Sky-high roof quotes

aprilguy, Sep 2, 5:25am
This couple were quoted $50-90k to replace their Dunedin roof, then accepted a quote closer to $20k which didn't work out. But come on, even if it was stuffed totally, remove and replace can't be worth that much can it?
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/better-business/106488576/roofer-disappears-with-cash--leaves-unfinished-roof-complete-with-holes

budgel, Sep 2, 6:50am
In a competitive market it can cost as little as the lowest bid, or as much as the highest one.

johotech, Sep 2, 6:57am
It's a complicated roof. Old clay tiles as well. So there's additional tie downs etc required, as well as all those valleys and flashings.

http://iforce.co.nz/i/4lj4cxq4.m11.jpg

golfdiver, Sep 2, 7:21am
If I was tackling this job, I would allow to scaffold and wrap it. That’s where the money goes, but at least it’s done with a minimum of time and weather disruption. The insurance companies normally recommend this plan of attack as well on a complex job like this

tegretol, Sep 2, 7:59am
Who would pay a tradie in advance for a job when that tradie was offering no security, no trade memberships, no recommendations from previous customers amd no proof of job experience?

Hate to say this but they created their own problem.

gabbysnana, Sep 2, 1:38pm
The roofers that commented in the threads said $22k max.

aprilguy, Sep 2, 2:14pm
Where does someone say $22k max? I could not find it in the General thread or in the Stuff comments.

golfdiver, Sep 2, 3:18pm
No they didn’t

hammer23, Sep 2, 6:09pm
The above could be said about many subcontractors in the building industry. There is a way past deposit payments to some one whose finances you nothing about and handing over large sums of money without security is just dumb dumb dumb no mater how good looking the guy was.

cagivachick1, Sep 25, 1:42am
there will be 20k materials in that roof plus scaffold plus labour