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Life & Living => Home Improvement & Gardening => Topic started by: Mrs.Vang on January 23, 2013, 09:05:18 PM
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I need to get mine done this summer. :(
Contractors - any recommendation s? Do I need someone who has a license in roofing?
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Mrs. Vang, the cost of replacing a roof depends on what type of house you have and how big is your house. I had mine done couple years ago because of storm damage and cost over $22k. Since I went through my homeowner insurance for storm damage I only pay my $1k deductible xwb. This included my house, attach 3 car garages and shed. Plus my house is also a 2 story house too.
Yes, you can do it yourself for a cheaper price because you’re doing all the labor and if your house is smaller the mine; it would be cheaper as well. For a rambler/ranch home at 2k square feet house, if you do if yourself it would cost between 2-4k xwb no including manual labor. What you have to do is, pay for a permit with the city you live in, once you’re finish with your new roof, call the city, they'll re-inspect the roof and you are set.
If you hire a contractor, they will pull the permit for the roof replacement and you wouldn't have to do anything. For most contractors, you have to pay half up front. When they finish the job, it must be paid in full.
I hope this helps.
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Mrs. Vang, the cost of replacing a roof depends on what type of house you have and how big is your house. I had mine done couple years ago because of storm damage and cost over $22k. Since I went through my homeowner insurance for storm damage I only pay my $1k deductible xwb. This included my house, attach 3 car garages and shed. Plus my house is also a 2 story house too.
Yes, you can do it yourself for a cheaper price because you’re doing all the labor and if your house is smaller the mine; it would be cheaper as well. For a rambler/ranch home at 2k square feet house, if you do if yourself it would cost between 2-4k xwb no including manual labor. What you have to do is, pay for a permit with the city you live in, once you’re finish with your new roof, call the city, they'll re-inspect the roof and you are set.
If you hire a contractor, they will pull the permit for the roof replacement and you wouldn't have to do anything. For most contractors, you have to pay half up front. When they finish the job, it must be paid in full.
I hope this helps.
Oh wow! That's expensive! My house isn't that big. It's a two story, though, and yes, the garage has to be done too. I'm thinking about getting some MEV to do it for cheaper labor.
So, the city will re-inspect my roof for me at no cost? Or is there a fee? How long does the process take? I need to get it done by August. Should I start now? I don't want to procrastinate. .. you know what I mean? :)
Thanks for the tips, Laib_Laus. I'm going to start looking around for people who can do the job at a more reasonable labor cost. :)
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Oh wow! That's expensive! My house isn't that big. It's a two story, though, and yes, the garage has to be done too. I'm thinking about getting some MEV to do it for cheaper labor.
So, the city will re-inspect my roof for me at no cost? Or is there a fee? How long does the process take? I need to get it done by August. Should I start now? I don't want to procrastinate. .. you know what I mean? :)
Thanks for the tips, Laib_Laus. I'm going to start looking around for people who can do the job at a more reasonable labor cost. :)
Mrs. Vang, yes, mine was expensive because it’s a big house and a 2 story house will cost a little bit more.
If you hire a contractor, they will do all the work and pull the permit with the city, everything including the entire fee should be in your estimate, even the permit fee. No, if you’re doing it yourself, than you will have to pull the permit with the city. But if you do decide to do it yourself than yes, you will have to pull the permit with the city.
The process shouldn’t take long and can start in the spring or summer. Whether you pull the permit or your contractor does, the city will issue the permit once the fee has been paid. The permit must be post on your property, more like from inside the house facing to the outside. To replace the roof should take no more than couple days or couple weekends, again depending of the size of your house. Mine take one week because of the size. You should have no problem getting done before August depending when you start the process. I did my in October with no snow fall yet.
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You could get lucky. Depending on what type of roof you have they might be able to go right over the existing one. My roof looks like pieces of sandpaper. Here in California you can have up to 3 layers before it all must be ripped off and started over. I think it will all depend On factors like this and the laws in Your town. Good Luck.
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Mrs. Vang - the city you live in is very particular about pulling permits. PLUS with so many bad contractors now in that city, you need to have your contractor cleared too, that's a plus for you to ensure they don't do a half azz job and leave the rest to you.
if your roof has any slopes (i forgot the term) such as a cape cod style home, you will pay extra for that above it being a 2 story. the cost also depends on they type of shingles that will create a architectural or Flat effect. i really loved the architectural design shingles but it cost twice as much and given the fact i wasn't going to live in my home i went with the regular flat effect which is what you normally see around in your area.
i recommend you get your roof done early spring - there are less roofing job requests (plus roofers need income) so your bids will be lower than if you decide to do it during the popular rush season such as summer.
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I have a cousin up there who can do it or point you in the right direction. Lmk if you're interested.
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I had my roof replaced 8 years ago and it cost $18 grand, but because it was from a storm damage
my home insurance paid for most while I paid the deductible which was $500. I would suggest getting several estimates done to compare prices and see what you'll be getting charged for......ie: parts, labors, removal, disposal
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I had my roof replaced 8 years ago and it cost $18 grand, but because it was from a storm damage
my home insurance paid for most while I paid the deductible which was $500. I would suggest getting several estimates done to compare prices and see what you'll be getting charged for......ie: parts, labors, removal, disposal
CA home insurance seem like a waste of money because the weather and living condition is not like where you guy are........... .... I think were going to cancel our home insurance once it is up this March.
You and Laib Laus really did save money on the roof with home insurance.
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You could get lucky. Depending on what type of roof you have they might be able to go right over the existing one. My roof looks like pieces of sandpaper. Here in California you can have up to 3 layers before it all must be ripped off and started over. I think it will all depend On factors like this and the laws in Your town. Good Luck.
That kind of roofing scared me sometime because of all the green mold or stuffs that has been build over the years from rain or probably just too old that they never replaced them. I heard those sandpaper are good for 15 years.
Do you think going over it just to make it 3 layers the most is good? I think I would be more concerned about what is builted underneath it vs. thinking it is a lazy job to rip it out and just staple another layer of sandpaper over.
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OMG, seems like it could be a pain in the butt with the permit, contractors, money and all. I'm not looking forward to this. :( I should just sell my house and buy a new one.
Thanks, everyone, for being so helpful. I will let you know what I decide to do and how much it costs me.
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I had my roof done this past summer. I had two different contractors came out for free assessment. Since we had a storm in the area recently and were missing 2 or more shingles, insurance paid for all of it. My share of the expense is less than 3K. It was a little bit higher than my deductible limit because the total expense went overboard.
I'm currently working on repairing my pool. When that is done, I'm working on replacing all the windows. Some projects, you can do it yourself, but the roof, that is something I didn't trust to do it without insurance.
My roof look so scary and dangerous to climb or how does the home inspector even get to the top and said it look good by the time we arrived for inspection that day and he said he already check it and need to check the inside.
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My house passed home inspection, but now the city inspectors cited me for painting the front concrete steps red and my roof needs to get fix soon. My contractors told me I have atleast 2 years left. Hate controlling city freaks. I see other houses that are worst, but I have to fix mine. haha..
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confusing question.
you want your whole roof replace or just the shingles?
for shingles it wouldn't cost more than a grand.
if your hubby have a couple friends, grab some beers and a few 5 buck pizzas, they can do it in a day. O0
all you need are shingles, hammers, nails and razor knife (hmong knife works too).
oh.. and no need for permit to do shingles.
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law abiding citizens like Mrs. Vang will definitely need to get a permit where she lives ;)
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is this the MN law?
ya ever heard of "don't ask, don't tell?"
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it's not a MN law....it's a city ordinance. it varies city to city....and i am 100% sure Mrs. Vang will need a permit even if she is doing the work herself.
city inspectors are notorious in her city to issue citations....h eck i got cited for 3 inches of grass growing 2 inches next to the alley way....like really ::) i had to take a scissor and trim that little patch down :idiot2:
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OMG, seems like it could be a pain in the butt with the permit, contractors, money and all. I'm not looking forward to this. :( I should just sell my house and buy a new one.
Thanks, everyone, for being so helpful. I will let you know what I decide to do and how much it costs me.
Your potential buyer will knock your price down even more for your crappy roof.
I know of a Messican roofer. His name is Jose. He's a subcontractor for a bigger construction company. O0
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why don't you check in ur city if they have any programs to help you?
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why don't you check in ur city if they have any programs to help you?
There is program out there just everywhere in every state when it come to home, energy saving, etc. The crappy thing is that is always got a income limit so if you make over it won't help at all. In CA right now I know they have a program for if your electricity bill is over $150 a month then maybe applying for the solar panel program and little $$$. I stop looking into program because after a few situation and looking at their income guideline..... ......I said forget it because it won't change much regardless of what the program/assistance is for........... . With a family size of 7 and only 1 income and if my kids are not getting free lunch then that tell me enough to stop bothering and passing personal information to see if we can qualify for programs out there. I completely stop and ignored it even if they are at my foot door......
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There is program out there just everywhere in every state when it come to home, energy saving, etc. The crappy thing is that is always got a income limit so if you make over it won't help at all. In CA right now I know they have a program for if your electricity bill is over $150 a month then maybe applying for the solar panel program and little $$$. I stop looking into program because after a few situation and looking at their income guideline..... ......I said forget it because it won't change much regardless of what the program/assistance is for........... . With a family size of 7 and only 1 income and if my kids are not getting free lunch then that tell me enough to stop bothering and passing personal information to see if we can qualify for programs out there. I completely stop and ignored it even if they are at my foot door......
yes that's true they do base it on ur income.. i was suggesting this route because we've just got our roof fixed this past Jan. the program helped paid for the parts and we paid for labor fees.
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yes that's true they do base it on ur income.. i was suggesting this route because we've just got our roof fixed this past Jan. the program helped paid for the parts and we paid for labor fees.
If we qualify for those program it will be good just to get it installed\fixedeven if u have to pay a little fees....... With our new house everything seem to be good. We only average $40 for electricity, $40-50 for gas and flat rate for w\s\g of $106. I would hate to have high electricity and gas bill. Most appliances in my home I purchased the energy efficient type and even got rebate back from our local electricity company. I only have 4 thing in my house that is on 24\7 or plug.....tv, internet, fish tank and fridge. I'm home with my kids and not working so the internet and tv is crazy because I can be on my desktop, mini laptop or ipod with wi-fi.........
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I just replaced my roof! :) And yes, I did have to get a permit for roofing. Mev tuaj ua xwb. Took them just one day and it's all done! $2,500 for shingles, $3000 for labor - both the house and garage. O0
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I just replaced my roof! :) And yes, I did have to get a permit for roofing. Mev tuaj ua xwb. Took them just one day and it's all done! $2,500 for shingles, $3000 for labor - both the house and garage. O0
How do you get in touch with mev contractors? Do they advertise or do you just get contact by word of mouth?
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How do you get in touch with mev contractors? Do they advertise or do you just get contact by word of mouth?
A lot of Mev just asked them around when you see them in your neighborhood cutting lawn or doing some gardening around. They do other works on the side if you asked them. Meskas asked too much when getting quote so I always turn to a few Mev for quotes and whoever give me the best or lowest one is the one I go with. The discount they get for supplies is cheap. What they pocket is like 3/4 of it while 1/4 is just supplies.
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How do you get in touch with mev contractors? Do they advertise or do you just get contact by word of mouth?
These people have been working for my friends for a long time. My friend and her husband flip houses and so they've known these people and recommended them. They did a great job. The job was done quickly and very cleanly. :)
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These people have been working for my friends for a long time. My friend and her husband flip houses and so they've known these people and recommended them. They did a great job. The job was done quickly and very cleanly. :)
What kind of other jobs do they do? Do you mind messaging me their contact info?
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DIY if your roof is a 1 story. My cousins roof was fixed by my unlincense cousins. It's still standing strong. haha..