Roofing Costs
How Much Does a New Roof Cost?
Short answer: it depends on your roof, not just how big it is. Here’s a straight breakdown of what a new asphalt or metal roof actually runs around New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, what pushes the price up or down, and how to get a real number for your own house.
Let me get the annoying part out of the way first. Anyone who quotes you a flat price over the phone, before they’ve seen your roof, is guessing. Roof pricing swings more than most homeowners expect, and the gap between two houses that look the same from the street can be thousands of dollars.
You came here for numbers, though, so here are honest ranges for our area.
For a typical single-family home, a full asphalt shingle replacement usually lands between $8,000 and $18,000. Most of the houses we do sit somewhere in the middle. A small ranch with one simple slope tends toward the low end. A bigger home, a steep or cut-up roof, or a jump to a designer shingle pushes you toward the top.
Metal is its own conversation. A standing-seam metal roof commonly runs two to three times an asphalt one, so figure $25,000 and up for most homes. Nobody picks metal to save money today. They pick it because it can outlast two or three asphalt roofs, which I’ll come back to in a second.
What actually moves the price
The biggest factor is the part people don’t love hearing: the roof itself, and not just its square footage. A 2,000-square-foot roof that’s one clean slope is a totally different job than a 2,000-square-foot roof chopped up with dormers, valleys, skylights, and a couple of pitches steep enough that the crew has to rope off and tie in. The cut-up roof takes longer, wastes more material on all those cuts, and is plainly more dangerous to stand on. A lot of the price difference between two “same-size” houses comes from right here.
After that, roughly in order: the shingle you choose (a basic 3-tab versus a heavier architectural or a designer line), how many old layers we have to tear off, and whether we find rotted decking once the old roof is up. That last one is the wildcard. You can’t see soft plywood from the driveway, and a quote that doesn’t say a word about it is a quote that tends to grow on the day of the job.
Permits, dump fees, and the season play in too. But they’re small change next to the three above.
| Roof type | Typical range, most homes |
|---|---|
| Asphalt, 3-tab | $8,000 – $12,000 |
| Asphalt, architectural | $11,000 – $18,000 |
| Standing-seam metal | $25,000 and up |
Local ballparks, not a quote. Your roof decides the real number.
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Common questions about roof cost
Is it cheaper to repair than replace?
Usually, yes, if the damage is small and the roof has years left. A repair might be a few hundred to a couple thousand dollars. The trap is paying for repair after repair on a roof that’s near the end anyway. At some point you’re renting time on an old roof instead of buying a new one. We’ll tell you honestly which side of that line you’re on.
Does a new roof add home value?
It helps, especially at sale time, but think of it as protecting the value you already have more than adding to it. A bad roof scares off buyers fast.
Will my insurance pay for a new roof?
Sometimes. Insurance is built to cover sudden damage, like a storm, hail, or a fallen tree, not slow wear and age. So a roof that finally gave out after 25 years is on you, but a roof torn up by last week’s storm is often a claim. If you think a storm did the damage, get it documented quickly. We can help with that.
How long does the work take?
Most homes are a one to two day job once we start.
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