Post author december 10 2019 at hi steve so malarkey legacy shingles fall into the mid premium asphalt shingles category for estimating purposes.
New roof prices 2016.
Prices can also vary greatly depending on where you live.
Calls to contractors across the country revealed that prices range from 4 500 to 10 000 to tear off and replace a roof with basic shingle in 2016.
It needs to be stated that not all roofs are made the same and not all roofers charge the same prices.
Average new roof cost.
However if you use premium materials such as metal wood shingles clay tile etc the cost of your roof will be at least 9 500 16 000.
That said on average most contractors will charge between 3 50 and 5 50 per square foot or 350 to 550 per square 100 sq ft to install or replace an asphalt shingle roof on a typical house.
Asphalt roof costs from 3 600 to 10 800 on average while a metal roof costs between 8 000 to 24 000.
Nationally the average homeowner spends about 8 041 to install a new roof and most spend within a range of 5 346 and 10 817.
There are certain cities like denver that are higher than average at 9 000 and others that are below average like austin tx at 7 000.
Ranch house using asphalt roof shingles.
The average cost of a new roof is between 4 707 and 10 460 depending on the roof size and materials used.
Straight off the bat.
The cost breaks down to about 40 for materials and 60 in labor.
The average roof replacement cost is 4 200 6 600 on a 1 600 sq ft.