Roofing Contractor Palermo, ME: Two Layers Off, Not a Third Layer On
- The roofing contractor Palermo, ME homeowners need is usually the one who says the second layer has to come off.
- Brandon Roberge came north in 2017 after 25+ years in building and started the company that same year.
- We publish a 94% on-schedule, on-budget completion rate and recalculate it at the end of every month.
- 25+ years in construction, building as Newman Homes since 2017
- Over 200 projects completed in Central Maine
- Affordable work, two-year written warranty
Roof replacement in Palermo, Maine, in Branch Mills, along the Route 3 corridor, and at the camps on Sheepscot Pond and Branch Pond.
Palermo is spread out and heavily wooded, and tree cover is a roofing variable people underestimate. Shade keeps a roof damp, moss and debris hold water against the shingles, and a shaded north slope will fail years before the sunny side of the same house.
That is worth saying out loud in an estimate rather than discovering at tear-off. The five items priced separately here are sheathing, chimney flashing, skylights, rafter or ridge repair, and ventilation.
What Comes Off, What Goes On
A reroof involves six things. The shingle you picked is only one of them.
Tear-off, all the way down. We do not shingle over. You cannot inspect a deck you never uncovered.
A dry deck overnight. Synthetic underlayment goes down the same day the old roof comes off.
Every layer comes off. A third layer is heavier, seals worse, and hides a deck nobody has looked at in 40 years.
All new metal. Drip edge, valleys, sidewalls, and chimney flashing come new with the roof.
Plank sheathing gets assessed. Older homesteads here have board decks with gaps, and gaps change how the new roof fastens.
Ledge and boulder till on the high ground. It does not affect the roof, but it decides where a dumpster and a lift can safely sit.
What homeowners say
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I was very impressed with the promptness and professional completion of the job. I have no complaints. Great company.
Marcia A. - ★★★★★
Does quality work and communication is perfect.
Logan T. - ★★★★★
We used Newman Homes for a new roof and found Brandon to be knowledgeable, responsive, and professional. We highly recommend Newman Homes and plan to use them in the future.
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Ice, Snow, and the First Three Feet
The leak appears over the kitchen window. Its cause may be eight feet up the slope, where the attic is warm.
Code sets the minimum: a membrane extending two feet past the inside face of the exterior wall, plus three feet up the slope on a steep roof.
A deep overhang can use up the first course of membrane before it reaches the wall. That requires a second course, and it belongs in the price.
Palermo sits in the cold, exposed Waldo County uplands. Wind across open parcels packs snow hard against the eave, where it melts slower and dams longer than loose snow.
When metal suits an outbuilding, the metal roofing association compares panel systems without selling you one.
Where in Palermo We Are Working
We work in Branch Mills village, along the roads toward Sheepscot Pond and Branch Pond, and on homesteads across the high ground.
When to Reroof in Palermo
May through October. Tearing off an old plank deck calls for dry weather because, for part of the day, that deck is the weather barrier.
Permits go through Palermo Code Enforcement. Shoreland zoning applies around both ponds.
Why We Put the Ugly Parts in Writing
The estimate includes discovery work, and any unused allowance money goes back to you.
You approve the unit price before the roof comes off. The only remaining variable is a count you can see.
Disposal for a two-layer tear-off is priced by weight, and we put the number in writing before work starts. A bid based on one layer will be revised.
That’s often the bid that looked cheapest.
Who Is Calling About Roofs in Palermo
Palermo houses tend to be rural and old. Many already carry more than one roof.
Someone shingled over the first roof in the eighties to save money. Now that decision sits on the framing as dead weight.
How Much a Roofing Contractor Palermo, ME Charges
Pitch makes roof area larger than floor area. An 8:12 slope adds roughly a fifth before overhangs are counted. Architectural shingles on an uncomplicated slope, with one layer removed, start at $6.00 to $7.50 per square foot of roof. Add valleys, dormers, an 8:12-or-steeper pitch, or another layer to remove, and the range rises to $7.50 to $9.50 per square foot. There are two kinds of metal roof. Screw-down panel costs $8.50 to $11.00 per square foot; standing seam costs $11.00 to $16.00. If a bid uses squares, multiply by 100. Our base asphalt rate works out to $600 to $750 per square. Sheathing replacement, chimney work, skylights, sagging framing, and soffit-to-ridge ventilation are priced separately. Nobody can count those from the ground. Use these ranges to judge whether the project fits. They’re averages drawn from hundreds of jobs, and no roof matches an average exactly. A simple homestead roof falls in the base asphalt range. A roof with two layers coming off falls in the upper range because that second layer adds real disposal weight. Palermo homeowners who want the figures itemized can read a roof cost guide.
How to Hire a Roofing Contractor in Palermo
Here’s what this trade leaves off the yard signs: Maine issues no roofing credential, and no state board reviews who climbs onto your house.
Insurance is different. Ask for the certificate and call the carrier listed on it.
A certificate is easy to print.
Everything else belongs in the agreement. Read the list.
How many layers the bid assumes, in writing. This is where a low number usually comes from.
A per-sheet price for deck replacement, agreed before anything comes off.
The underlayment named by type, synthetic or felt, across the whole deck or only the eaves.
A fixed price recorded under Maine's home construction contract law, which caps the first payment at one third.
A written 2-year warranty on the labor, backed by an A+ BBB profile.
Liability protects the house, comp protects you from the crew's injuries.
Nearby Areas We Serve
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Directions from Palermo, ME to our shop in Augusta
125 Community DrAugusta, ME 04330-8156
How the Work Goes
- Measure the actual roof.Pitch, area, penetrations, and what the attic says about ventilation.
- A price with the unknowns named.Allowances for sheathing and flashing, with unit costs written in.
- Then we work.Strip, dry in, shingle, clean up, and a final walk with you on the ground.
Talk to Brandon
Call (207) 480-7700 any hour. More often than not, the owner answers.
Or email info@newmanhomesme.com. Use the estimate form if you’d rather type than talk.