hail storm roof replacement

[JimRB]

We have had roofs replaced because of hail and wind damage. Insurance company gets with roofer and agrees on price. I pay my $500 deductible. Well I did upgrade my barn roof shingles to heavier duty and paid another $1,000 out of pocket. I installed the barn shingles the first time. If the wind had not damaged things I would have gotten another 5-10 years. I have better things to do than install shingles especially when the insurance company will pay (via my years of premiums) to replace including tear off.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

thanks for the suggestions. I'm gonna get some more prices. It will be a tear off, will not shingle over. I have seamless gutters, they get replaced also. At $200 sq for just labor, that's $3.12 per shingle to remove and install.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

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.

thanks for sharing the costs.

 

[dex3361]

I had the garage and the house roof damaged by hail about 4 years ago. I chose t take the insurance check and upgraded to metal roofing on both the house and garage. I have been impressed with how the metal roofs held up in the hail storms.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Picture of some of the hail in the yard. picture of the house when I was building. I was holding my 2 yr old, who is now a HS Senior.

 

[clemsonfor]

I would allow the insurance company to do it. That is hard labor and i know you know that since you did it once.

Thats the point of insurance is to pay for your investment and or time that was involved with it. They will pay to do it, unless you just want to keep that few thousand dollars and do it yourself?

 

[schmism]

if you have the insurance do it make shure you watch the roofing company closely.

I have 2 personal friends that were almost ripped off by the roofing companies that the insurance companies hire. Both times the product delivered (and on one occasion half installed) was not the product that the homeowner and insurance company agreed on as a replacement. (ie agreed on 25 year shingle, what was going on was a cheep 15 year... with the roofing company keeping the difference in $$)

If my friends hadnt been prudent enough to check the packageing on the product delivered, they would have never known. Usually these jobs are done in 1-2 days tops so its not like you have a lot time.

 

[clemsonfor]

I have insurance and had my roof replaced nor than a year ago. The let me hire who I wanted. To do the work. They paid me half upfront then the balance when i t was completed. I paid the contractor nothing till he was through. It took a few weeks to finish I think. They did my main roof but had to order some rubber for some flat portions as well as the well house and a tiny porch roof area. They did the main house then those other odd jobs which took almost another. Day, like a week and a half after they started. I gave them the half check then requested. The second check from insurance to pay off.

Sorry for random periods I'm on my phone e.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I'm using an amish guy I know. He just built a building for our church including doing the roof. He does great work. I got him to reduce his price some to fit what the insurance will cover. I'm buying all the material. I've already ordered the shingles for delivery and picked up the ice shield and underlayment. He starts in a week.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Who would have thought it would be so hard to get a porta pot delivered. My wife wants me to get a portapot so the roofers I"m hiring don't have to use the house facilities. First place I called wanted $150 a week. Then someone told me of another place that charges $80 for a month, so went to their web site, gave them all my info including my address, and asked for a price quote. They emailed back and asked where I needed the portapot, so I emailed them my address a second time. Now my post office is in the next county, but I live in a county they service, but they responded they don't serve the next county over. So I responded, good, I don't live in that county, I live in this county that you said you will service. So they emailed back again, asking where I needed the portapot, and said they would check to see if they could provide one. So I have now given them my address for the 3rd time in email, and I have given it 2 times on phone messages. rant off, unless you ask about the dumpster delivery.