Rich and Jen Burgess

When we bought our new home last summer, we knew it needed a new roof. When we noticed shingles flaking off into our backyard this fall, we thought it would be best to get this done sooner, rather than later.

After doing a little research, we realized that apparently we have environmentally friendly “organic” shingles on our roof. Hence, the reason they are now falling like snowflakes into our yard. We are always looking for ways to be more environmentally friendly, but we are also in favour of fewer headaches and less long term cost. So, we have decided to go fiberglass, which should last 30 years, so they say.

Secondly, we decided that doing it ourselves was not in the cards. As much as we both love Mike Holmes and would love to try something new, neither of us are willing to get up on our 2 story house with the risk of breaking our necks. So we committed to hiring the pro’s.

The tentative total is in…

Barring unforeseen expenses we will soon be the proud owners of a brand new roof for a mere $7, 620.00

Yikes! A little steep, no? (Ha ha, terrible, I know)
The company guarantees their workmanship for 15 years and covers a whole lot of detail in what they will be addressing in terms of our roof (e.g. added vents, water and ice shield, eaves guards etc). Friends of ours, Darren and Adrienne, used them a few years ago and were happy with the service.

All in all, it seemed like a reasonable price given the complexity of the roof. I also like to think that for many things, the old “you get what you pay for” principle applies. Let’s hope we’re right on this one! We’ll keep you posted.

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