Recent content by bluebutterfly

As indicated, my dad had two roofs done in the 90's and there was never any concern on the part of any roofer about voiding a warranty and he never had any problem with the roofs that had a layer of shingles over the old shingles. In fact, this seemed to have been the standard way many...

To update, I'm continuing the search with the bidding process....out of 5 bids received, only one would agree to shingle over existing shingles. He got my hopes up by saying this would save me "thousands", plus, he wouldn't have to rent a dumpster to throw all the old shingles into. But his...

I will try to, yes. Choices will be driven by cost, but a lighter color shouldn't be any more expensive than a darker shingle.

I asked the last roofer I got a bid from to estimate for shingling over the existing shingles. They are single layer, so he said he could definitely do another layer over the existing ones. He also said my roof was flat and the shingles looked flat, so they were a good candidate for roofing over...

I have mainly used Yelp reviews to find roofers. I would never give anyone payment in advance. However, both of the roofers I got bids from want a deposit - one of them wants a 50% deposit. Apparently this is fairly standard, esp. when dealing with large jobs like this. I will look at Angie's...

Thanks, I confirmed for myself that 3 tab shingles are still sold at Home Dept, Lowes, etc. It was rather silly for the roofer to tell me that he could absolutely not get 3 tab shingles anymore from these stores!

I agree with a lot of what you say. The quotes I am getting so far are for tear off and total new roof. When I started this project, I didn't realize the bids would be so high. Now that I see how they are coming in, repair is starting to be more in line with what I can do at this time. I...

Unfortunately 11K or 13K isn't in my budget at the moment for a full roof tear off and replacement. I could go maybe 7-8K, but that's not how the bids are coming in. A repair job might not be optimal but it is what it is. Main goal is to keep leaks from happening in areas where I know there...

Thanks for your response. I think what bothers me about the roofer who told me that he could no longer get 3 tab shingles is that it is obviously not true. There may be some advantages to architectural shingles, but he said they were no longer available to him. That's clearly not true. And I...

Thanks for your response! I also just looked at both Lowes and Home Depot where I live here in Las Vegas and you are correct that both still carry 3 tabs, so right there it makes me doubt the roofer who said that I would not be able to get 3 tab anymore at these stores. If he's lying about...

I'm currently getting estimates for a full re-roofing of my home in Las Vegas. It's about 1800 sq feet, and currently has 3 tab. It's an old roof, about 20 years or more old. I'm trying to get as low a bid as possible. The two guys who have bid so far have said it has to be architectural...

so true about paralysis by analysis...not always, but often enough, a small job can be redone if necessary without a lot of problems, and in the act of trying, we learn new skills. GREAT tip about the gift cards and how they can be used as shims or mini-trowels to smooth out a surface, plus NO...

Thanks so much for all the tips. I'm still weighing the pros and cons of quickcrete vs. dap and may play around as I said with the quickcrete in some out of the way wall area to get a feel for how fast it sets up. If I feel confident about trying it, I may do so. I guess the worst thing...

The DAP directions say to paint the surface BEFORE, using a high quality paint. All I have on hand is some white primer paint that I use for various touch-ups on things, not sure if that would seal it well enough. I realize I will also have to paint it afterwards, too, to match the existing...

Yeah, I can certainly see the putty knife isn't designed to truly handle this patch so that it looks good and really lasts. I'm sort of kicking myself now for not having gone ahead and bought the $18 trowel, even though most likely I won't have THAT many more projects I can do with it myself...