Professional Roof Repair & Installation Contractors in Roswell, GA

Builder grade roofs are sometimes installed without the best attention to detail in areas where leaks may occur most often. The places where pipes or walls penetrate through the roof are often the first to leak because the builders contractor may not have installed the flashing appropriately. The shingles themselves may fail prematurely without proper attic ventilation. Many roofs installed on new homes in the Atlanta area experience leaks within the first ten years. Its unfortunately quite common.

Roof leaks often take months or even years to slowly seep in. First they rot the wood in the immediate vicinity of the roof, in the attic, and then the water may eventually find its way all of the way into the interior of the house in heavy rain conditions. Roof leaks are often detected long after they began, and may not be close to the area of initial water penetration due to the way water runs and travels along the various surfaces in the attic, walls and ceilings of the house.

Great question! The answer is that a roof is a complex system of very detailed parts, that if installed too fast can result in mistakes and roof leaks down the road. So, it should take some time to install a roof with the attention to detail it needs. That said, if a large crew is completing the work, it can be completed in a relatively short period of time - many hands make light work. If a crew of a smaller size is installing the roof it may take a bit longer. Of course, the size of the roof matters too. A roof of 20 square or less typically takes 1 to 2 days. Anything over 20 square in size can take 2 to 5 days depending on the maximum size of the roof and complexity.

The cost to replace a roof on a home is highly variable. It depends on the size of the roof (how many square feet), the pitch of the roof (the angle of the steepness), how high up the roof is (one, two, or three story home, and what type of shingle is being installed. Each estimate is custom to the house and the desired products. That said, the average roof replacement is between $8,000 and $15,000. It is a big range of course, and some roofs are less ($5,000 for example) and some very large roofs can be much more ($25,000 to $80,000+). Because the cost is highly variable, Dr Roof offers free estimates for new roof installs.

The risk is that you will have a substandard roof installed, missing vital components; all because the roofer did not take the time to identify missing items and supplement the insurance company for them. The roofer who does not file a supplement is usually not a quality roofer and is in the business for a quick buck. Cutting corners in roofing almost inevitably will result in roof leaks within a couple of years after the roof is replaced. That's not what should happen with a new roof!