cost to re-roof bungalow

SemperFidelis · 28-11-2018 12:02pm #1

Hi looking for rough cost to re-roof a 1970s bungalow in north wicklow.

Roof is currently cement tiles, look horrible and very worn.

Want to strip old roof tiles and felt and replace with something like thrutone slates and new breathable felt. Roof area is 150m2, with two chimneys.

any idea of cost or how long to do?

I realize planning may be an issue with change to slates but they seem to prefer slates for new builds so I don't think it'll be a problem.

Thanks

BryanF · 28-11-2018 10:15pm

Get 3 quotes

A good crew would do it in a week excluding scaffolding assuming its straight forward

Edit: fascia and soffit may be the following week, probably best to allow for some rotten end of rafters

SemperFidelis · 29-11-2018 11:26am

Thanks Bryan, looking for a rough estimate before I waste anyones time getting quotes, if it's too expensive I wont go ahead with it.

Its a straightforward gable roof, standard rectangular bungalow.

BryanF · 29-11-2018 10:47pm

SemperFidelis wrote: »

Thanks Bryan, looking for a rough estimate before I waste anyones time getting quotes, if it's too expensive I wont go ahead with it.

Its a straightforward gable roof, standard rectangular bungalow.

Look There’ll be someone here who will have done it for a fiver but somewhere in the region of 30k assuming your rural materials will around half that

Needles73 · 29-11-2018 10:51pm

Cannot advice on price but stay well away from Tegral thrustone if your looking to improve the look of your house. Tegral slates are poor quality and in my experience a nightmare to deal with. My home was done with thrustone in 2005 and if I’d my way I’d rip them all off tomorrow. Glorified cardboard with a coating of silicone paint...

SemperFidelis · 30-11-2018 10:18am

Thanks for the replies, I think at 30k I'll have to wait for the next recession.

looksee · 30-11-2018 10:28am

I would hesitate to suggest 30k, I had a large roof on a plain 70s semi done in the last 6 or 8 years, now granted the tiles were re-used (though we had to buy extra), but it was a quality, professional job, done in two phases and I would think cost us no more than 8k altogether. I think this price was probably less than it should have been, for various odd circumstances, but 10k would have been about right. There was a bit of timber work in addition to the laths. You really need to get quotes.