Should You Consider A Roof Replacement or Reroof?

The roof of your home is the most crucial feature. While you could argue that the contents of the house are, without a roof to protect the contents of your home, there would be an uprising of unwanted pests, not to mention zero way to keep temperatures ideal. Most residential roofs are built to last. At an average of 15 years, many homeowners won’t have to go through the process of servicing their roof for quite some time. But if you have found yourself nearing the end of your roof’s life, you should start to consider options for replacement. Yes, there is more than one option available.

What Is Reroofing?

You’ve likely come across the term reroofing when researching new roofs and roof replacements. This service is designed to give homeowners a new roof at a more affordable price while delivering faster results. Sounds good, right? But what reroofing does is take new shingles and simply apply them over the top of your existing. This can be done, but only if the structural integrity of your roof is intact. There are many things that could disqualify your home from a reroof, age being one of them, and signs of wood rot being another factor.

Roofing Replacements

Replacing a roof means starting from scratch mostly. Everything will be cleared from your roof, and the new materials will be put on. This method requires a tear-off, which can mean a massive mess of shingles in your yard. It is important to choose a contractor that cleans up after their work for that reason. But a roof replacement will last you the longest amount of time and give you the best results. 

For a roof replacement, always choose the best shingles you can for the money or even upgrade to a metal roof that is known to last much longer than asphalt shingles. When in doubt about what material is the best for your roof replacement talk with your roofing contractor, as well as ask your homeowner’s association if applicable.

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