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[โ€“] Buffalox 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

in Denmark

Yes I figured as much from the "for 3 years ago", which is totally Danglish, "3 years ago" is enough.

Sorry, I just found it funny, that I figured a Dane wrote that from the first 3 words.๐Ÿ˜€

And yes professionals are really expensive, USD 100k to replace an entire roof doesn't even sound expensive, if it includes materials, it's sounds dirt cheap.

Edit I just checked prices, and apparently you can get a new roof for a 100m2 house approximately 1000 ft2, for about USD 10000.

[โ€“] BloodyFable 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You're out by a factor of 10 if you think a new roof is 100k

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You can't get a professional to replace your roof for 10kยฃ

[โ€“] Buffalox 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, The offer my neighbor got must include rebuilding the construction or something.

You can get a new roof for a 100m2 house approximately 1000 ft2, for about USD 10000.

[โ€“] DarthBueller 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In Denmark, the cost equivalent of a roof replacement is 100k UK pounds? That price in the US is so high it shocks the conscience unless you're talking about a mansion or doing some special kind of roof material like slate and hiring only engineers with advanced degrees as laborers.

[โ€“] Buffalox 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think I specified USD = US dollar, but that is cheap, our neighbor got an offer of USD 160000 for a house of about 180m2. That was with ceramic tiles, but afaik it's not that much cheaper even if you chose cheaper materials, I think the cheapest was about USD 120000.

Edit

I have been misinformed, I looked up prices and you can get a new roof for a 100m2 house approximately 1000 ft2, for about USD 10000.

[โ€“] Cryophilia 1 points 1 year ago

Depends a lot on what type of roof you have. Comp shingle is pretty cheap.