hail storm roof replacement

[buckeyefarmer]

back in june we had a hail storm in the neighborhood. Golf ball size and lots of it. 3 of my cars got dented up pretty good, put in an insurance claim but still need to get fixed. I kept getting these unheard of companies that are hail damage experts knocking on the door, insisting my roof needed replaced. I kept telling them to go away, but as I kept looking around I noticed several holes in the vinyl siding, a door screen got shredded, and some of my metal screens had holes in them. The roof didn't look too bad, but you could tell where the hail hit. In some places it did take the grit off the shingles. I finally called the insurance company and put in a claim on the house, and they are going to cover a new roof replacement, some siding replacement, and several screens replaced. Now comes the fun part, tearing off the shingles. I built the house myself, and installed the roof. I have installed several roofs over the years, but have never torn one off. Looking for suggestions and hints for the tear off stage. I got one price for labor from an amish crew to do the roof, but I think it is rather high. How much per sq in labor (I supply the material and dumpster) is reasonable for a tearoff?

 

[radioman]

Dunno about cost- but it is back breaking work. my house is 3000 living square feet with 2 car attached garage. Took me 6 days, all day to do everything from tearoff, carry shingles/other materails from store to trailer to roof. take tearoffs and dumpster stuff to landfill myself as well and run magnet bar around house looking for nails. My 850 sqft rental house only took me 5 days for everything as well but has more complicated corners and valleys and roof halfway down house.

 

[Larry Jones]

Sounds like your existing roof is in pretty decent shape. Why not just roof over it and save the trouble. Next time you will have to tear off both layers but my experience is that two comes off about as easy as one.

 

[johnnyvol]

You may be considering doing it yourself to save money, and that's your right. That said, unless you have a policy that only pays ACV (actual cash value) on your roof, your insurance will pay for a professional contractor to remove and replace it. Don't use anyone who knocks on your door offering to help. Roofing scams abound when an area has a hail storm.

Also, don't roof over old shingles. Manufacturer warranties are almost worthless, but none warranty new shingles when installed over old.

 

[Gator6x4]

I think I would let professional roofers do it. My knees will not stand roofing anymore. Most roofers for labor cost, charge the cost per square to install. They also charge more for roofs over 4/12 pitch, two story, hip roofs and for architectural shingles.

Be sure to ask about the ridge vent and soffit vents when getting estimates. Also if you have a chimney ask about the flashing, do or will they use, aluminum, galvanized, cooper or stainless steel.

 

[mfreund]

Tear it off, back to wood. If you go over the old the shingles, the new shingles seem to last 1/2 as long. I used a roofing shovel to tear 3 layers off my house. I bought it at Menards. They make several different styles. Do not just buy the cheapest, look at them all and buy what seem to be the most comfortable to use on the angle of roof you have.

 

[Dr Dave]

Tear off is not that bad, get one of the tools made for this, they have a serated edge and adjustable handle for leverage.
After you tear off, and have you felt and water barior down, have roof top delivery, this is the worst part of the job.
Use knee pads, or a foam kneeling pad, your knees will thank you.

If you do not have the ridge vent get it, and cover the other roof top vents, make sure to have enough soffit vents also.
This will extend your shingle life.

Siding is tough to match, even if you have leftover. You need to do complete walls, because some fading has occured, even in a years time.

Check your gutters also, hail will dent them , loosen the mounting nails and cause seems to leak.

Dave

 

[TCJatko]

You may be considering doing it yourself to save money, and that's your right. That said, unless you have a policy that only pays ACV (actual cash value) on your roof, your insurance will pay for a professional contractor to remove and replace it. Don't use anyone who knocks on your door offering to help. Roofing scams abound when an area has a hail storm.

Also, don't roof over old shingles. Manufacturer warranties are almost worthless, but none warranty new shingles when installed over old.

I agree that your insurer should pay for tearoff and replacement of the roof. Hire a professional; get some references first.

 

[woodlandfarms]

We have a shallow pitch, but we used a roofing shovel. We put tarps along the house (it is REALLY messy) and pulled those out when the got a enough in them. Get your dumpster as close as possible. I would say hire kids but the risk of injury is higher of course. It sucks, it is really hard on the body.

Make sure shingles are delivered to your roof.

As we have flat / shallow roof lines on our homes we intend to use EPDM next time around.

 

[Woody65]

We charge between $300 and $400 per square (100 sq ft) . The price difference takes into account the pitch of the roof, number of valleys and rakes along with the height of the home. That would include the removal and disposal of the old shingles, installation of ice shield, felt paper and 30 yr architectural shingles. I am located on Long Island in the NYC area for comparison.