Roofing in Cove Terrace, Copperas Cove

Local roofers publish Copperas Cove replacements at about $8,000 to $18,000 and up, and $8,000 to $25,000 at the wide end, with $11,000 to $20,000 typical across the Killeen-Temple area. Those are estimates. Your own figure follows the squares, the pitch, the layers coming off and the deck, so it is a written quote once the roof is measured.

For asphalt shingle on a typical Copperas Cove house it is above the published local range of about $8,000 to $25,000, so ask how many squares it is for. Divide the total by the squares: local figures run about $175 to $550 a square. It sits at the top of the $14,000 to $30,000 range published for metal here, which can be reasonable for a large standing-seam roof.

Leaks in more than one place at once; shingles that crack when lifted or have lost their granules across whole slopes; hail or wind damage counted across most of the roof; a sag you can see from the street; and daylight through the deck in the attic. Asphalt shingles are generally rated at 15 to 30 years, so age is a prompt for a look, not a verdict. One sign by itself is usually a repair.

If 1,200 square feet is the roof itself, that is 12 squares, and at the published Copperas Cove range of about $175 to $550 a square it works out to roughly $2,100 to $6,600 as arithmetic, before tear-off and decking. If it is the floor area of a house, the roof is bigger than that once pitch and overhangs are added, which is why it is measured before it is priced.