When you buy a house, you consider the value of the existing roof and your appraiser confirms its value and how it should affect your bid. After you make the purchase, you probably don’t think much about replacing the roof. An unfortunate aspect of life is that all roofs have to eventually be replaced. When that time comes, think about the choices you have to make for a part of your home that is going to be both a structural and cosmetic decision that lasts for years and decades.
Roofing Styles for Cosmetic Value
The standard roofing option is and has been traditional asphalt shingles for quite some time. Previous to oil based products, and later than having bales of hay serve as roofing material, there were wooden shingles and there were tile rooftops. Such technologies have been developed to meet modern needs of function and design. There is also the metal roofing that was once reserved for barns and outbuildings which has been developed into modern modular systems and provide a look and grace you may not associate with the older style of tin roof.
Roofing Style Options for Structural Quality
Any number of means can be achieved toward structural quality in a roof. Modern codes dictate what a contractor can or cannot do, so any roof is going to be structurally stable. Price and value, long term maintenance can all be deciding values toward your decision on which new roof to have applied to your home or building. Ultimately, you get what you pay for. A cheap roof will protect you and your home for years to come, but a more intricate roofing design will likely never need replacement during your lifetime of ownership over the property.
How to Choose a Roofing Contractor
Like any other contractor you may hire, you want to assure your roofing contractor is licensed and insured. You want to see a few references and hopefully a few friends or family members will have worked with the local roofing contractor before and offer good recommendations. Regardless of all else, never pay a contractor for work before completion. You may need to buy materials upfront, so do that ahead of time and have them delivered to your house so it will be ready when the contractor shows up to make your house a beautiful home once again.