What Is Best; Repairing Or Replacing Your Roof?

byAlma Abell

The key to minimizing the near term costs and the long term costs associated with any work around your home is making the right decision at the right time. This is especially true if the job at hand is one which can be very expensive such as roofing. In a case like this you want to think twice and make all the important decisions long before you hire a roofer in Aurora or choose the material.

The first decision that must be made is whether repair is warranted just on the damaged areas or whether the roof is in such a condition that partial or complete replacement is justifiable. If you decide to go with replacement you will also have to decide if you will remove the existing roof first or reroof over it; there are cost consequences to the choice you make.

It is reasonably easy and inexpensive for a roofer in Aurora to replace a few shingles that were torn off in a storm or damaged from a falling tree limb. It is not difficult to remove the damaged shingles and slide replacements in their place. The problem with this; and it is worse when the roof has been on the house for a number of years are the patched areas will not match the rest of the roof. This however is a very small price to pay is a simple repair will extend the life of your roof for the seeable future.

In many cases there will be significant damage to a roof but it will be confined to only one side. In a case like this a partial reroofing job is a practical choice, it will cut thousands off the price of reroofing the whole roof if there is no good reason for doing it.Perhaps a new roof is the better alternative:

If part of the roof on your home is showing wear then it probably won’t be long before other areas begin to show. In a case like this it is wise to think about completely reroofing at this time, after all the roofer in Aurora is on site with all the ladders, scaffolding, equipment and people. It will be less expensive to reroof completely now than just attending to the current problems and a couple of years later call the roofer back to do the rest.

If you are looking for a quality roofer in Aurora for either roof repairs or to completely replace the roof on your home you are invited to call Showalter Roofing Service, Inc.