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Roof is Leaking, Need recs

4:19 PM 01/16/2013

 

radgirl

Crown Heights, NY

The roof is flat, but slightly sloped.  The inspection report did say there are issues with the roof so we're not completely blindsighted.  It's been a few months and now it is leaking a little bit.  Nobody currently lives on that floor because we just bought the house & we are living in the lower floor.
Need ROOFER or ROOF Repair Company recommendations.
thanks!

 

 

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    daveinbedstuy

    Bedford Stuyvesant, NY

    Nick at Leakmasters is great.

    5:05 PM 01/16/2013 | 0 Votes

     

     

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    Guest

    Tri-state -- ask for Sean 347-362-6266

    5:34 PM 01/16/2013 | -1 Votes

     

     

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    • cupolacoffee

      Shill for Sean. Roofing, water tank, landscaping; no matter what you're looking for, lgindi shills for Sean. See for yourself: http://members.brownstoner.com... Or try googling "Tri-State's" phone number--you'll come up with a big fat goose egg.

      2:40 PM 01/17/2013

          

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    guikazoid

    Gowanus, NY

    I second Nick @ Leakmasters. We used him last year and were very pleased.

    7:23 PM 01/16/2013 | 0 Votes

     

     

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    bobmarvin

    Prospect Lefferts Gardens, NY

    Get a few estimates. I use, and recommend, Tribeca Roofing: (718) 439-6333
     

    10:14 AM 01/17/2013 | 0 Votes

     

     

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    housenut

    We were pleased with the work of Mike at Roofmasters.

    12:30 PM 01/17/2013 | 0 Votes

     

     

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    tanner

    Brooklyn, NY

    We, too, have been very pleased with Mike at Roofmasters.  Good work, responds to emergencies, fair price, good guys working for him, and he's a stand-up guy.  Tell him the folks in the carriage house highly recommended him.

    9:16 PM 01/17/2013 | 0 Votes

     

     

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    empathie00

    NY

    another question on this thread - what would be a ballpark cost to completely replace a flattish roof on a 17X50' bstone? ours is just about at that point and I don't think it can handle another layer of tar - I think we'll have to rip it all up and start fresh - never done this before so I have zero idea what would be reasonable...any advice? thanks!!

    9:57 AM 01/18/2013 | 0 Votes

     

     

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    • bobmarvin

      Prospect Lefferts Gardens, NY

      Maybe you should get some estimates first and NOT mention that you think the old roof needs to be ripped of since, perhaps, it might not be necessary.

      1:48 PM 01/18/2013

          

    • empathie00

      NY

      OP here in re: the comment below, yes, I would certainly avoid mentioning outright to a roofer that I need a whole new one; I was just hoping to get some ideas from the forum here about what cost I could be looking at if indeed I do need one. I definitely understood each case is different, but any just general thoughts on this would be most appreciated - thanks!

      3:10 PM 01/18/2013

          

    • radgirl

      Crown Heights, NY

      hi empathie00,In general, we heard a complete tear-off was "around 20 grand" from a few different roofers and ours is similar size to yours. But every roofer we consulted with, claimed it was not necessary in our case... The estimates we received were varied. Almost all of the roofers are from repeated rec's, like the names listed above. Pretty suspect, eh? :) There's a definite "yuppy" price scale thing going here, so with such presumption its hard to trust this forum. Anyway, when we told our GC about the prices, he was aghast. However we explained to him that the one guy we liked (because of his thoroughness) was not even the lowest estimate. Our GC continued to say though: "what are they doing- but laying down another layer!?" -citing the cost per sq/ft of the rubber roofing material, which is indeed measly in comparison. In our case we will need new skylights, hatch and repair of an old built-in gutter. Our GC's roofer is coming this week to give us an estimate. We'll see how that goes...! My tad bit of advice is to get other recommendations, outside of the brownstoner. We've been screwed by a few shameless self-promoting a-holes out here and it's hard to say who's doing the recommending. You know what i mean?! So, ask your friends, uncles, neighbors, etc. or try other listserves

      5:49 PM 01/27/2013

          

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    masterbuilder

    Brooklyn, NY

    OP 1 & 2.  I was up on a roof with clients this past week.  They asked about a whole roof tear off.  I told them I did not think they needed that.  Independently, so did my roofer and some other roofer they reached out to.  I first hired my leakmaster to tackle some leaks on and old roof.  He charged me $500.00.
    On the flipside, on a gut reno, we charged a considerable sum ($16K) for the new roof as specified in architectural drawings.

    8:02 AM 01/19/2013 | 0 Votes

     

     

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