Upland prices
Is metal worth the premium here?
Metal costs roughly double asphalt and lasts roughly three times as long. Whether that is a good trade depends entirely on how long you intend to stay.
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No company gets your details until you say yes to it by name.
You are on the list.
No provider in Upland is taking requests through this service yet. We are lining them up, and yours is kept until one can.
- Nobody gets your details yet. Your request stays with us and is not passed to any company.
- One email when someone can help. When a provider covering your area can take it on, we email you once and ask whether you want that company, by name, to contact you.
- Deleted after 90 days. If nobody can take it on, or you do not say yes, your contact details are deleted 90 days after your request.
- You decide, or you do not. There is nothing to cancel and nothing to pay us.
Nobody will call you about this request unless you say yes to a company by name.
These are estimated ranges, not quotes. Compiled from public installed-cost data for California and adjusted for how Upland is built. No contractor is bound by them, and nobody can price a roof they have not stood on.
| Covering | Per square | Typical whole roof | Expected life |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural asphalt shingleThe default choice on most American homes, and usually the right one. | $650 – $975 | $13,000 – $27,500 | 25 to 30 years |
| Standing-seam metalThe long game. Costs double up front and outlives two shingle roofs. | $1,500 – $2,500 | $30,000 – $70,000 | 40 to 70 years |
What moves the price
- Access — a truck that cannot get near the house adds hours to every load
- The number of penetrations: chimneys, skylights, vents, solar mounts
- How many old layers have to come off before the new one goes on
- Warranty tier, which is really a question about who honours it in fifteen years
- Whether the valleys, drip edge and step flashing are being replaced or reused
Locally
Sun is the main wear here. Asphalt loses its oils, underlayment goes brittle, and sealant beads shrink away from the flashing.
The arithmetic favours metal if you are staying more than about fifteen years, and favours asphalt if you are not.
These are estimates, not quotes. They are compiled from national installed ranges adjusted for California costs and for how Upland is built. No contractor is bound by them.
Questions about price
How many contractors will contact me?
No more than three. We picked that number because two quotes is not enough to spot an outlier and five is an ordeal.
Are gutters included in a re-roof?
Usually not, unless the quote says so. If they are near the end of their life, replacing them during the re-roof is meaningfully cheaper than doing it later, because the crew and the staging are already there.
How long should a roof last here?
An architectural asphalt roof is rated for twenty-five to thirty years and, in this climate, tends to land at the lower end of that. Tile and metal go much further, provided what is underneath them is maintained.
Ready for a real number?
No cost. We email you once when a provider near you can take it on.