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Roofer wants to sell me his tiles MiamiCuse 06-13-2007
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Posted by MiamiCuse on June 13, 2007, 11:37 pm
My house has a new barrel tiled roof put on in 2004. At the time the
previous owner paid $40000 for the new roof.

Since then a few tiles (about six) were damaged badly and I need to replace
them. I called around and found that the tiles are still being manufactured
but the specific color has been discontinued. The tiles are called Vanguarf
Roll:

http://www.monierlifetile.com/products/products_detail.cfm?regionid=7&producttype=standard&profileid=38

I finally located the roofer who installed the roof and he told me he did a
few jobs with that tile in 2004 and still have lots of left over tiles. In
fact he said he has a whole pallate of it, like 500 pieces. He asked me if
I want to buy it form him. I told him I needed 10-12 pieces but he was not
interested to sell me 10-12.

He said if I get another hurricane it would be wise to get as many tiles as
I can, but do I really need 500 pieces? This will take up a good part of my
garage. He said to give him a price...now I am wondering first, should I
get it and if so, how much should it be?

If not I can always order the 10-12 I need in another color and try to stain
it to match.

Any thoughts and comments?

Thanks,

MC



Posted by aemeijers on June 14, 2007, 12:22 am

> My house has a new barrel tiled roof put on in 2004. At the time the
> previous owner paid $40000 for the new roof.
>
> Since then a few tiles (about six) were damaged badly and I need to
> replace them. I called around and found that the tiles are still being
> manufactured but the specific color has been discontinued. The tiles are
> called Vanguarf Roll:
>
>
http://www.monierlifetile.com/products/products_detail.cfm?regionid=7&producttype=standard&profileid=38
>
> I finally located the roofer who installed the roof and he told me he did
> a few jobs with that tile in 2004 and still have lots of left over tiles.
> In fact he said he has a whole pallate of it, like 500 pieces. He asked
> me if I want to buy it form him. I told him I needed 10-12 pieces but he
> was not interested to sell me 10-12.
>
> He said if I get another hurricane it would be wise to get as many tiles
> as I can, but do I really need 500 pieces? This will take up a good part
> of my garage. He said to give him a price...now I am wondering first,
> should I get it and if so, how much should it be?
>
> If not I can always order the 10-12 I need in another color and try to
> stain it to match.
>
> Any thoughts and comments?
>
Any neighbors with the same color of tile? Maybe you could go in together
and split the pallet. You don't have to keep them inside on the pallet, by
the way- you could dense-stack them against the back wall of the garage
outside behind a bush, like a cord of firewood. Yeah, spares are a good
idea- I have a conventional asphalt roof, but before roofer hauled the
overpriced dumpster away, I fished a dozen or so clean complete leftover
shingles out, and stacked them in a crevice in the garage where they won't
fuse together.

aem sends...



Posted by BobK207 on June 14, 2007, 12:38 am
> My house has a new barrel tiled roof put on in 2004. At the time the
> previous owner paid $40000 for the new roof.
>
> Since then a few tiles (about six) were damaged badly and I need to replace
> them. I called around and found that the tiles are still being manufactured
> but the specific color has been discontinued. The tiles are called Vanguarf
> Roll:
>
> http://www.monierlifetile.com/products/products_detail.cfm?regionid=7...
>
> I finally located the roofer who installed the roof and he told me he did a
> few jobs with that tile in 2004 and still have lots of left over tiles. In
> fact he said he has a whole pallate of it, like 500 pieces. He asked me if
> I want to buy it form him. I told him I needed 10-12 pieces but he was not
> interested to sell me 10-12.
>
> He said if I get another hurricane it would be wise to get as many tiles as
> I can, but do I really need 500 pieces? This will take up a good part of my
> garage. He said to give him a price...now I am wondering first, should I
> get it and if so, how much should it be?
>
> If not I can always order the 10-12 I need in another color and try to stain
> it to match.
>
> Any thoughts and comments?
>
> Thanks,
>
> MC

Unless there is a market for the tiles or you get a great deal or you
can split with some neghbors.........buy the wrong color ones & use
one from the backyard roof to replace the ones visible from the street

Sounds like you lose about 2 tiles per year (not including hurricanes)
with a pallet load you have enough to last until the new millennium.

He's had these tiles since 2004...........tell him to give YOU a
price.

Check ebay & craigslist to see if there is a market for these tiles in
this color.


cheers
Bob


Posted by hallerb@aol.com on June 14, 2007, 7:20 am
>
>
>
>
>
> > My house has a new barrel tiled roof put on in 2004. At the time the
> > previous owner paid $40000 for the new roof.
>
> > Since then a few tiles (about six) were damaged badly and I need to replace
> > them. I called around and found that the tiles are still being manufactured
> > but the specific color has been discontinued. The tiles are called Vanguarf
> > Roll:
>
> >http://www.monierlifetile.com/products/products_detail.cfm?regionid=7...
>
> > I finally located the roofer who installed the roof and he told me he did a
> > few jobs with that tile in 2004 and still have lots of left over tiles. In
> > fact he said he has a whole pallate of it, like 500 pieces. He asked me if
> > I want to buy it form him. I told him I needed 10-12 pieces but he was not
> > interested to sell me 10-12.
>
> > He said if I get another hurricane it would be wise to get as many tiles as
> > I can, but do I really need 500 pieces? This will take up a good part of my
> > garage. He said to give him a price...now I am wondering first, should I
> > get it and if so, how much should it be?
>
> > If not I can always order the 10-12 I need in another color and try to stain
> > it to match.
>
> > Any thoughts and comments?
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > MC
>
> Unless there is a market for the tiles or you get a great deal or you
> can split with some neghbors.........buy the wrong color ones & use
> one from the backyard roof to replace the ones visible from the street
>
> Sounds like you lose about 2 tiles per year (not including hurricanes)
> with a pallet load you have enough to last until the new millennium.
>
> He's had these tiles since 2004...........tell him to give YOU a
> price.
>
> Check ebay & craigslist to see if there is a market for these tiles in
> this color.
>
> cheers
> Bob- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

i would definetely buy them and store outdoors. look at it this way
when it comes time to sell your home miss matched tiles will be a
issue, detracting from price, extra tiles a nice plus.

just dont overpay. start low and work your way up.



Posted by N.J. Crane on June 14, 2007, 8:58 pm
Make him an offer he can't refuse.


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