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08-17-2008, 01:38 PM

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Article On Roofing Business In Charlotte Observer

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/cop...ry/128131.html

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Arthur's prices for raw materials, meanwhile, were rising. A 30-year roof shingle that cost $36 per 100 square feet at the start of the year now costs more than $70. Arthur expects the price to hit $100 by December. A roof that might have cost $6,000 to $8,000 last year now costs $8,000 to $10,000.

“When we started to gear up after Christmas, we couldn't get it to gear back up,” said Arthur, who bought Charlotte-based H&S Roofing Co. in 1992. “A year ago, people felt confident they could replace the savings they were taking out of the bank to improve the house… Now they're not sure.

“I feel like I'm pulling a bulldozer with a rope,” he said.

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