Roof Cleaning

At Mark Blue's (of Blue & Blue Roofing) suggestion, I hired Monte of Monte's Roof Service to clean my roof and gutters for $760. It took him all day, but he worked alone, so that's $95/hour. He did a great job, the roof and gutters were clean when he was done (a bit of the moss took a while to dry up and blow away, but it looked nice), but there were two problems:

1. A windstorm in early October blanketed the roof with pine needles and subsequent storms have left branch ends and more needles--no moss, but it looks as messy as it ever did.

2. Monte didn't want to be paid in cash, but he did want to collect 10.10% sales tax, adding $76.76 to the total. I resented paying $836.76 when that's not what we discussed, so there went his tip.

Moss-covered roof with clogged gutters. Mid-September 2017

Unnecessary garden protection. Large compressor.

Monte's Roof Service
Cell: (206) 713-8200

New Roof Estimate

Mark Blue of Blue & Blue Roofing came by and looked at my moss-infested, aging roof. He said that the roof has a few more years of life and suggested that if I'm doing any work such as extending the garage, I should wait and install the new roof all at once.

Mark emailed a proposal that day for $23,104.49. That would include removal of the existing roof and gutters, 26ga drip edge, step flashing, pipe jacks, and "w" valley; continuous CertainTeed ridge venting; unspecified edge venting; "Wintergard" ice and water shield around all protrusions and in valleys; "Diamond Deck" synthetic underlayment by CertainTeed; CertainTeed Landmark shingles; new continuous aluminum gutters and downspouts.

The bid does not include dry rot repair ($57.50/man hour + materials) and it mentions that the gutters and down spouts are by Andy of Rain City Gutters (but they are included in the price).

The proposal is $4,701.27 for gutters, $18,403.22 for the roof, both prices including 10.10% sales tax. They want 10% down, 40% on start, 50% at completion. CertainTeed gives it a 50-year warranty, and Blue & Blue warranties their work for 10 years.

Blue & Blue Roofing, Inc.
P O Box 65139
Shoreline, WA 98155
(206) 523-7343 or 367-2601