Garage Roofing Costs

Bacchusbill

Hi folks, I have a quick question for the pros. I have a garage, 18'x30' with a slight pitch that needs reroofing. It has metal sheeting over old 3 tab, over 1"x12" sheathing. I have had 2 contractors give me estimates. One guy said $800 labor + materials (at his cost...so he said) which he estimated at around $500-700. The other guy said $2900. When I asked guy2 how many squares he estimated it would take, he said 13. When I had measured it myself i got 9'6"x30' per side, or roughly 3 squares times 2 for 6 total...hmmm. Am I measuring something wrong? Did guy2 price himself out of it, with it being such a small job? What should I expect to pay?

Thanks for all of your imput. I would have posted in the DIY forum, but I wanted expert opinions, not armchairing from a bunch of amatuers.

Chris G

Call the guy back and see if he measured right. Other than that, no one can really speak for another's pricing without knowing all the (MANY) parameters.

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Renegade

As for the measurements, if that's the actual roofdeck then yes, it's about 6 squares. Can't comment much on the cost of it for your area. Also depends on the type of material you are going back on with and I'm assuming it's a complete tearoff. Unless there is other work involved or you are re-installing one very expensive shingle the second guy is wayyyy off and it sounds like the first guys isn't even a contractor as you say.

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