I am looking at buying a house that my grandpa owns. It is 160 years old, and I have no idea how old the roof is. I want to know what you all think: should I repair or replace the roof? I known metal roofs are considered lifetime roofs. Could I get away with just stripping it and painting? The roof doesn’t leak, although it has at some point.
The contractors I have talked to have ranged from $5,000 to $22,000 for shingles. I am really tired of dealing with contractors… I evidently have not talked to the right one… the ones I have dealt with are not helpful and really condescending…
I had a really basic home inspection done where the inspector really liked to talk, and I don’t know if I am comfortable with his opinion. He says it needs replaced.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
There is some fascia (is that even the correct word?) that I think needs repaired. Or does it need completely replaced?
replase ther roof and facial boards…new roof will make the house look even better and your Father will be happy how his son make his house look like new…do the paint too
A metal roof is meant to last a lifetime or two… why replace it now?
I think we are doing a dis-service to the visitors to this site when all we do is tell everyone to replace it, replace it, replace it. I know we are all contractors, but that doesn’t mean that replace it is the fix-all answer.
If that roof is not leaking, it could probably be serviced and maintained, as we all preach about in here.
Hey, Kage, did you know that there are systems/treatments/technologies available to deal with such issues? I bet you didn’t, otherwise you wouldn’t say things like you just did.
If you notice the standing seam has a barn tin capping more then likely has lead head nails in it to boot.In this area i can replace it cheaper then restoring it and have a much nicer looking roof.There are products ive used to restore old metal roofs but they have to be worth it,a lot of the systems are not any cheaper then that v crimp.To make a realistic estimate you would need to go out to the roof and do a proper inspection.Aaron how much money do you think they should spend on this roof before they consider replacing it
Also in the first picture the roof appears to be standing seam at the eave with no lock strip or eave metal just loose sheet laying on the deck,not a very desirable detail in hurricane prone area as the whole roof will come off in one piece and water will destroy everything you own.I would replace the roof if it were my house,i doubt the fastners are still gripping the roof deck.We also find that the orignal decking nails are loose or rotten when removing these old tin roofs.We also have a lot of old cypress decks which last forever but is a very soft wood.Why spend a bunch of money on restoration when you end up with a new roof on substandard deck or a restored roof that has no wind restitance?
