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Roof question

JonP

04-29-2008

LouB

Erma1ina

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Posted by JonP on April 29, 2008, 4:47 pm

I just received a re-roofing quote from a contractor that says that the job
will require 17 squares. The property is 950sqft under roof and the pitch is
4.5/12.

Is it possible that a 950sqft house can have a 1,700sqft roof? I'd measure
it myself but it's a 500 mile trip to the house.

Posted by LouB on April 29, 2008, 5:36 pm

JonP wrote:

> I just received a re-roofing quote from a contractor that says that the job

> will require 17 squares. The property is 950sqft under roof and the pitch is

> 4.5/12.

> Is it possible that a 950sqft house can have a 1,700sqft roof? I'd measure

> it myself but it's a 500 mile trip to the house.

Get a couple of more quotes.

Posted by Erma1ina on April 29, 2008, 6:35 pm

JonP wrote:

> I just received a re-roofing quote from a contractor that says that the job

> will require 17 squares. The property is 950sqft under roof and the pitch is

> 4.5/12.

> Is it possible that a 950sqft house can have a 1,700sqft roof? I'd measure

> it myself but it's a 500 mile trip to the house.

Given that pitch, 17 square for the roof seems VERY high for a 950 sqft
house.

Check out this calculator. The results are rough -- no accounting for
type (hip, gable, etc) of roof -- but it won't be wildly off:

http://www.servicemagic.com/resources.calc.roofing.13.html

Posted by benick on April 29, 2008, 7:03 pm

> JonP wrote:

>> I just received a re-roofing quote from a contractor that says that the

>> job

>> will require 17 squares. The property is 950sqft under roof and the pitch

>> is

>> 4.5/12.

>> Is it possible that a 950sqft house can have a 1,700sqft roof? I'd

>> measure

>> it myself but it's a 500 mile trip to the house.

> Given that pitch, 17 square for the roof seems VERY high for a 950 sqft

> house.

> Check out this calculator. The results are rough -- no accounting for

> type (hip, gable, etc) of roof -- but it won't be wildly off:

> http://www.servicemagic.com/resources.calc.roofing.13.html

I JUST had my roof done...24X42(1008 sq. Ft.) Raised Ranch with a 5 pitch
roof...15 square did it....Stripped and re-roofed 2,100 dollars for labor..I
bought the materials....(about 1500. bucks)

Posted by Norminn on April 29, 2008, 7:20 pm

Erma1ina wrote:

>JonP wrote:

>>I just received a re-roofing quote from a contractor that says that the job

>>will require 17 squares. The property is 950sqft under roof and the pitch is

>>4.5/12.

>>Is it possible that a 950sqft house can have a 1,700sqft roof? I'd measure

>>it myself but it's a 500 mile trip to the house.

>Given that pitch, 17 square for the roof seems VERY high for a 950 sqft

>house.

>Check out this calculator. The results are rough -- no accounting for

>type (hip, gable, etc) of roof -- but it won't be wildly off:

>http://www.servicemagic.com/resources.calc.roofing.13.html

I dusted off some brain cells I haven't used in a while and tried to
calculate based on the geometry
I can remember......close, but my calc. was under 1,000. Even with a 2'
overhang and 10% waste,
it comes to around 12 squares. If the roofer is known and reputable,
nothing wrong with questioning
the estimate. Could be something as simple as a typo. If he tries to
explain it away, then another
roofer is in order.

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