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Can anyone recommend a reliable, economically priced roofing company to do a re-shingle? I understand some co. provide the shingles and others have the homeowner buy their own. This is not an urgent job, just sometime this summer. Any info would be helpful.

Contact ACM at 204-761-2017......they do good work

Excellent work and warranty, really clean, provides a variety of shingle choices and can work into late fall/early spring because they store their shingle stock in a heated shed. They send someone to inspect your roof in person (no charge) before giving you a detailed written quote.  
 
http://trimarkroofing.com/

No reputable roofing company worth hiring would make the homeowner buy their own shingles.  
 
Boulet is the best but will be booked up for a while.

Call mike tell him jimmy told you to call him can't see him disappointing you 204 859-0216 he the small town guy with the small town price

I am semi retired and do a little roofing. We do not want to run a lot of money through our books so typically have customer pay directly for their own supplies.  
 
We do 15-20 roofs a year. We do not advertise yet have to turn down as many jobs as we do. I have yet to have a customer who is not satisfied with the quality of our workmanship, the price we charge or the timely manner which we completed the job.  
 
Plus I have yet to have a customer stick me with the an unpaid bill for supplies.

FemmeLibre said "Excellent work and warranty, really clean, provides a variety of shingle choices and can work into late fall/early spring because they store their shingle stock in a heated shed. They send someone to inspect your roof in person (no charge) before giving you a detailed written quote.     http://trimarkroofing.com/ "

Great company, would highly recommend them.

GuyR said "No reputable roofing company worth hiring would make the homeowner buy their own shingles.     Boulet is the best but will be booked up for a while. "

Forcing a customer to buy retail is nonsense.  
 
Boulet is hands down the best. They work all year so if you aren't in dire need I'd recommend waiting.

I best guy around is Colin Watt at Watt Roofing - 725 - 9337  
Very good and good prices  
Just may have a hard time getting him  
I do not know how busy he is these days  

I can give you a free quote. Have many ref if you like. Joe  

Call chimo construction. 720-8277  
He did my roof and was about 30% cheaper than everywhere else. His work was detailed and had consideration for my property! He gave me lots of references and pictures of previous work. Great guy and hard worker!!!!

It's a bit cheaper if owner buys there own shingles. Cause guaranteed if you get a contractor to buy them. They will mark it up a bit.

Sorry you took exception flash. My comment was directed at roofing companies not guys that don't advertise and do roofing on the side for something to do. But if a company that advertises roofing and can't afford to supply the materials they're not a company I'm gonna hire. Same goes for contractors that need money up front to do the work. You're setting yourself up to be taken.

*Just Saying* said "It's a bit cheaper if owner buys there own shingles. Cause guaranteed if you get a contractor to buy them. They will mark it up a bit. "

Buying your own isn't going to save you money. Chances are a company that buys thousands of shingles is going to get a better deal then Joe Blow that buys a couple dozen bundles anyway. Maybe if you buy your own and get flash to lay them for you, might get a better deal, but he doesn't advertise so might have to PM him. Just be aware guys doing it on the side might be hard to track down and get any problems or warranty done, don't take exception flash just talking in general. But a guy doing it on the side will always be cheaper than an actual company because they don't have the same overhead and expenses that a legitimate business has.  
 
Edited by GuyR, 2015-07-20 19:54:36

RDI roofing is a great company to work with! Quick and great quality!

GuyR said "    *Just Saying* said "It's a bit cheaper if owner buys there own shingles. Cause guaranteed if you get a contractor to buy them. They will mark it up a bit. " Buying your own isn't going to save you money. Chances are a company that buys thousands of shingles is going to get a better deal then Joe Blow that buys a couple dozen bundles anyway. Maybe if you buy your own and get flash to lay them for you, might get a better deal, but he doesn't advertise so might have to PM him. Just be aware guys doing it on the side might be hard to track down and get any problems or warranty done, don't take exception flash just talking in general. But a guy doing it on the side will always be cheaper than an actual company because they don't have the same overhead and expenses that a legitimate business has.     Edited by GuyR, 2015-07-20 19:54:36"

Interesting....I saved a pile of money buying my own shingles. One thing to consider is that the lumber yard has to carry that contractor's purchase for the month or however long it takes them to pay the bill. Many times a home owner can get a better price on the materials if paid for on the spot. It isn't uncommon for a contractor to tack on 5-10 points for their time of ordering, paying, etc. Nobody does anything for free.

Fishin Guy said "    GuyR said "    *Just Saying* said "It's a bit cheaper if owner buys there own shingles. Cause guaranteed if you get a contractor to buy them. They will mark it up a bit. " Buying your own isn't going to save you money. Chances are a company that buys thousands of shingles is going to get a better deal then Joe Blow that buys a couple dozen bundles anyway. Maybe if you buy your own and get flash to lay them for you, might get a better deal, but he doesn't advertise so might have to PM him. Just be aware guys doing it on the side might be hard to track down and get any problems or warranty done, don't take exception flash just talking in general. But a guy doing it on the side will always be cheaper than an actual company because they don't have the same overhead and expenses that a legitimate business has.     Edited by GuyR, 2015-07-20 19:54:36" Interesting....I saved a pile of money buying my own shingles. One thing to consider is that the lumber yard has to carry that contractor's purchase for the month or however long it takes them to pay the bill. Many times a home owner can get a better price on the materials if paid for on the spot. It isn't uncommon for a contractor to tack on 5-10 points for their time of ordering, paying, etc. Nobody does anything for free. "

What is a pile of money?? I doubt the labour cost will be the same if you supply your own but I don't know for certain. Did you haul all the bundles to your house in your car/truck? Did you carry them up on your roof too?  
 
Best thing would be to price both options out and go from there. I really don't think the difference is going to be as extreme as some think.

GuyR said "    Fishin Guy said "    GuyR said "    *Just Saying* said "It's a bit cheaper if owner buys there own shingles. Cause guaranteed if you get a contractor to buy them. They will mark it up a bit. " Buying your own isn't going to save you money. Chances are a company that buys thousands of shingles is going to get a better deal then Joe Blow that buys a couple dozen bundles anyway. Maybe if you buy your own and get flash to lay them for you, might get a better deal, but he doesn't advertise so might have to PM him. Just be aware guys doing it on the side might be hard to track down and get any problems or warranty done, don't take exception flash just talking in general. But a guy doing it on the side will always be cheaper than an actual company because they don't have the same overhead and expenses that a legitimate business has.     Edited by GuyR, 2015-07-20 19:54:36" Interesting....I saved a pile of money buying my own shingles. One thing to consider is that the lumber yard has to carry that contractor's purchase for the month or however long it takes them to pay the bill. Many times a home owner can get a better price on the materials if paid for on the spot. It isn't uncommon for a contractor to tack on 5-10 points for their time of ordering, paying, etc. Nobody does anything for free. " What is a pile of money?? I doubt the labour cost will be the same if you supply your own but I don't know for certain. Did you haul all the bundles to your house in your car/truck? Did you carry them up on your roof too?     Best thing would be to price both options out and go from there. I really don't think the difference is going to be as extreme as some think. "

And it was nearly 500 bucks cheaper when all was said and done when I bought my own materials. I don't have a problem fronting the cost of materials for MY house. Many contractors charge their materials and therefore pass off a make up to their customers for doing so. I certainly don't expect them to do the same for my materials. I ask for references and have no problem with a 20-30- 50 split on the cost of the contract. It works out for me. I never have a problem getting trades in to do work on my house because I pay my bill. You can bet your butt that as there is bad contractors out there for sure there is also bad customers and believe you me word amongst the trades gets around! I never have a problem getting a quote nor if a call back is required. My point being that, " a reputable guy may still ask his client to pay for materials". He has just smarten up and won't be on the hook for the materials for said job's materials if the customer doesn't pay either right away or at all. Anyway, do your research about cost. I'm happy I did and am 500 bucks richer because I did. And I have a shiny new roof that is still as nice as when it went in two years ago.

There are a lot of truths and maybe mistruths in some of the comments. When it comes to the pricing of materials sometimes contractors do get a bit of a price break but not always will that show up to the person getting the work done, the difference in price is sometimes used to generate revenue to help keep a contractors business profitable, and if a person has a crew working for them there are times that are slack and people still like a pay check.  
 
If you know that your house is needing shingles sometimes a person can take some time and shop around and check out sales and this can result in pretty big savings.  
 
When it comes to getting the work done by freelancers sometimes you are talking about people who do the work for companies during regular hours and take on extra for evenings or weekends, so I wouldn't say that these people aren't qualified to do the job or don't do a good job.  
 
When it comes to upfront money that could have a bit to do with whether your established or just starting up, nobody likes to get burned but when your just starting up it really hurts, also depending on the customer upfront money might not be a bad idea.  
 
Nice to see the comment on the fact that both contractors as well as customers can be a bit shady. Just remember one thing, it's your money and check out all options available. I maybe shouldn't say this but I have seen some work done by contractors in the building industry that would be called questionable under building codes.