Legacy Roofing project in Bellevue

Okay, so up until 2 weeks ago, I thought all roofing companies sucked. Especially the ones around here that charged over $20K for your typical 2-story, 2,000 square foot house. I won't name company names here, but the typical homeowner has a tough decision to make when it comes to choosing a roofer. You can either go with a no-name, no warranty guy, or go all out and spend "a lot" extra on a well known company that advertises a lot. On the low-end, the estimates tended to be in the $8K to $9K range. On the high-end, over $20K.

Now, if you ever walk through Home Depot, of if you've ever done your own roof, you'd know that 30-year Architectural Composition roofing material is only about $20 per case, and each case covers 40 square feet. For your average roof (lets say it's 3,000 square feet of space needed), that's only 75 cases, or about $1500 in shingles.

But add to that labor, disposal of old roof, nails, equipment, moisture barrier, and bam, you get the prices you are quoted. To me, it never made any sense, but admittedly, that's a ton of work required.

But then there was Legacy Roofing who did a roof at the Wong house. They're a company with a pretty good reputation, but their estimate wasn't ridiculous either. It was right about $14K. And they stuck to that estimate, didn't charge any extra or anything like that. They placed a dumpster in the driveway on the first day, and they never inconvenienced the homeowners. The garbage and yard was cleaned up every evening, and not a single worker bothered the residents, even for drinks or bathroom use. That's what impressed me. Because I've heard of stories where workers asked to use a restroom every 30 minutes for weeks straight.

They installed Elk brand "Prestique High Definition 40 year roofing material" and it looks great. The old roof was barely holding up (with the cedar shingles curling up and falling off), and with the snow that came soon after, the roof was done just in time.