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0 pointsyoungtaff1mo ago0 comments

When we moved in I had my house re-roofed to add insulation and a breathable membrane

Took a day to take all the tiles off the front, add insulation, membrane and batten it. Then another half day or so to put the original tiles back on

Back took slightly longer because we had some alterations done but it was just over a week in total effort

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AngryData1mo ago· 1 in thread

If he had been paying a crew and not doing it themselves most roofs can be done in part of a day with shingles. And most often by meth addicts or illegal immigrants because nobody else will do that horrible job for the prices they ask, not to mention a skilled tradesmen.

In some areas when big enough hail or storms goes through a town 1 or 2 crews will jump on the insurance payouts and take the low bid if they can do them all at once. And within a week or two at worst the entire neighborhood or small town is reshingled.

ChoGGi1mo ago

Yep, I only did my roof because I had some free time (planned for, excluding weather).

That and saving $20 000 or so in labour. I was quoted $8000 just to remove cedar shingles not asphalt as well (off-hand by a buddy). This is in $CAD.

As well as doing a better job than most of the roofs I've redone, whole lotta hack jobs on roofs since you'll never see the problem or deal with it till the contractor is long gone.

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