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Flat roof quote

I live in the Sheffield area and need a small attic flat roof repairing/replacing.

Had a roofer round to do a quote today and he quoted me £900 - £1000 replace it as they would need to scaffold the front of the house.

Does this sound right as I have no idea?! :confused:

Thanks in advance

Comments

  • Pete*G_4
    Pete*G_4 Posts: 552 Forumite
    edited 13 January 2010 at 11:45AM
    in all honesty it'll depend on so many factors it's hard to give accurate advice. If scaffolding is involved then the price will be affected by the height needed, the ground underneath (i.e. the base on which they'll build the scaffolding) etc. the size of roof and state of disrepair will obviously affect repair costs, and the roofing firms labour charges could be cheaper/more expensive than a rival firm so always worth shopping round. never accept the first quote, go back to it if need be but always get 2-3 people in to price the job up.

    one other thought, you may be better off asking a local scaffolders to quote to put up/hire a tower for a few days, and ask your roofers to quote minus the scaffolding costs. you may save a little bit doing them seperately.
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  • ormus
    ormus Posts: 42,714 Forumite
    if its a complete replacement then its a fairly good quote.
    if its just a repair then it sounds expensive to me.
    Get some gorm.
  • knowloads
    knowloads Posts: 368 Forumite
    Picture would be good, attic flat roof???? Scaffold may not be needed at all and that can reduce price dramatically.
    replacement sounds about reet, (as they say int sheffield)
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