Roofing in Phelps Manor, Teaneck

A roofer serving Teaneck publishes $8,000 to $20,000 for an average single-family home, and a cost guide for nearby Fairview puts a 1,282 square foot roof at about $6,189 to $8,016. Pitch, size, layers and decking move it most. Yours is a written quote once the roof has been seen and each slope's pitch measured.

For an average single-family Teaneck house it is well above the $8,000 to $20,000 a local roofer publishes. For a large, steep roof with cross gables, staging on several sides, layers to strip or slate it may not be. Ask what the number includes: the pitch of each slope, the staging, the decking assumed. The total alone tells you little; the itemized lines tell you a lot.

Asphalt shingles are commonly given 15 to 30 years, and a roofer serving Teaneck says a roof 15 to 20 years old is likely to start deteriorating soon. Age is a reason to have the roof looked at, not a verdict. On a steep roof the look is done properly from brackets, because what fails high on a slope cannot be judged from the yard.

Leaks in more than one place; shingles curling, cracked or missing across whole slopes; granules piling up in the gutters; a sagging roof line or soft spots; and daylight through the attic boards. One sign on its own is usually a repair. On a steep house, a photograph through binoculars from the ground is safer than a ladder for checking.