Roof Leak Repair Cost

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Roof leak repair cost is an inevitable part of every home owner’s life. As it guards your home against the elements and serves as the first protective layer for the building, your roof will definitely undergo damage over time. This injury to your roof can happen because of exposure to heavy wind, rains and harsh extremes of weather. The continuing assault of these elements leads to your roof becoming degraded over time.

While it may well be that your roof looks pristine and new for many years, there is invisible damage going on under the surface. Roof leak repair costs therefore can hit at any time in the lifetime of your building, even when everything looks apparently normal.

The key to protecting against this is to take swift corrective action rather than waiting for things to grow critical. If you wait too long, you run the risk of facing higher expenses when the interior of your home is damaged.

Roof leak repair cost can be significant and strain your budget. This is what generally tempts home owners to wait until too long. However, it is far wiser to get an initial assessment of the potential damage from an expert. If all it takes is a few simple repairs to fix things, you may well avoid the need for costly replacement later on.

Roof leak repair cost is analyzed in greater detail in this short special report which you may study for more information.

Roof Repairs Cost – Hiring the Best Roofing Contractor

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What is true when considering roof repair cost? Should you hire one roof repair company over another simply because the cost is less? Is it better to get estimates from 2 or three or ten contractors? How do you know who to trust. Big companies or smaller local companies? And most important, do you need a roof repair or will the damage cost much more than a fast in-and-out repair and lead to major renovations?

Unfortunately most home owners opt for the lowest price. Does this work? Yes, sometimes. You can receive some excellent service from small local roofing businesses. You can also receive excellent service from some of the big hitters, you know – the roofing companies that have been around for 80 years or more.

But true cost is not about age or size – it is about quality service, dedication, proven track record, excellent referrals (word of mouth goes a very long way), and finally the ability of the roof repair company to understand WHY your roof needs a repair in the first place!

Getting confused yet?

Roof repair cost is also another consideration. You may get 5 different repair cost prices. One for $500, another for$1200, and another for $3200. Now what? As earlier mentioned, most of us go for the lowest price.

Dumb…

Let’s see this scenario from YOUR point of view, or possible point of view: You notice some water stains on your bedroom ceiling. Great. A leak! That’s all you need, right? So you go through the tedious task of going online (or perhaps you are one of the few remaining people still using that big, heavy, yellow book) and you make some phone calls and try your best to get someone to your house to tell you why you have stains on your bedroom ceiling.

Fine. You did your job as a home owner with a roof leak. Congratulate yourself.

But it ain’t over until the fat lady sings… you want 100% trustworthy service, no-nonsense, and you truly WANT to be able to trust the roof repair company you hire. Oh, pardon me – at a competitive price, to boot!

Fantastic! You are well on your way!

One thing though… most roofing companies do not have the time to travel to your house (often across the entire city), pay for the gas, the one or two guys sitting in the work truck driving to your house, the time to speak with you, to look in your bedroom, to check your roof, to check your attic, to check all the possible areas of your roof that MAY have caused the leak that stains your bedroom ceiling, AND to write up a report about all this FOR FREE!!!!!

Bottom line – if you really want to get excellent service, top-notch roof repair, fast and reliable service, you need to pay for it. If a roof repair business charges money to inspect problems on your roof so you can have your roof repair handled right, pay the cost of the initial visit to your home.

Think of it this way: A lessor roof repair company will not have the confidence to charge an upfront cost to visit your home because they do not value their time enough. And you will pay the cost anyway, one way or the other. Guaranteed. Be smart and don’t short-change yourself. Pay for quality.

Richard Woolsey is a Roof Repair Toronto Contractor with 25 years in the Business of Helping Roofing Contractors. He is also the owner of Roof Insulation Protection.

By Richard Woolsey

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Roof Repairs Project

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There are several different types of roofs you can have installed. The materials can range in price anywhere from $1 to $40 or more per square foot. The most common roofing material is asphalt shingles. These are relatively inexpensive and are usually guaranteed to last anywhere between 20 and 30 years. They come in may different colors to compliment the exterior of your home.

Another form of roofing is wood shake, which usually costs $6 to $9 a square foot. These roofs are usually made of cedar and can last 12 to 25 years, but they require almost constant maintenance. Metal roofing such as copper or aluminum can cost $15-$20 a square foot. Tile roofs, such as terra cotta, are generally used in southwestern architecture and cost $6 to $9 a square foot. (Tiles are not recommended in areas with frequent rainfall, as they have a tendency to leak.)

A slate roof is the most durable, though it is also the most expensive, and can cost up to $40 a square foot ($120,000 to replace a 3,000 square foot roof). Slate is generally used on upscale homes and can last up to 200 years or more depending on the quality.

Along with being inexpensive, asphalt shingles require little maintenance, making them the most popular roofing choice for American homeowners. While asphalt shingle roofs are often designed to last 25 or 30 years, the actual life span of your roof can vary depending on where you live. High speed winds, hurricanes, heavy storms, blizzards, and dramatic temperature fluctuations decrease the longevity of your roof. Estimates for replacing an asphalt shingled roof can range from $1,500 to $9,000 depending on the size of the roof as well as location.

Read more in this article about a roof replacement project.

By Connie Gallerizzo

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