Did they have to remove the old layer or did this go on over that?

Can't imagine how else they could be so quick. 

Sounds great, once I read your post. I was worried you were going to say you had a case shingles that returned. Brad

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Originally posted by Old Hickory

Did they have to remove the old layer or did this go on over that?

Can't imagine how else they could be so quick. 

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The crew of 5 showed up at 8 and started unpacking and erecting pipe staging.

They put up a 24' tarp from the eave to the ground and threw the old shingles,nails and drip edges onto it for one stop collection at the driveway.Square-nosed shovels did the bulk of the stripping.

One of the crew members was a young lady.

I wanted to watch them,but I stayed inside and shot pool and played some tunes.They were on their way out of here at exactly 4 hours after arriving up the driveway.

1000 sq/ft.

Granted,this was a very simple cape roof with only 1 chimney and no gutters,but I praised them for being so fast and the spotless clean-up.

Total bill was 5385.00

That's pickin' 'em up and layin' 'em down!
When I was in the biz, my least favorite tasks were, unsurprisingly, insulating and roofing.
Glad to leave all that now to the youngsters.

One of my old band-mates (3 carpenters in my old band) said of efficient shingling "The fastest shingler isn't the one running around...it's the one who always picks up the next nail pointing in the right direction."

That's pretty good roofers there Steve. A good crew with the right equipment can sure rip through it pretty quick. 1000 sq ft is pretty small area and it sounds like you got a good crew.

I got super lucky on this house I'm almost done renovating. The roofer I hired lives 3/4 miles from me, and his wife is the granddaughter of the guy who built this house in 1948. About 1300+ sq ft, he did the tear off for $450 labor. I was wanting metal roofing so he told me about a company that makes roofing about 12 miles from me, and if you pay cash they offer steep discounts. So I bought the roofing there and even had them make some custom flashing I needed to cover the old gable. Long story short, I got the whole job, from tear-off to completion, materials and labor for around $3000. I don't think I could ever repeat those fortunate coincidences...

Anyway, ain't home ownership fun ;/ you sure get out of it what you put into it ...

My band built the second floor and roof new in 2003.
This new work was made easier by them.No surprises.

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Originally posted by Old Hickory

Did they have to remove the old layer or did this go on over that?

Can't imagine how else they could be so quick. 

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The crew of 5 showed up at 8 and started unpacking and erecting pipe staging.

They put up a 24' tarp from the eave to the ground and threw the old shingles,nails and drip edges onto it for one stop collection at the driveway.Square-nosed shovels did the bulk of the stripping.

One of the crew members was a young lady.

I wanted to watch them,but I stayed inside and shot pool and played some tunes.They were on their way out of here at exactly 4 hours after arriving up the driveway.

1000 sq/ft.

Granted,this was a very simple cape roof with only 1 chimney and no gutters,but I praised them for being so fast and the spotless clean-up.

Total bill was 5385.00

 

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Sounds reasonable..

mine was a crew of 6 got here at 8 am tore off old roof , replaced 3 sections of roofing sheets and installed new architectural shingles on a 2 level house 1100 sq feet. they were gone at 4 pm .......

7 years ago we had this house re-done. There are very few roofing companies in this area now so our contractor had to call in a crew from Delta, about 1 hour away. They arrived around 7:30 in a crew cab with a crew of 5. A delivery truck arrived 15 minutes later and used a Hiab to hoist the 2 palletts of new shingles on to the roof. That was the worry part as they loaded about 1500 pounds at once on to the peak of the roof. 2 or 3 of the crew were busy with shovels removing the old shingles. By lunch time they were well into applying the new shingles. By 6:00 they were cleaning up including a magnetic device for finding and picking up old and new nails and staples. On the road by 7:00 . 1500 square feet of new shingles . The roof itself is quite simple . The slope is very shallow and there are no gabels.. The only chimney is the 5 inch pipe from the gas furnace.

I had my house re-roofed in 2017 and I'm still occasionally finding roofing nails. Their magnetic device didn't do much good. Hope you have better luck.

I can't find any evidence that anyone was here.
This company has done a lot of quality work around here for years.
Great reputation.Real pros.
The first company that looked at the job quoted $200/month for 10 years for the same work.

We replaced the roof on our house and on the shop with metal roofing. We had it done by a local company which is Mennonite owned. The house has shingle pattern sections, the shop is a ribbed style. They did outstanding work, very reasonably priced, and fast. The metal roofing is amazing, worry free, and will never have to be replaced in my lifetime.

I'm 74 years old and am fairly certain these asphalt shingles also won't need replacing in my lifetime.
I think they have 25 or 30 year warrantee.