Steel roof quote

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I got a bid on a steel roof for our home. It's a basic rambler 30X40?

The roof was a complete tear off 10 yrs ago. The CertainTeed shingles failed like many homes did. 
A long story short, I stopped buy a home that was being re-roofed. The guys doing the job are a hour and a half away from home. This job was for a family member.

The guy bid my house for $2700. This is a coated steel (matte finish), no tear off, just a membrane then the tin.
This is how I was planning on doing the job my self.
The house they are working on looks nice.
$1800 materials
$900 labor

I can mess around for may weekends at this price.
What do you all think? The price is right....I think.

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Is it a "standing seam" type metal roof that they quoted?

When my roof was damaged by the last hurricane I stripped the roof and installed architectural shingles that can supposedly take more wind and last longer.

I just wish that I was smart enough to have put on a standing seam metal roof.

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My cabin is 20x40 and I redid the room with galvalum and it cost me about 1300 and that was for the tin, ridge cap, rake, screws, and felt. So honestly I'd do it myself

[Skandi]

ok different country but we have just redone our roof with coated steel plates. there was no need for felt underneath either as it's already on the plates. Removing the old roof, laths (2 sets) old shingle underroofing and old tar paper, plus putting up the new roof took 4 people 3 full days, the first day and a half was removing all the old bits and leveling out the A frame. my house is 60 by 30 with a 45 degree pitch to the roof. That cost in USD 4k and included screws ridgeline etc etc. but not the new laths.

But the point since you can't use my prices is that it was easy, the new stuff went on a lot LOT easier than the old stuff came off, but no single person could have done it, the plates are just too big and unwieldy to move alone.

[oxankle]

Does not sound unreasonable. I paid seven grand to have this place re-roofed. It is 60 x 30 with a gabled front porch 10 x 20 and a covered back patio 12 x 28 as best I recall. That included new water barrier over the old roof, a special plastic lathing and commercial grade standing rib metal with snow-catchers.

This fellow had a really good crew; I watched them cut in the vents and chimney, and I saw how they put the flashing in the valleys. In about noon the first day, out around three PM on the fourth day, two men. I got bids, and this fellow was right in the ball park on his bid. I chose him because I'd seen other jobs he did and talked to the people whose homes they were.

[farmchix]

May 27, 2016 19:42:50 GMT oxankle said:

Does not sound unreasonable. I paid seven grand to have this place re-roofed. It is 60 x 30 with a gabled front porch 10 x 20 and a covered back patio 12 x 28 as best I recall. That included new water barrier over the old roof, a special plastic lathing and commercial grade standing rib metal with snow-catchers.

This fellow had a really good crew; I watched them cut in the vents and chimney, and I saw how they put the flashing in the valleys. In about noon the first day, out around three PM on the fourth day, two men. I got bids, and this fellow was right in the ball park on his bid. I chose him because I'd seen other jobs he did and talked to the people whose homes they were.

I've shown you all pics of our barn.  I think the size of it is 30X60, but it could be 40x60.  The estimate we got from the Amish for a tear-off and replacement was six grand.....we re-sealed what we had.  

[solargeek]

Good price if in central WI. I would go for it. You will never regret a standing seam metal roof.

BUT WHAT IS THE WARRANTY AND WHO IS THE WARRANTOR?The warranty is only as good as who must pay if all goes south.

[oxankle]

Skandi; It takes a bit of expertise and some special tools as well. This contractor came out, took some exacting measurements, ordered the material and had it delivered on site. It came in the morning in the lengths ordered, the crew arrived shortly after the delivery truck left. There was a minimum of cutting. Only the valleys and the cut-ins around vents and chimney. And you are correct, one man cannot handle the steel sheets alone.

One of the fellows told me what a box of the special roofing screws cost--I calculated that at a bit over 5 cents per screw. They were careful not to drop any. I found four after they left. The steel I had put on is strong--I am told that I can walk on it anywhere I wish to put my feet. However, if anyone walks on that roof it will be a younger man than I.

One of the specifications I insisted upon was a water flashing where the back patio joins the roof. I had a barn in OK where heavy rain did not flow downhill fast enough to keep water from backing up under the roof overhang. Here I had them put on a flashing that extended out a foot over the patio roof. Looks good and works. They had a trade name for it but I cannot remember what they called it.