Anyway, I had two roofers came and gave estimates, they're both pretty similar in terms of price, work, and materials. But there is one big difference. The background: Rain, rain rain. We can't seem to go more than three consecutive days without rain. Obviously roofer cannot work when it's raining. Roofer 1 said he can do some ah hoc job to patch things up for now to stop the leaking and wait until the sky clears to start replacing the roof.
He said he can do half the roof takes about 3 days when the sun is out, takes a break when the rain God comes out, and then come back to do the other half after the rain stops. Roofer 2 said what Roofer 1 suggested cannot work. He said there is no patch job that can fix a leak this bad. He also said you cannot just do half the roof because there is no full proof way to secure the other half from leaking in a half-finished roof.
He said what 1 suggested will make things worse. He needs six consecutive clear sky days to complete the roof which poses a big problem because the Weather God is not cooperating. So who is right? I'm tempted to go with 1 but if 2 is right then I'll end up regretting the decision.
Anyone with roofing knowledge care to offer your two cents? There has to be someone who can do it in less than six days.
But in my limited experience roofing half is never good. All parts of the system make a whole and when you piece meal things together it can lead to more points of failure. So could 1s work? It is best for your roof? Not by a long shot. Unfortunately it's a ginormous house. So both roofers said days of work. It's my parent's house and Mom is freaking out over the wet dry walls and I don't blame her. There will not be time to get another bid because she is ready to hire one of the two guys right now.
We're leaning towards 1 because he is offering the most immediate fix, but 2 is a guy whom I used before and he seems to know his stuff pretty well. We built an addition onto our house when we bought it in My design tied the roof into the back side of one section of the existing to give the look of all original.
We roofed the addition and the back side of the section connected to it in We reroofed the front of that section and the remainder of the house in When we sold the house this past summer, there had never been a single leak. That being said, we did finish off the ridge cap the first year just like we were completing the job, but it did work well.
But that is a small price to pay if the repair would extend the life of your current roof for another 10 or 15 years! However, if you plan to sell your home in the next few years, ask your contractor to order shingles that match as closely as possible. If the damage is more significant but confined to one side of the roof, partial reroofing is an option that will cost thousands of dollars less than doing the entire roof.
Repairing a section of roofing will also make it easier to blend new with old, because slight color differences will be less noticeable. They can create added problems, too. For example, if an asphalt roof already has two or more layers, all layers will have to be removed in order for the partial re-roofing to proceed. So in addition to increased labor and disposal costs, you may face the possibility of a lopsided effect at ridges, with the old roof ending up a couple of inches higher than the new one.
Even when built up with a course of shingles and covered with a ridge cap, the hump may still be noticeable. This will likely be less expensive than doing one part now and the remainder in a few years. Given that the previous owner had reroofed 17 years before with shingles that only carried a year rated life expectancy, I decided to spring for a complete reroofing.
I patched my own roof after Hurricane Irene blew off six or seven shingles in The replacement shingles were off the rack at the home center and lightweight, but they matched the existing three-tab style, were somewhat close in color, and saved me from having to buy more shingles than I needed.
Added a few extra dabs of roofing cement under the patching shingles, I hoped for the best. A little over a year later, Hurricane Sandy blew away another dozen or so shingles.
Reroofing with a more durable shingle, one with vastly improved adhesives, held a lot of appeal. The fact that the new shingles would have six nails per shingle instead of four, as now recommended by the shingle manufacturer for high-wind areas, was also an incentive. You may not get an exact match, so the patch could be noticeable. But, if it will save you money and keep your roof in top shape, patching might be the way to go for you.
First of all, reroofing just half of a home can pose some problems, namely that the two halves of the roof will be different ages. In most cases, we recommend that homeowners just go for a full re-roofing if about half of the roof is facing damage.
Check out our blog on Tear-Off vs. Overlay roofing for more information there. If your insurance is only covering a partial roof repair, you might feel at an impasse. One suggestion is to have your roofer and your insurance adjuster chat. Another option is to use the insurance money to cover what you can and repair the rest out of pocket. While this might not sound like a great option, repairing your entire roof is a much better choice for the overall health of your home.
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