The price is on paper
Not a figure said out loud in a driveway and not a range. A document with the squares, the materials and the labour set out, which you keep whether or not the work goes ahead.
Nothing owed until you agree a price
Somerdale Roofing, Priced in Writing
Replacement, repair, siding and gutters. Two visits that cost nothing — somebody looks at the roof, then a written price arrives with every item listed separately, so it can be read and compared rather than taken on trust.
Get the roof priced — (856) 521-4133Boroughs we come out to
Somerdale, Stratford, Laurel Springs, Magnolia, Hi-Nella and Clementon — none of them far enough to appear on an estimate as travel.
Seven jobs
Everything that gets priced the same way
Whether the answer is a morning's work or a whole roof, the number arrives written down and itemised.
Roof Replacement
A full tear-off and a rebuilt covering, with the tear-off, the decking allowance and every component on its own line of the estimate.
What it covers →Roof Repair
Targeted work on a covering with life left in it, quoted as a fixed job rather than by the hour so the figure cannot drift.
What it covers →Roof Leak Repair
Working out where water is really getting in, which is almost never beneath the mark it has left on a ceiling.
What it covers →Storm & Hail Damage Roof Repair
Wind and hail damage recorded in detail on the slope, then repaired to the same written specification as any other job here.
What it covers →Roof Inspections
The free visit on its own, for anybody who wants to know the state of a roof without a price attached to the answer.
What it covers →Siding
The wall below the roofline, priced on the same document and done by the people already working on the elevation above it.
What it covers →Gutters & Downspouts
Getting rainwater off the roof and away from the foundation, quoted by the run so the figure is easy to check.
What it covers → What is different
Four things about how the price is reached
None of this is complicated. It is simply unusual, which is why it is worth setting out.
Line items, never a lump sum
Tear-off, disposal, decking allowance, underlayment, starter, field shingle, ridge, flashing, ventilation and cleanup each carry their own figure. A single number tells you nothing about what you are buying.
Somebody looks before anybody prices
The estimate follows a visit, not a phone description and not an aerial photograph. Roofs have surprises on them, and a price written without seeing them is a price that will change.
No deposit before materials
Nothing is paid until the materials are ordered, and the schedule is agreed in writing before that. A roofer asking for money at the kitchen table on the first visit is telling you something.
Five steps
From the call to the finished roof
The first two cost nothing and carry no obligation, which is the part worth knowing before you ring.
The call
The age of the covering, what prompted this, and whether anything has come through a ceiling. Enough to say whether a visit is worth booking this week or next month.
The visit
Somebody goes up. Squares measured, pitch recorded, penetrations and flashing checked, the deck judged where it can be, and the attic looked at from below for ventilation and staining.
The written price
Delivered as a document with every item on its own line and the product names spelled out, so each one can be looked up. It stays valid for thirty days.
Materials and a date
If you go ahead, materials are ordered against the specification in the estimate and a start date is agreed in writing. That is the first point at which any money changes hands.
The work and the clearing up
Beds and paths sheeted first, the job done to the specification that was priced, and the ground gone over with a rolling magnet at the end of each day rather than only at the end.
Asked at the kitchen table
Questions about estimates
What is actually on the estimate?
Squares and pitch, tear-off and disposal, a per-sheet rate for any decking that turns out to need replacing, the underlayment and ice-and-water, the starter course, the field shingle by its product name, hip and ridge, every piece of flashing, the ventilation, and the cleanup. Each on its own line with its own figure, and a total at the bottom.
Why do roofing prices differ so much between firms?
Usually because they are not pricing the same job. One includes a full tear-off and the other quotes a layover. One prices a synthetic underlayment and the other felt. One allows for decking and the other adds it later as an extra. With line items in front of you the difference becomes obvious in about a minute; with two lump sums it never does.
Do you take a deposit?
Not before materials are ordered, and not at the first visit. The written price comes first, the schedule is agreed, then materials are paid for. Anyone asking for a cheque while standing in your kitchen on day one should be asked why.
How long does an estimate stay good for?
Thirty days. Material prices move, and pretending otherwise would mean padding the number to cover it. If you come back after that, the figures get checked against current pricing rather than quietly adjusted.
Who pulls the permit?
We do, where the borough requires one for the work. It is listed on the estimate as its own line with the fee, rather than buried in the total, and the inspection that follows is arranged by us as well.
What if the deck underneath turns out to be bad?
That is why the estimate carries a per-sheet rate for replacement boards. Nothing is guessed at and nothing is invented afterwards: if six sheets need changing, it is six times the rate you already agreed, photographed before it is covered.
Free, both of them
Find out what the job actually costs
A visit, then a written price with every item listed. Neither costs anything and neither commits you.
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Boroughs we price in
Somerdale and the small boroughs around it, none of them far enough away to appear on an estimate as travel.
Somerdale
Visits, written prices, repairs and replacement, with nothing added for the drive.
Stratford
Visits, written prices, repairs and replacement, with nothing added for the drive.
Laurel Springs
Visits, written prices, repairs and replacement, with nothing added for the drive.
Magnolia
Visits, written prices, repairs and replacement, with nothing added for the drive.
Hi-Nella
Visits, written prices, repairs and replacement, with nothing added for the drive.
Clementon
Visits, written prices, repairs and replacement, with nothing added for the drive.
Blackwood
Visits, written prices, repairs and replacement, with nothing added for the drive.
Runnemede
Visits, written prices, repairs and replacement, with nothing added for the drive.
Thirty days
Get the written price
Itemised, valid for a month, and yours to compare with anybody else's.
Get the roof priced — (856) 521-4133