Roofing in Eastside Park, Paterson

A New Jersey homeowner reported $9,000 for a nine-square roof as the lowest of eight bids, and published national figures run from about $5,800 to over $47,000. For most pitched roofs in Paterson that makes an estimated $9,000 to $30,000, before a flat rear section is added as its own line. Roof area, layers, decking and material decide where yours lands.

For shingles on a single pitched roof, it is at the top of the estimated $9,000 to $30,000 range, so ask what is driving it. It can be reasonable for a large roof, slate or clay tile in Eastside Park, or a job that includes a flat rear section, a rebuilt tie-in and a lot of decking. The total alone does not settle it; the itemized lines do.

Leaks in more than one place at once; shingles curling, cupping or bare of granules across whole slopes; a sag you can see; daylight through the boards in the attic; and a new repair needed every season. Asphalt shingles are generally rated at 15 to 30 years, so age is a reason to look, not a verdict. One sign alone is usually a repair.

Usually not, while the membrane is sound. Most flat roofs fail at an edge, a seam, a drain or the tie-in to the main roof, and repairing that detail costs far less than a new membrane. Replacement starts to make sense when the membrane is cracked or blistered across the field, when it ponds because it was framed level, or when the pitched roof beside it is being replaced anyway.