Roofers exposed On Market place

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/TV_Sh.../ID=1781395915

[Bob Elliott]

That was entertaining.
Not sure why they needed the the actor in it though.

[Wand Raymond]

$7K for a semi-detached shingle job? Boy thats rich.

[George A. H. Luck]

"$7K for a semi-detached shingle job? Boy thats rich."

( Here comes the 'professor' to tell you that you are wrong )

[James H. Bushart]

Choosing the television actor, Mike Holmes, to pose as a roofing expert will certainly attract ratings.

A good name for this show might be "Piddler on the Roof".

I wonder if a kid ever gets ripped off by a sno-cone man we can expect to see people wanting sno-cone legislation, as well.

[James E. Braun, CMI]

You can tell Holmes has never made a living being a contractor. He is way off base. You do not get jobs by doubling a bid. Roofers are not masons either.
It is the consumers fault for not checking the contractors' references. When I was a contractor, I seldom got a job where a consumer did not check my references. The sad part is, most consumers just look at the price, not the workmanship.

[bjones5]

I am mid-priced, well known in this area and have impeccable references. To get me to your roof, you have to be referred to me, I dont go soliciting roof jobs.

[Wand Raymond]

Originally Posted by Brian A. MacNeish

I never got the idea it was a semi-detached.

Its a semi. Watch the first 2 minutes of the video.

[Brian A. MacNeish]

Originally Posted by Wand Raymond

Its a semi. Watch the first 2 minutes of the video.

Yeah...saw that after I posted.... Find it strange that they chose a semi. Many people in semis here time the replacement of the roof so that both sides are done at once...saves $$$, looks better and there is not a center seam to try to make watertight.

$7,000 price including chimney repair would be about right for the whole place.......wonder if???

[bjones5]

Originally Posted by Brian A. MacNeish

Yeah...saw that after I posted.... Find it strange that they chose a semi. Many people in semis here time the replacement of the roof so that both sides are done at once...saves $$$, looks better and there is not a center seam to try to make watertight.

$7,000 price including chimney repair would be about right for the whole place.......wonder if???

7K for a semi would be normal for me if: you were replacing the sheathing, installing new vents, repairing the chimney as well as flashing it properly and replacing the entire roof.

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

had my Home done last year with 40 year shingles Ice and water shied at lower end and the new IKO Roof Guard ,1,300 sq. ft. attached garage cost $4,500;00 striped ,Great clean up I found one nail they missed on the ground

[Wand Raymond]

Somebody got gouged. That is one expensive roof job. I guess when you work for Holmes you can afford to charge more. I wonder how much kick back there was?

Brian and Roy, I just had my roof done this past summer for $4500 stripped additional roof vents, metal valley, flashing around chimney, 35 yr IKO - $4500.

[Brian A. MacNeish]

Originally Posted by rcooke

had my Home done last year with 40 year shingles Ice and water shied at lower end and the new IKO Roof Guard ,1,300 sq. ft. attached garage cost $4,500;00 striped ,Great clean up I found one nail they missed on the ground

Hopefully you get 15-20 out of them!! There are 2 reports on these boards of 40 year shingles being replaced in under 15 years!!

[Brian A. MacNeish]

Originally Posted by Wand Raymond

Somebody got gouged. That is one expensive roof job. I guess when you work for Holmes you can afford to charge more. I wonder how much kick back there was?

Brian and Roy, I just had my roof done this past summer for $4500 stripped additional roof vents, metal valley, flashing around chimney, 35 yr IKO - $4500.

See my last post and see the "Busted" section of the Marketplace website!

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

Originally Posted by Brian A. MacNeish

Hopefully you get 15-20 out of them!! There are 2 reports on these boards of 40 year shingles being replaced in under 15 years!!

Sorry Brian I do not believe in Miracles at 75 the odds are not very good in My getting 20 years out of my shingles .
Also at 95 I do not expect I will give a dam.
Also I think there has been changes in how shingles are now manufactured now different from 15 years ago.