On Fri, 17 Jul 2020 07:01:13 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>
>> Most Americans would replace that tile with asphalt shingles.
>> ISTR that's the most common residential roofing material in the
>> U.S. And the cheapest. Instead of $113,000, that job might cost
>> $5000 (including getting rid of the tiles).
>
>Not for $5000. Maybe for 15 or 20. Those tiles could be saved
>for other jobs that Old World does, so maybe a cost reduction
>to let them have them.
>
>They probably specialize in restoring historic house roofs,
>not a plain old house like John has.
>
>My father had an old giant Black Walnut tree removed
>from his yard once. They wanted several thousand dollars
>to cut it down and remove the wood.
>
>Dad knew the value of Black Walnut wood though. He bartered
>with them and ended up getting the tree and wood removed,
>and they got to keep the wood.
>
>An equal trade. No money exchanged.
>
>Like you, I think I would have opted for the asphalt shingles.
>They do come in a nice dark red too. Maybe only 20 year
>life but a big savings now and in the long term.

There are several types of asphalt shingles, from cheapos with a 15
year warranty to archetectural asphalt with a 25-50 year warranty.
When I bought this house it had recently installed 50 year warranty
archetextural asphalt shingles.... after about 20 years they still
look brand new. Kootchie is mentally retarded to pay more than that
entire house is worth for a roof REPAIR that will likely well outlive
him, except for a hail storm that those tiles won't survive.
There are many styles of archetextural tiles and many companies that
produce them:
https://www.iko.com/na/learning-cent...ural-shingles/

>And not new copper gutters either. Those are also only
>for historic houses.
Copper gutters and leaders turn splotchy green (verdigris) and won't
look good on all houses... also quite pricey. I recently had new
gutters and leaders installed because those that were there were too
small to carry the water from such a large roof... those were only 3
1/2", I had 5" installed, easily carries all the water from heavy
rains... all the schmutz too, winds blow pine cones onto the roof from
50' away, now they wash down the 5" leaders. BTW putting those
screens over gutters is a waste, then you'll need to constantly clean
the screens, which requires removing and replacing.