Dianne S asked:

I have a 5/12 pitch on my home in need of serious repair before winter. I want to replace it with a 9/12 and would prefer shaker style metal roofing put on.

Question posted courtesy of: Ella

al m asked:

i am having a new roof put on in 2 weeks what else should i ask to get a good job done

Question posted courtesy of: Sylvia

it is i asked:

Does moss grow on them like composit? Are they durable enough to walk on once in awhile? …

Question posted courtesy of: Patrick

DB asked:

How do i get payment from a roofing contractor if they dispute the the invoice? The problems is that i received an order for an item of works on the Wednesday in which the value would of meant that i lost money. So i quoted a new rate and discussed this with the roofers CM and agreed to carry out the works. I didn’t receive a new order because the roofing contractors were at a conference on the Thursday, was hungover on the Friday and the job started on the Saturday. The CM now has no recollection of any coversation and says he never received a revised quotation and will only pay the original order. The value is nothing spectacluar but the principle of the matter is eating away at me. Is there anything i can do? such as adjudication or arbitration? A valuable lesson has been learnt.

Thanks for your time.

Question posted courtesy of: Carla

spike asked:

We have a lot of roofing to cut to fit and have been advised against cutting it with a circular saw with a metal cutting blade. Instead we were told to use nippers as sawing it makes it rust. We have done this in the past and have never had a problem, however this is for an equestrian facility that will have high visiblity with the outside public and we want to put our best foot forward.

Any suggestions as buying a high-quality set of powered nippers is expensive versus buying metal cutting blades.

Question posted courtesy of: Eugene

lavarock71 asked:

I am going to put a new metal roof on an older home that currently has split cedar shingles.Should I strip off the old shingles or is it just as good to nail the new roof on over what is already there? How do I know that the nails will hold?

Question posted courtesy of: Richard

Onyx Ninja asked:

We will need to replace our roof soon, and were thinking of getting steel in stead of shingles. I’ve read online that it costs more to buy a metal roof, however I was wondering….wouldn’t it be cheaper labor wise? Since I believe it comes in sheets it should install relatively faster then shingles wouldn’t it? Also, I know mobile homes tend to leak when their roofs rust out, but I read online the metal roofing for housing is generally guarenteed up to 50 yrs…..are they both the same type of roofing?

Thanks!

Question posted courtesy of: Larry

mike h asked:

building a shed, taking it slow. If I sheath the roof with 1/2 inch OSB, will roofing paper protect the OSB from the rain for a couple days? OSB absolutely HATES getting wet!

Also, is there anything wrong with using roofing paper on the walls… tyvek is terribly expensive.

Question posted courtesy of: Michael

wdr31 asked:

Looking for someway to ballpark a roofing job without involving a contractor.

Question posted courtesy of: Marlene

Independent_guy asked:

Hi,
A foofing Contractor I contacted suggested a new roof for just half the roof of an investment property. He said it will cost $3,800 just to do half the roof and that the other half is in a better condition. should I ask him to replace the entire roof or does it actually make sense what he suggests? also, it’s in Ontario Canada - is the price reasonable for half the roof of a single family 1600 sq. ft. house? THANKS.

Question posted courtesy of: Kathryn