Roofing quotes
Wonder if I could pick your brains… We have a small extension (about 8′ x 15′) on our first floor that recently developed a leak. There was a problem with the roof drain and bad roof on the extension, complicated with gutter problems from the main roof. Have gotten quotes from Premier and Rocco’s in…
Wonder if I could pick your brains… We have a small extension (about 8′ x 15′) on our first floor that recently developed a leak. There was a problem with the roof drain and bad roof on the extension, complicated with gutter problems from the main roof. Have gotten quotes from Premier and Rocco’s in the $2400 to $2800 range for a new double layer bitumen roof, and new copper box and aluminum leader from the main roof. -Double layer because we want to put a deck over the extension. Does this sound reasonable? Its seems high to me, considering we had the huge main roof done a couple years earlier for about three times as much, albeit only a single layer, but also including a couple of skylights. Also, Roccos wants to tear off many old layers of roor and redo, whereas Premier wants to roof over. Roccos also thinks we need an overflow outlet on this small roof, whereas Premier didn’t quote for this. Thoughts?
Thanks!
I wouldn’t put a roof deck over bitumen–EPDM, and the thick stuff, will last longer and resist abrasion from the wood expanding and contracting.
1200 – 1500 is a more typical number for that size, no more than 1800 with a tear off of old material.
Of course the proper thing to do is tear off the old roofing first.
Most NYC roofers just want to take the easy route and roof over whatever is there already.
I know nothing firsthand about either company, but that said Rocco’s quote sounds better to me since it includes considerably more work and the end result is better.
We were qouted a similar price by for similar work by another roofer.
For what it’s worth-
We had a good experience with Premiere recently where they did similar work for a similar price. I think if you have leaks now, any recent work is really a sunk cost- no roofer will give you a warranty on the new roof, unless they’ve done the whole roof themselves.
best of luck-