I have to get another new roof

[seadoug]

We had a bad hail storm a couple of weeks ago and looks like I will need a new roof. I say this because the neighbors all have roofer signs in their yards. I have not sought out any quotes yet. I do know my part of the cost will be $4600.00 deductible. Texas has brought a new law that roofers can't accept the amount the amount insurance pays as complete cost.

I just had the roof replaced in 2017 due to a hail storm. I paid nothing out of pocket, only what the insurance covered. My question is since I have to go out of pocket would this be the time to look into a metal roof? Who has experience with this? @Naturally, looks like you have a metal roof. Are you happy with this choice? Again, I have not had a quote but is this something that might be good to consider?

Looking for advice before I start having all these people come out.

I mentioned a while back that we had a severe hailstorm several years back. Most of my neighbors had roofing signs in their yards. I did nothing. We had another hailstorm a couple of years ago and I had a roofing company come out to do an inspection. The guy said our roof has some pockmarks but doesn't need replacing. Our house is 25 years old and the roof is still in pretty good shape.

I'm wondering how many of my neighbors had their roofs replaced because a roofing company falsely told them they needed to? Anyway, if you think the roofing company in your neighborhood is reputable you should schedule an inspection.

 

[Shadowman]

I had my house reshingled with metal about 13 years ago. The rules allowed only one old layer beneath and that is what I had so that kept the cost down as they did not have to tear the old layer off. At that time, it cost about twice as much as asphalt shingles. I got the kind that look almost like asphalt appearance wise. I am well satisfied with them.

 

[Blessed]

I mentioned a while back that we had a severe hailstorm several years back. Most of my neighbors had roofing signs in their yards. I did nothing. We had another hailstorm a couple of years ago and I had a roofing company come out to do an inspection. The guy said our roof has some pockmarks but doesn't need replacing. Our house is 25 years old and the roof is still in pretty good shape.

I'm wondering how many of my neighbors had their roofs replaced because a roofing company falsely told them they needed to? Anyway, if you think the roofing company in your neighborhood is reputable you should schedule an inspection.

I agree, that is why I want the son to go up there with them to video what they are saying. I did not realize there was a storm coming. I was in bed with a migraine and the car was in the driveway. I woke because the dogs went crazy. I ran to pull the car in but the hail was large and coming heavy, so I did not step out into it.

The car did suffer a couple of dings but I still have not really inspected it. I know when I did go out there after a few minutes to get the car, I knocked of the passenger side mirror as I pulled into the garage, so that will have to be fixed.

That is the one thing I have learned is that people will lie to you just for money. I trust no one, and I always have many people look, give estimates. I have no trust. I had the plumbing company I use to come out to snake my lines. They did not see the need, suggested I go get something called green gobbler, call them back if I still have the problem. I ordered the stuff from Walmart but never had to use it. So, for 10 dollars, I have something to use. It was a backup in the master bath shower. It went away on it's own.

There is no end these days to the lies service people will tell you. If I need to have something fixed or replaced in the home I have learned to go get the parts myself. The only thing they need to do is change out the existing part. If they, the so called experts are not willing to do that they are of no use to me. They seem to forget that we have access to the internet and can check pricing for repairs.

I do have certain companies, like the plumber tell me the truth. It is good to build a relationship with local small businesses that will be upfront about problems you may have. They understand a customer for life is better than a one time rip off.

 

[Jules]

It might make you feel more secure in a hailstorm, if you have a metal roof.

Personally, I like the sound of rain pounding on a roof.

 

[Lilac]

You need to be careful installing a new roof over an existing one. That can void the warranty on your new roof. Some companies will not tell you that upfront.

When we replaced ours, the first two estimates didn't tell us we had a couple of missing shingles that we couldn't see without getting on a ladder. Neither roofer also didn't want to remove the old shingles.

Our third estimate was when we found out we had the missing shingles. He took pictures & showed up what he was talking about. He also said that he always took off the old shingles before putting on new. That was when we were learned about the warranty. We found out about him from a friend who used him on his own house as well as several houses he flipped.

From the beginning I wanted the old roof removed before the new one put on. I wasn't happy with the first two wanting to leave the old roof on & definitely was unhappy with both of them not being up front on missing shingles. One was a company who had installed our spouting a few years earlier who we were satisfied with & the second was a local father/son duo who did metal roofs.

The third man, who is another local family company, was given the job. When they took off the old roof, we found that all of the decking along the edge near the spouting needed to be replaced. It was rotting out because of the leaf screen (helmet guard brand) that went under the first coarse of shingles which allowed water to go under & soak the decking. If we hadn't had the roof stripped, we would have a new roof on top of rotten decking that would have been more expensive down the road to fix & who knows what other damage to the house.

He also installed a stainless steel leaf screen that fits inside the awning that works really well. We had that installed on our garage also.

When we had to re-roof our barn, he got the job along with a few family members houses.

 

[seadoug]

I agree, that is why I want the son to go up there with them to video what they are saying. I did not realize there was a storm coming. I was in bed with a migraine and the car was in the driveway. I woke because the dogs went crazy. I ran to pull the car in but the hail was large and coming heavy, so I did not step out into it.

The car did suffer a couple of dings but I still have not really inspected it. I know when I did go out there after a few minutes to get the car, I knocked of the passenger side mirror as I pulled into the garage, so that will have to be fixed.

That is the one thing I have learned is that people will lie to you just for money. I trust no one, and I always have many people look, give estimates. I have no trust. I had the plumbing company I use to come out to snake my lines. They did not see the need, suggested I go get something called green gobbler, call them back if I still have the problem. I ordered the stuff from Walmart but never had to use it. So, for 10 dollars, I have something to use. It was a backup in the master bath shower. It went away on it's own.

There is no end these days to the lies service people will tell you. If I need to have something fixed or replaced in the home I have learned to go get the parts myself. The only thing they need to do is change out the existing part. If they, the so called experts are not willing to do that they are of no use to me. They seem to forget that we have access to the internet and can check pricing for repairs.

I do have certain companies, like the plumber tell me the truth. It is good to build a relationship with local small businesses that will be upfront about problems you may have. They understand a customer for life is better than a one time rip off.

So true. I'm sure you see the Milestone ads all the time on TV. I tried them for my A/C and they just kept coming up with needless add-ons that I didn't need. I finally settled on Texas AirZone. They actually installed my last new unit several years ago. I've found them to be excellent.

I had a thermostat that was showing high temps inside the house. The tech came out to inspect it and suggested it might be mis-reading because it was behind a door, so he wasn't immediately going to replace it just for the money. He then ran some tests and found it needed replacing. He found a rusted pan when he was inspecting the A/C. My external A/C drip was pouring rusty water onto the brick. I had to have it cleaned. He replaced the pan, and no more rusty water.

Sorry to get so specific in an open forum, but I know we Texans rely on keeping our A/C working properly, especially now when it 99 degrees outside!