Many homes have an asphalt shingle roof but some have wood metal tile and slate which can be more expensive.
How much to strip and re slate a roof.
The same tiles or slates high on the roof again done from ladders.
Replacing worn flashings and fastening.
The cost can be more for larger homes homes with complex roof designs or when installing more expensive materials.
Exactly how much it will cost will vary from region to region and from season to season.
Slate roofing costs 1 480 per square for materials and professional installation.
For a 170m2 roof you could easily be looking at shelling out 6 000 8 000 on your roofing gang.
To overhaul the whole roof properly replacing all damaged slates or tiles repointing a few hip tiles re bedding a couple of ridge tiles etc.
Based on the 350 to 550 per square pricing range you can expect to pay between 6 000 and 9 350 for a typical 17 squares asphalt shingle roof replacement project.
Club together all the tiles requisite accessories and labour and it wouldn t be unusual to spend in the region of 15 000 18 000 for a project of this scale depending on where you source your slate and local labour prices.
Costs can be as low as 40 50 per slate or as high as 200 with labor and other factors such as sealing and replacing or repairing nearby fastenings affecting the final price as well.
The bad news is that removing your slate roof will cost more than removing most other types of roofing.
Should take two blokes a nice easy day all done from ladders.
For instance welsh roof tiles price survey from bso roofing supplies online shows it cost as much as 5 30 per tile including vat.
That is why it is more expensive than all other types of slate.
Welsh roof tiles are favorite option are of good quality and are exceptional strong.
Always hire a professional roofer.
Slate roofing is one of the more expensive materials with a national average cost of between 22 200 to 37 000 with most homeowners spending from 14 800 to 44 400.