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Roofing Question DerbyDad03 04-05-2008
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Posted by RicodJour on April 5, 2008, 11:34 pm
>
> > > What's interesting - and somewhat disturbing - is that he assumes it
> > > is 1/2" without checking.
>
> > > He just did a neighbor's house the other day and I saw the delivery
> > > guy piling up a bunch of 1/2" sheets of ply.
>
> > > What if I don't know it's 3/4' and he shows up with a bunch of 1/2"
> > > ply? Is it safe to assume he'd send a truck for 3/4"? (That's not a
> > > question looking for an answer...it's just a curiousity.)
>
> > > I'm not going to let it be a problem cause every estimate from now on
> > > will include 3/4" - and I will be checking with my neighbor to see if
> > > the guy checked his house first.
>
> > You're only wasting your time and setting yourself up for a problem if
> > you don't impart all information you have to everyone you've chosen to
> > bid. There's really no point in either party making assumptions as
> > they rarely work out well.
>
> > I've seen engineer friends shoot themselves in the foot by overdoing
> > it and handing out six page sets of specifications for a simple
> > reroof, but there's a happy medium and you just have ot hit the high
> > points to keep the bids comparable.
>
>
> I'm assuming this is a just general informationand not directed at me.

You plural.

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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on April 5, 2008, 10:59 pm

What's interesting - and somewhat disturbing - is that he assumes it
is 1/2" without checking.

He just did a neighbor's house the other day and I saw the delivery
guy piling up a bunch of 1/2" sheets of ply.

*************************************

Can't say what he'd do. If reputable,he'd just put the right material in
place. In the case of your neighbor, it is possible he knew the entire deck
needed replacing and was going to use 1/2" all the way or was putting the
1/2" atop the t & g. We can make lots of assumptions, but you'd have to
call him to find out for sure.

Last summer I was getting bids on re-roofing an industrial building. One of
the quotes came back with the same wording, it was $xx per sheet for plywood
replacement. They guy was on up the roof and knew it was steel decking.
Got three bids and went with the highest bidder and saved money.



Posted by DerbyDad03 on April 5, 2008, 11:33 pm
>
> What's interesting - and somewhat disturbing - is that he assumes it
> is 1/2" without checking.
>
> He just did a neighbor's house the other day and I saw the delivery
> guy piling up a bunch of 1/2" sheets of ply.
>
> *************************************
>
> Can't say what he'd do. =A0If reputable,he'd just put the right material i=
n
> place. =A0In the case of your neighbor, it is possible he knew the entire =
deck
> needed replacing and was going to use 1/2" all the =A0way or was putting t=
he
> 1/2" atop the t & g. =A0We can make lots of assumptions, but you'd have to=

> call him to find out for sure.
>
> Last summer I was getting bids on re-roofing an industrial building. =A0On=
e of
> the quotes came back with the same wording, it was $xx per sheet for plywo=
od
> replacement. =A0They guy was on up the roof and knew it was steel decking.=

> Got three bids and went with the highest bidder and saved money.

As far as quoting plywood for a steel roof, I could see it happening.
On my quote, the wording about the 1/2" ply is a standard typed
clause, like the site cleanup, 30 lb felt, etc. There's lots of
specific stuff handwritten, but the ply quote is standard and noted
with "as needed".

I wonder if it was the same case with your building - a standard "as
needed' clause which obviously wouldn't be needed.

On the other hand, if the guy wrote (or typed) it in specifically for
your job - then that's another story!

Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on April 5, 2008, 11:49 pm

As far as quoting plywood for a steel roof, I could see it happening.
On my quote, the wording about the 1/2" ply is a standard typed
clause, like the site cleanup, 30 lb felt, etc. There's lots of
specific stuff handwritten, but the ply quote is standard and noted
with "as needed".

I wonder if it was the same case with your building - a standard "as
needed' clause which obviously wouldn't be needed.

On the other hand, if the guy wrote (or typed) it in specifically for
your job - then that's another story!

*****************************

I'm pretty sure it was just a standard clause, but he did not address the
real issue, replacing some of the steel deck. If they don't pay attention
to details in the bid, will they pay attention to the details in the roof?
I knew that some deck would have to be replaced.

The company that did the job also did two other roof sections a couple of
years ago. Weismann Roofing is a top notch outfit with fair prices and
professional work. They have the equipment and experienced people to do the
big jobs. Since this section (33,000 sq ft) was done we had them do the
office roof (10,000 ft shingled)
--
Ed
http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/



Posted by =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Blattus_Slafaly on April 5, 2008, 10:25 pm
DerbyDad03 wrote:
> My wife got a quote to replace our roof. Since I haven't spoken to the
> guy yet, I've got question about one thing he quoted:
>
> "Additional cost of $45/sheet for 1/2" plywood."
>
> I have 3/4" tongue & groove under the shingles, not plywood. He didn't
> look in the attic, so I doubt he knows this.
>
> Can I assume that the easy answer is - When I tell him it's 3/4"
> tongue & groove he'll just quote me a higher price for 3/4" ply?
>

Why replace the whole roof if all you need is shingles?

--
Blattus Slafaly ? 3 :) 7/8

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