What the roofer said

That makes the quote of $2,300.00 to reshingle the back roof sound like a bargain today.

IMO the $1,800.00 for a patch is only part of the story. If the roofer feels that the rest of the roof is good for several years the patch may be a bargain. If the roof is in bad shape and other areas are likely to fail then the patch is a waste of money if you plan on staying in the home.

If it was me I would order the patch and have a for sale sign on the front lawn before dark.

Good luck with your decision.
 

It was twice as much to reshingle the whole roof at my place in 2007. I told the guy I could only afford $2500. He said he couldn't do it for less than $3700. I said fine. I was really expecting to shell out $5000. Mine started leaking like yours, then all the shingles began to fail. It was months until we got it worked on. I hated it when it rained.
 
debodun said:
The roofer just left. He said $1800 and that's would be just for a patch. He's booked up until July 17th. He does full roofs during the week and saves the weekends for doing the patch jobs.
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Have you had any hail the past couple of years? If so, have your homeowners insurance company send out an adjuster to look at it. It he/she can find hail damage, they might assist with replacing the entire roof.
Neighbors across the street had some damage and called their insurance company. Got their roof replaced by the insurance company. They had the same homeowners insurance as we do. So, I called our agent and he scheduled an adjuster. I hadn't noticed any issues, other than knowing the roof was close to 25 years old. The adjuster found some hail damage. It was enough the insurance company replaced the roof. Our deductible was something like $1,200 we paid for an $8,000 lifetime warranty new roof.
 
Aunt Marg said:
And when the sheet of plastic reaches it's limit in containing water, then what?
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Put another sheet of plastic on top. Keep doing that until you have 5 inches of wet plastic up there. Then roll it up like a rug and shove it out the window. This is the way my husband used to handle things
 
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debodun said:
The roofer just left. He said $1800 and that's would be just for a patch. He's booked up until July 17th. He does full roofs during the week and saves the weekends for doing the patch jobs.
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Get other estimates. Ask for prices for a reroof as well. Is there another roof under the exisiting one? Will it have to be a complete tear off or can you put another roof on top of the one that's there? I replaced my roof the year I moved in back in 2017. I was lucky that there was only a single layer and I didn't need a tear off. It cost me between $6000.00 and $6500.00 and it is a thirty year roof at which time I wll not be here. If your roof is failing it is just a matter of time before you have more problems. Here are two web sites you might find helpful: Government Grants for Roof Repair (homeadvancement.com) or this Federal Grants to Replace a Roof | Hunker There may be others.
 
Aunt Marg said:
And when the sheet of plastic reaches it's limit in containing water, then what?
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Replace it with the plastic covering the hole in the ceiling in her kitchen. Nothing like having a fresh clean piece of plastic covering the hole in the kitchen.

I like the use of plastic. Considering the list of temporary or no repair to her whole home. A costly "over $100.00 " quality permanent repair would stick out like a sore thumb.
 
Last week I spent $11,000 for a tear down and new roof - plus major repair of the roof on my utility room - plus some bad patches on the roof of the house that included some new beams. This house is 98 years old, so I was expecting it to be a costly job. But to me it was worth it. Living here is very inexpensive and practical and I really love the location. Close to 3 expressways, lots of shopping areas, and several really nice parks.
The stimulus money went into it, also. That was a big help to me and to those who benefited from it in their paychecks.
 
Ceege said:
Last week I spent $11,000 for a tear down and new roof - plus major repair of the roof on my utility room - plus some bad patches on the roof of the house that included some new beams. This house is 98 years old, so I was expecting it to be a costly job. But to me it was worth it. Living here is very inexpensive and practical and I really love the location. Close to 3 expressways, lots of shopping areas, and several really nice parks.
The stimulus money went into it, also. That was a big help to me and to those who benefited from it in their paychecks.
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Do think a lot of homeowners forget that what you put into your home, you get back out when you sell... in spades.
 
Ceege said:
Plus the living expenses here are low. I get low taxes and it's a small house so the utility bills are low. I couldn't find another place that is so practical.
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That's such a plus.

Our utility bills are low throughout the year, too, but our gas bills from December through to February, are usually quite high, account our home being older and not as well insulated as a new home would be, but all-in-all we're happy and wouldn't have it any other way, because no matter where people are building around us now, there are no yards, no privacy, and no room for parking, but we have a classic home on a big lot, with all kinds of parking right within the confines of our property, and for us there's just no beating that.
 
Gary O' said:
Here's an idea;
Run a drain pipe from the leak, thru a window.......




Geeeez.....fix the roof.......soon
Meantime, tarp the roof
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Gary Deb is late 60's and not likely to buy a tarp, sealant for the edges, then rent the equipment needed to access the roof. That would cost more than $100.00 so for safety working with sweaty palms would be out. Then hiring someone is not one of her favorite things to do. She suspects repair people to be rip off artists that charge way to much. So getting some plastic to cover the inside as a solution is what she came up with.

Trying to be helpful & caring all along with her various neglected home repairs has been met with reasons for not making repairs & with similar cheap, temporary fixes that in reality are the long term fixes.

I'm pretty sure I'm on ignore since after awhile, I like others trying to offer reasonable solutions to her multitude of needed repairs I stopped sympathizing with her.

What would make sense to me would be to use the 200k she claims to have, raise the as she calls it a disaster of a home, then build a one story rancher on her cleared property.
 
Knight said:
I'm pretty sure I'm on ignore since after awhile, I like others trying to offer reasonable solutions to her multitude of needed repairs I stopped sympathizing with her.

What would make sense to me would be to use the 200k she claims to have, raise the as she calls it a disaster of a home, then build a one story rancher on her cleared property.
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Yeah, I do believe I'm on ignore too

The place will surely need to be razed if she neglects things much longer

One can easily sink 200 grand into an old place.....she may realize that

Seeing a couple pics of the place, I'd surmise I'd be worth it..if she acts soon

But.......her tight fisted stance is gonna cost her more.....much, much, more
 

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