City spends 80,000 to "weatherize" One House..........

[Zippyman]

Originally Posted by Desertspiritsteve

I'm not sure if this should be a new thread or what. My neighborhood is under siege from out of state roofers. They want my insurance money and I'm hanging on to it. I have repaired most of the hail damage, but my roof could probably last another five years. Is there any rule of thumb what the charge is to install by the square? Every morning I go out of the house and hear pounding in all directions. I was thinking I would wait until it had been quiet for a couple of weeks and get another bid. There are signs in front yards everywhere for companies I've never heard of. I have a 300 square foot garage in my back yard. It is a hip roof and has mission tile ridges. Does it really take 6 squares to roof 300 sq. feet?

The "rule of thumb" for Phoenix shingle roofing was about $100/square for labor (tear-off, haul away & new install), + the cost of the shingles you chose - often you could get it done for under $200/square. Now, the insurance companies have created a feeding frenzy by handing out $300-$400+ per square for re-roofs, and not even requiring the old roof to be torn off (which can be legal, but shortens the life of the new roof).

A "square" is 100 square feet of roofing material - and with a peaked roof, a 900 square-foot house might actually require 1100 square feet of roofing material, or 11 "squares", but the number won't be double unless it's a super-peaky roof, like on a "cape-cod" or an "A"-frame building.

FWIW, if it were me, I'd wait another year until the roofers are hungry again, or worst case, look for an unlicensed contractor from craigslist if it's just a garage, there are still guys there charging sane prices - you just have to specify clearly what you expect and supervise them to make sure they deliver.