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Originally Posted by Bob S
I have and they will not intervene since the normal labor warranty is only for 5 years. Algae removal is covered for 10 years. Since the algae removal caused the roof failure, I feel Certain Teed should cover the full replacement cost. I have gotten replacement costs from 2 contractors with prices of $15,300 and $17,900. The shingle cost is only about $3000 of that total.
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You report your roof is ten years old. You report the labor warranty is five years. You report the shingle cost is 3,000.
You report that a replacement roof is just under 18,000.
Frankly I am bit surprised that Certain Teed is offering to give you new shingles rather than 1/10th the cost of the shingles as you've received 9/10ths of the warranted life. I would check to see if there are claims for a defective run of shingles with a settlement claim. It does not make sense for them to replace the shingles for you after nine years.
You have quotes of 15,300 and 17,900. As I understand your post it is 15,300-3,000 (shingles)=12,300 and 17,900-3,000 (shingles)=14,900. I would get another estimate and not mention that Certain Teed will supply the shingles at no cost to you. I would be very cautious of who you hire to do a roof.
Once you roof is off, your home is exposed. Then if the roofer says you will need new underlayment, gutters, flashing, vents etc-THEY GOCHYAH.
Personal BAD experience with a NOT FLORIDA ROOFER. We needed a roof. Went to get three or four estimates. Among them was Home Depo. I asked a friend? who had just gotten a roof and he highly recommended the guy he used. His guy was a bit higher than Home Depo but my friend? told me he was great. The job was TERRIBLE. We wnt through hell getting him to repair the LEAKS and repair the interior damage. Our original roof was not leaking. The granular coating was mostly gone and so I knew I would not last much longer.
AFTER THE JOB WAS COMPLETED WE RECEIVED A LETTER THAT IF WE REFERRED ANOTHER CUSTOMER HE WOULD PAY US, AS I RECALL, A THOUSAND DOLLARS AS A FINDERS FEE.