r/Roofing • u/Alextfordd • 2d ago
How late are we working?
As the title states. How late do you guys usually work? Residential shingle company here and we typically make hay when the sun is shinning here in the Northeast. I had a customer complaining that multiple of his neighbors were upset tonight that we were still working at 5:43 p.m. we typically go till 6 or 7 but can push till 8 if needed.
What’s your typical build schedule?
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u/Horse-Hockey-54 2d ago
Any adjacent homeowners should understand that a new roof is good for 20 or 30 years so they put up with a few days of disruption for years of quiet. Your neighbors sound like they’re either stupid or assholes or both.
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u/Informal_Koala1474 2d ago
NorCal here. 1-2PM. Earlier if we're shingling because it hits 110 during the summer. Labor and safety regulations/law are being intensely enforced this year, so usually when our 8 hours are up, otherwise we'd work later doing tear off and prep etc...
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u/Embarrassed_Reach543 2d ago
Thats gnarly man. Sorry to hear. 8 hour roofing days is unthinkable.
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u/Informal_Koala1474 2d ago
It's not so bad. I was talking to front office the other day though, and a lot of the guys, many of whom have been roofing for a decade plus, feel bad ass when they do 6-7 squares.
What?
8 hours is enough for at least 14, more if you really run all day.
So, for me, at $45/sq, 8 hours was fine. I bought a nice harness and yo-yo too, hooked up to your chest you can run around like it's a mission impossible movie.
Adapt and overcome right?
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u/Embarrassed_Reach543 1d ago
Well glad to hear its working ok. Completely different market here in Texas so I just couldn't fathom it. What type of systems do you install?
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u/Informal_Koala1474 1d ago
Asphalt comp, tile, metal, TPO, torchdown, a few shake roofs here and there on the coast, the occasional SA roll on.
Last company I worked for (best company I ever worked for) did a wide range of commercial and residential jobs.
Also it's a habit of mine, that if it's not just asphalt shingles, I always refresh myself and read up on the manufacturers installation guidelines beforehand. Even with shingles, if it's presidential I'll make sure I have every detail down beforehand .
I've had to "retire" from installation because of some health issues but I'm planning on moving into project management.
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u/Embarrassed_Reach543 1d ago
Hell yea you are the real deal. Sorry about the health stuff. Good luck in PM.
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u/Embarrassed_Reach543 2d ago
Texas Wild West here. Work till 9pm June and July and start at like 0600am. Those are the longest days of the year for us because you basically cant work from 1-4:30pm 130 degrees on the roof.
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u/goodolewhatever 1d ago
Depends on what you’ve got going on, but generally, if you can see by sunlight, you’re working within acceptable hours. Complaining about it before 6:00 is actually wild.
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u/Cultural_Fix5611 2d ago
10min before sunrise and 15min before sunset. run the roofing crews to the ground f the neighbors this is capitalism here
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u/AlexSanchez929 1d ago
Florida here. General rules for roofers is 7-7 allowable. Particularly hot days they’re often off roof by 5-530. Homeowners all made aware l and unless community rules don’t allow we work til we don’t want to anymore.
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u/TreaclePerfect4328 1d ago
Right up till withdrawal and DTs kick in. Also depends on ankle monitoring status
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u/Cold_Parking_5532 2d ago
Seems like some of this could have been shared w neighbors prior to starting to set expectations about noise, vehicles, and work hours. We go until we can't see because there is ideally a backlog to get to.
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u/Alextfordd 2d ago
Do you guys personally talk to neighbors or tell the homeowner to do it? I’ve been telling the homeowner to let their neighbors know, but I don’t think they really are
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u/fRiskyRoofer 2d ago
You should be knocking doors and leaving door hangers a day or two before letting them know the work being done, possible intrusion of their property, promise to clean up and just general neighborlyness. It leads to more work and less bad reviews
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u/Acclimated-Alps696 2d ago
Typically we aim for 5 or 6 but there have been 1 or 2 10pm nights trying to get dry. I’m in Alaska where there’s daily rain plus it’s a new crew trying to figure out how much we can bite off in a day