Tearing off a roof. Many home-owners think it is a simple thing to rent a dumpster, get some buddies together and tear off the roof. This is a great way to save some money – right? The removal of a roof is probably the hardest thing about the roofing process, for these reasons:
I get asked this all the time. If I tear off my roof, will you come in afterward and install the roof of me? For the reasons above, I strongly advise against it. Timing is very difficult, because of this, a contractor will have a hard time trusting the customer to get the tear-off done in a timely manner as planned, or even get done correctly.
Did you know, is not uncommon in California for most roofing contractors to even use a sub-contractor to do many of his roof tear-offs. As a contractor, 95% of my re-roofs were torn off by a sub-contractor.
There are many roofing contractors in my area that specialize in roof tear-offs. They have the man-power, the large trucks with dump-beds and specialized tools just for tearing off roofs. A professional roof removal company can remove an average roof in just a few hours, be out of the driveway, plus the clean-up and trip to the dump are included in one price.
Every area is different but here in Sacramento, California, I can hire a licensed C-39 roofing sub-contractor to come out and remove an average pitch roof { 4:12 } for less than thirty dollars an sq. It gets done in just a few hours allowing my roofing crew to come in afterward and continue the roofing process. I am not the only roofing contractor that has done this. Most roofing contractors see the value in the service so that must mean something.
You as the home-owner can probably hire a contractor in your hometown that specializes in roof removal. If you are planning on doing your own roof this season, it would be a good start to the job having the roof removed by a pro, and avoid some of the risky parts of a re-roofing project.
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