Any roofers here?

Mr.Dave · #1 (**permalink**) Sep 06, 05

Got some questions fer ye.

Cdn_Brdr · #2 (**permalink**) Sep 06, 05

Whaddaya need to know? I've done my fair share of roofing....

rawb · #3 (**permalink**) Sep 06, 05

TOTALLY GIGGLING

spanky_mcnutz · #4 (**permalink**) Sep 06, 05

I work at Soprema Inc. in chilliwack we make roofing product anything you need to know I got it.

**MC Hammered** · #5 (**permalink**) Sep 06, 05

I need a new roof and I need to know if that Interlock company is crap or for real.

Mr.Dave · #6 (**permalink**) Sep 06, 05

I'm actually just going to be removing roofing - probably - for my landlady. This is dependant on the quote that I give her.

Two things I need to know:
1- What would you charge hourly or per sq/ft for removal labour.
2- (long shot) how many cubic yards of container would I need for around 1900 sq/ft of composition shingles (I think that's what they're called)

Cheers!

Cdn_Brdr · #7 (**permalink**) Sep 06, 05

Removing shingles can be a bitch job... but if you get yourself a good pitchfork and flat shovel you can use the two of them to pry it up fairly easily. It's still a lot of work though. I can't really say how much to charge as it really depends on how much cash you want to make.

I used to charge $16/hr under the table to do these sorts of jobs and was still a lot less than what a roofer would charge. If had employees I'd add on their hourly wage plus a buck or two, that's the cost of doing business. If you're planning on doing this on your own allow yourself a few days.... I'd advise you to hire some cheap labour!

As for the bin.... thats a fair amount of shingle and you'de need a fair size container for it too. Most disposal companies have a standard size container that they use. If you're semi-careful about how you stack the debris in the container a standard one should do you fine. If you just chuck it in and have a lot of wasted space I advise you do the 'jump and flatten' every once in a while to maximize what you can get in there!

Mr.Dave · #8 (**permalink**) Sep 06, 05

Yeah we're pretty constrained for time because the roofers are coming on Saturday.

How many guys did you usually have doing a roof?

Cdn_Brdr · #9 (**permalink**) Sep 07, 05

Usually a 4 man crew can get a roof doen in a day, maybe day and a half. It all depends on how hard your guys work. If they're lazy it'll take longer.

As well, if there's all sorts of tucked away peaks and valleys, those take a little more time to clean up.

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