion of bare
> wood being the best possible roofing material in such a rainy climate
> seems a bit illogical to me. I've seen several that look awfully
> mossy/mildewed/waterlogged/rotten Are there any newer alternatives worth
> considering, metal, perhaps?
>
> TIA
>
> Dan
>
Hi Dan, I am sitting here reading your note. I know nothing about the cost
of the replacement you would like. I do know you need to include the angle
of the roof in your numbers. Length X width and the measurements of both
sides. If this is incorrect someone will surely tell me.
Betsy
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