You can get free roofing estimate here: Cool Flat Roof – they specialize in flat roofing and have IB Roof certified contractors in PA.

I got a price from a contractor that i trust to replace my roof for $7500 in central ca. It was a double tear off, asphalt shingles on top of cedar shingles. I bought the materials for $2300 to cover 18 square (his measurements). I upgraded the OSB to radiant barrier, for minimal cost. I noticed at one point that there was enough OSB for my house but not my garage. The contractor tells me that his employee calculated wrong and i need to buy an additional $1300 in materials. Also at one point one of his guys put his foot through the ceiling in my bathroom. His idea is for me to purchase a fan to put in the hole. Do i just buy the materials and shut up or negotiate some sort of trade off i.e. reduction in profit for him?

Honestly I don’t know much about tiles, since they are not very popular (to say the least) in the North Eastern US – all I know is that tiles are EXPENSIVE and HEAVY and require special framing.

If you want to submit an article about tiles – we now have Roofing Article / guest blog post submission page – just write a “Tile Roof Prices” article and I will post it, as well as mention your roofing company / website.

Leo.

Do you know anyone out my way who does this type of installation?

Honestly, metal shingles roof is my favorite type of metal roofing materials, and I’ll be installing it on my house this spring – already purchased all the materials and am now waiting for good weather when my guys get a few days off. I went with still shingles thought, because of difference in cost and because we live far from the ocean and installing aluminum is not necessary. If you want to know that your roof will NEVER rust, than aluminum is the way to go, but I am very confident that still will last me 50+ years based on my experience of installing it. I have some scrap pieces of flashing and shingles laying in my back bone yard, with cut edges exposed to weather all year round for many years now with not a single spot of rust on them.

Since you live in Massachusetts, if you are looking to install aluminum or steel shingles roof, we can do it for you – send me an email ( leo @ newenglandmetalroof.com ) or fill out our online estimate form here: http://www.newenglandmetalroof.com/free-roofing-estimate.html and we will discuss the details and pricing.

One thing I want to mention is that the pricing here is generic and represents a national average based on my experience and research, and in MA it might be slightly more. It will all actually depend on your roof details and scope of work, but we will work with you to give you best pricing.

PS, I emailed you a copy of my response.

Versico provides warranty for commercial project – not residential.

Also, you either forget to mention or drop this on purpose – when a rubber roof leaks, any manufacturer will go out of their way to decline warranty claim. They will find ponding water issues, foot traffic, bad installs, etc.

Also, they ONLY warranty material – not seams. In case the warranty is NDL (no dollar limit) labor warranty, where they do inspect the job and typically issue a 10-15 years warranty, it costs you about $0.10 per sq. ft. to buy that warranty, with I believe a 100 squares minimum ($1000 for the warranty), and you also must use all of their materials and accessories, etc. This means that many clients will opt out of the warranty and will be waiting until the roof leaks.