Sunday, 11 March 2012
Replacing your Roof
When people in our area re-roof 98% of them go to Asphalt and some others to Metal.
There are some fire insurance considerations with shake roofs over 20 years old. The Asphalt is considered safer in the case of a fire. Asphalt can last as long as 30-40 years depending on the type of asphalt shingle used, price goes up with the quality. Shake roofs are not recommended for longer than 20 yrs.
The prices vary with quality. To re-roof a shake roof should be in the area of $10,000. An asphalt roof can cost $15,000 and up because they have to re-sheet the roof with plywood. In our area The lady across the street spent $27,000 on a rancher roof, the people beside us paid $12,000 on a low quality job and the people 2 housed over paid $40,000 for a metal roof, expected to last 40-50 years.
We went with Sears because we wanted their warranty and reputation. They in turn shopped the job out to Contract workers. Cost us $18,000.
Be sure you get a written warranty and interview at least 3 suppliers. Ask for samples of their completed jobs, drive around and have a look at what they have done and compare it to others nearby.
Hope this helps, let me know if you have any additional questions.
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
The Market - March 7, 2012
The Market seems to be slowing for Sellers. More listings and fewer sales and Interest rates are still at lifelong lows.
I have had my house on the Market since Jan 8 and I have had only 7 showings and no offers. The house is priced at $639K and is not outrageous for this area.
A lot of the new confusion is now this HST back to GST thing because New House prices are dropping, people are buying up the deals.
The Spring Market will soon be here and for a few months the movers will be out searching and shaking for the right property to be in by the start of the next school year.
I’ll send you the Stats at the end of the month and you will have a better idea of how things are going.
Monday, 5 March 2012
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