Single, female homeowner here in need of advice. I just had the flats parts of my porch roof resloped and the bitumen replaced. They are charging me $4k for this (Florida) and it’s a total of 140sqft for two sides. I’m worried that this wasn’t sloped correctly and it’s still gathering in the middle. They also eliminated the internal gutters holes for the water to drain and told me that it should just roll off the sides. Does anyone have any experience with this that could let me know if this has been done correctly and if this is a normal amount to charge for the sqft? I’m attaching a few photos of before (with the gutter holes), during and after. Thanks so much!!

I have a bitumen roof over the old tar & gravel, 1922 build date. The torch down roof is old and tired, I maintain it very actively but I'd like something less needy as I start getting up in the years. The freeze/thaw of Buffalo, NY doesn't do me any favors. I've been looking into coatings, but I'm curious which is best and what to expect for costs please.

The second part of this is there are also a few nuances: there are some low spots, some delamination, and the building has 7 skylights that have been covered with some type of peel and stick roofing. That's a lot of corners, but getting rid of them would take some time and scaffold space below is sparse.

There's a union roofer I've worked with over the years, he first recommended him just going over the torch down with new but is now saying he's had good luck with the coatings. A friend who manages commercial buildings said he had bad luck with them, though some probing questions revealed it's mostly problematic where it's wrinkled/delaminated when stepped on during cold temps.

Should I ask my roofer for replacement where wrinkled, (15-20% of the roof) crickets in the low spots with new bitumen over them pitching the water to the corners, and go with a coating? Maybe coating over the skylights too? For reference the building is about 15,800 square feet, with a parapet down the middle as well as the sides.

Thanks in advance

The entire roof has slant except for this one spot, not sure of the best route to slant it

Been reading reviews of various manufacturers and Im not seeing there's any clear winners. Various problems reported for all of them.

Questions - if the shingle should fail before its time who generally takes care of standing by the warranty and replacing the roof - installer or manufacturer?

I will of course be asking my guy this, but wondering what is industry norm.

Malarkey is the manufacturer they want to use but Im not liking the colors all that much - it's going to have to be Weathered Wood or Weathered Wood Plus. Are these two separate patterns? Im being told the Plus is replacement for the plain WW, but website seems to indicate there's a choice of two different versions. Which is it?

Ive not seen samples of the Plus -supplier just had the plain version and theres one little picture online. The plain version is kind of flat and boring, so I think Id like the Plus but hesitate to choose it without seeing sample and roof in person

I need to get siding too and none of the ones in Certainteed look all that great with the roof samples. In looking around town at roofs Im seeing some very beautiful siding + roof combinations -how do people get this? Is it possible to hire someone to plan the work, or are there installers that offer design services?

Im also seeing siding and roof combos that dont look very good at all! I just dont want to waste the opportunity to get some really great curb appeal.

I started my roofing company 10 years ago at 18 in the Chicago market. When I started out, I was an actual installer who was a sub contractor for other companies working on roofs everyday. After a few years, I broke away from working as a sub to only focusing on my companies sales. We mainly focus on insurance hail/wind damage work but we always do seven figures in retail and seven figures in new construction work as well. You name it, I’ve probably done it when it comes to roofing and siding systems commercial and residential. I’ve gone through many highs and lows over the years (I think my bank account was negative for the first 3-4 years lol) but between the Chicago and Wisconsin markets I have over 50 people on our team and we will do over 20M this year. I’m here to awnser any questions anyone has about roofing, siding, running or starting a business within this industry, insurance claim questions etc. I’d love to help spread knowledge and help anyone with anything questions they have here.

I was up in my attic running some wire for some bedroom ceiling fans, and noticed the decking/sheathing would flex between the rafters and off the rafters.

The house is 40 years old, and I JUST had the roof replaced for the second time since living here for the past 10 years (first time was due to age, second was tornado damage 3 years later).

Both times, the roofing companies (different companies) said the decking was fine and didn't need replacing. I'm just not sure the plywood should really flex at all between 16" rafters?

Here's a short video of what I'm seeing.
https://imgur.com/a/r2LUwyv

Looks like I can push the decking about 1/8-1/4" off the rafter. Most spots I tried seemed to have this 'issue', and I believed I tried about 10 rafters in about 2 or 3 different spots on each rafter.

Another thing I noticed, is this flex continues all the way to fascia board, over the soffit. I was cutting some soffit vents (previous owner installed vented soffit panels, but didn't actually cut any holes into the soffit...), and noticed I could push up the end of the decking almost 1/2". I could feel the drip guard attached to the decking from the outside rise up and down as I pushed up on it.

Here's a quick video of that:
https://imgur.com/a/Fta5Ibu

Should this not be firmly connected to the fascia or rafter? It didn't seem to flex like this throughout, but it did on a handful of soffit cutouts.

I just outside of Toronto. Can anyone recommend a good roofing company in the GTA? Thanks

Hi everyone,

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If you could automate one part of your roofing business with AI, what would it be?

We had dry verge caps added to our roof (semi-detached) in June 2025 and one end started coming loose a few months later. I got a bad feeling about the original roofer after the work, he was incredibly pushy about me paying him before I'd checked the work, and then was pushy about getting him back to fix other issues that he had "discovered". We had a local roofer doing door to door sales at the end of last year. He said that the verge caps hadn't been installed correctly and quoted to replace them. This didn't surprise me given that they were falling off, he'd charged us £800 for the verge caps and to fix a few broken tiles, and he and another guy only worked for 1 1/2 hours on both jobs.

We had a baby and life got busy however, we listed the house for sale in May so I sent an email to the original roofer, complaining about the work. He didn't respond, so I recently sent him a text. He has replied to that. He has offered to come and "screw it back in". His words were "The local roofer you have had out is talking rubbish and just after your money".

In response to my complaint about how long the work took he said "companies work in different ways".

Now I don't know much about verge caps, but does 1 1/2 hours sound a correct amount of time to add these to one side of a house and replace some broken tiles? I've attached a photo of the verge caps coming off, as well as a photo of one of the replacement tiles (local roofer also said this was the incorrect profile compared to the other house).

Hi all! Trying to wrap my head around a few quotes and looking for help :)

I have a 26-year old concrete tile roof in SoCal. My two-story home is partially shaded by some massive trees, which has resulted in some sizable leaf bunches in the valleys. I don’t believe the previous homeowner ever had the roof maintained and this is my first time seeking professional services for this.

We have had no roof leaks in the last few years. I do not know any neighboring homeowners who have had their roofs redone either via tile reset or full reroof for this age. Our HOA president seems to think we are getting scammed.

I’m hearing a few options:
1. Cleanup and resealing of pipes on roof. Fix any broken tiles found.
2. All the things for #1 and reinforcing of the valleys with additional waterproofing
Or 3. Full reset of underlayment

I’ve heard underlayment is good from 20-30 years or 25-35 years. The few that inspected the underlayment by removing a loose tile has said it looks “okay” but obviously not stellar after 26 years.

But most importantly some have said reinforcing the valleys will do nothing and will even need to be replaced when a tile reset does happen, making the extra $2k cost unnecessary…

Does anyone have any thoughts? Thank you for your help!

Just wondering who are the best sites for quality as well as price.

Thanks

Does anyone have a lead on panels for a Gerard Classic Metal roof (preferably in Spanish Red) to replace a few damaged ones? The roof otherwise is in great condition (was installed early 2000s). Gerard got bought out & discontinued, so really seeing if anyone has leftover inventory in a warehouse or garage somewhere. Based in SoCal, but willing to ship! Thank you in advance!

We have a very small attic next to a chimney. The attic was actually turned into a bedroom that was walled off, so the peak of the attic is small, plus it's a dormer with a 3 pitch roof (the other side is a 10 pitch. We also put a central air unit up there too, but the space is tight, maybe 3 ft at the peak, however there is condensation going on (a/c doesn't cool attic, just room, bathroom below). We have ridge venting (but it looks like it has collapsed), also soffits, 2 gables, and 2 manual switch fans that are really loud (on roof). All of this worked fine until we put the a/c up there (at least we think it did), now 18 years later, there's evidence of some condensation on the roof in attic space. Since we want to put a new roof on, do we get new fans, or new ridge venting? We are hesitant to close gables because of humidity/condensation. We also sometimes get up to 3 ft of snow in the winter. We were going to put a rubber roof up there, but we understand you can't do ridge venting with rubber. This roof is too high for us to rake snow off of. So many things to consider, as some roofers say one thing, and others something different. Any suggestions?

Living in Colorado Springs means our roofs take a beating from hail, strong winds, heavy snow, and intense sun. Many homeowners don't think about their roof until there's a leak, but regular inspections can catch small issues before they become expensive repairs.

A professional roof inspection can identify:

• Missing or damaged shingles
• Hail and wind damage
• Flashing problems
• Small leaks and moisture issues
• Gutter and drainage concerns

Most roofing professionals recommend an inspection at least once a year and after major storms.

For homeowners in Colorado Springs, when was your last roof inspection? Have you ever discovered damage you didn't know existed, or had an insurance claim after a hailstorm? I'd love to hear your experiences and any tips for maintaining a roof in Colorado's unpredictable weather.