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to remove or not to remove shingles

8 years ago

hello,
we are about to get the roof redone.
we are thinking of removing the shingles of the facade or to keep them.

we can with change the shingle color or keep it black. the other option is removing the shingles and adding a diffrenent siding instead.

If anyone has recomendations about whether to remove or keep the shingles and which color to go with my oranage bricks.

Thanks alot for your help

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Khalil Kandah
8 years ago
I had my roof redone last year. My roofer said always remove shingles before laying new ones. The roof boards can then be inspected and replaced if needed. It adds around $500 to an average sized colonial roof but is worth it. A roof is not where you want to cut corners
Khalil Kandah
8 years ago
As for color, I would recommend a dark color. I like the black you have now actually. What we did was drive around the neighborhood and seeing similar homes and comparing. Your contractor should have a list of area homes he did. Drive by them
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