Aneeda72
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She could sell it to a flipper for peanuts, yup, peanuts.
The roof is leaking
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Murrmurr
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Better than nothin' tho, right?
That's the sad part.Oh,, her house will never pass an inspection new roof or not. Unless she repairs everything.
Aneeda72
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Yes, but she has waited too long to fix it as we’ve discussed on a other thread. A new house is the solution or renting. Her current house is a tear down.
Knight
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Originally Deb described her home as a disaster. Like Aneeda72 I recognize this latest is a new addition to a long list of needed repairs.Oh,
But at least it's something new for Deb to post about.
Murrmurr
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Do keep in mind, Deb, the roof doesn't need repaired, the entire roof needs replaced.
The time, effort, and money a repair is going to cost you for the current damage, would be best added to the grand total of what an entire roof will cost, because it's just a matter of time before another area of the roof is going to give-way.
Aneeda72
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Yup, I, too, need my roof replaced.
We have neighbours that just had a metal roof put on, and their bill came to just over $15,000, and their home is just an average sized home.Yup, I, too, need my roof replaced.
Knight
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Were here to help. Maybe a go fund me to replace her home would be the most help.Ergo, something for us "experts" to flaunt our expertise about.
Murrmurr
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Actually, $15000 isn't bad. My brother paid $10,000 just for the section of the roof over his kitchen, and that was about a dozen years ago.
Murrmurr
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We are.
And a go fund me isn't a bad idea.
Hey! she could give antique and vintage tchotkes to the largest contributors!
Was that metal, too, Mur?
Murrmurr
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No. Good point.
Debodun
I've done some calculations for you.
Let's just say a new roof is going to cost you $12,000, well it's really only going to cost you $11,481
That $519 you made off the garage sale you put on most recently will help offset the ouch.
That's a plus!
As the old saying goes... "every little bit helps".
I've done some calculations for you.
Let's just say a new roof is going to cost you $12,000, well it's really only going to cost you $11,481
That $519 you made off the garage sale you put on most recently will help offset the ouch.
That's a plus!
As the old saying goes... "every little bit helps".
Boy, good thing it wasn't metal, otherwise it would have cost him $20,000
We spoke to our neighbours and a plain asphalt shingle roof for their place would have ran them $7,200, so I'm guessing metal roofs are roughly double the cost.
Murrmurr
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That surprises me. I guess that's because they're fireproof and last a long time, ey?
Murrmurr
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And I just remembered you're in Canada.
Metal roofs aren't very desirable here. Not sure why.
The neighbours were saying at least 70 years.
That's my guess... durability, longevity, fireproof, yada, yada.
Mur, little Canadianism lesson for you.
It's "eh".
Now you can sound like a true blue Canuck now! LOL!
Murrmurr
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Just jotted that down. Thanks!Mur, little Canadianism lesson for you.
It's "eh".
debodun
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If I get a 20 year warranty on a new roof, at my age, I won't have to worry about it again.
Don M.
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Part of the "joy" of home ownership is the requirement to stay on top of needed repairs and maintenance. Failure to do so usually winds up costing far more if an issue is ignored until it becomes a major problem. Eventually, foregoing needed repairs usually winds up costing more to fix than the house is worth.
Insofar as the cost of a metal roof is concerned, around here it isn't much more than an asphalt roof....IF the basic structure is solid. We had ours done about 3 years ago, and the metal roof estimates were only about $500 more. I was ready to go for metal, but my wife didn't like metal, so we stayed with asphalt...but I had them substitute polymer underlayment, instead of tar paper. We wound up with a nice roof, with a 30 year warranty...so that should last us.
Insofar as the cost of a metal roof is concerned, around here it isn't much more than an asphalt roof....IF the basic structure is solid. We had ours done about 3 years ago, and the metal roof estimates were only about $500 more. I was ready to go for metal, but my wife didn't like metal, so we stayed with asphalt...but I had them substitute polymer underlayment, instead of tar paper. We wound up with a nice roof, with a 30 year warranty...so that should last us.
fmdog44
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Living in a condo complex where about half the units pipes burst from the February deep froze you have my sympathy. Next to fire water is the worst thing to go wrong in our homes.
Correct me if I'm mistaken, @debodun . Haven't you hinted to us that you have, $200,000+ if it is needed to buy a new home or am I confused with all of the conflicting stories?!? I could swear you've mentioned you had $$$$$$. So, why haven't you repaired any of these disasters in your current home? And, the sooner, the better. I hope everything works out for you; I worry that your house will collapse one day. Stay safe.
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