Roofers wanted

Ok, so we’re about to pull the trigger on a new roof. We knew we’d need a new one when we bought the house, but two leaks and one bucket of asphalt cement later, we’re ready to go ahead and make it happen.

I’d rather not spend hours drywalling ceilings in two other bedrooms and leaving the 90 year old roof as the only thing separating that hard work from mother nature. We have one estimate already in from a trustworthy roofer (Springfield Roofing) that our terrific real estate agent passed onto us during the home inspection process. He’s been up on the roof and gave us an estimate already.

But I’d like to shop that around as much as I can. So who’s got a DC-area roofer that you know or have had a good experience with? Give me some leads in the comments if you’ve got some.

4 Responses to "Roofers wanted"

Lauren says:

28 July, 2011 at 8:03 am

Hi! My husband and I just bought a similar rowhome near the H Street Corridor and while I don't have any roofers I can recommend, I was wondering if you had any contact info for the people that renovated your kitchen. We have a similar problem right now with a small long hallway of a kitchen and would like to open that wall up like you all. Any info would be appreciated! Thanks so much!
1. whiteknuckled says:
  
  28 July, 2011 at 11:11 pm
  
  Lauren. We used a fella named Rudy Leonzo, who did a great job. (He's coming back to do the interior work for a new skylight going in with the roof.) But I will say this, he's best if you're planning on being involved day to day: buying materials, making your own plans, and having him just do the work. There are fancy expensive contractors where you just write them a check, they buy all your materials and all that and you just come back when it's all done.
  
  And then there are contractors more like Rudy. It's great to do it this way because it saves a lot of money over a turnkey operation, but it means more work, more planning and more trips to the Roof Center or Home Depot or whatever for you. For example, I made all the plans for our kitchen remodel (available on here somewhere – master plan?), measured everything out, bought the cabinets, got the permits, bought the rear house door, hardieplank, etc…. So if that's the way you want to go, definitely give Rudy a call. And if you're not sure, give him a call anyway and he'll definitely come and talk to you and give you a proposal you can consider.
  
  Rudy Leonzo, RAL Construction. rudyleonzo@yahoo.com (301) 526-7245
  
  Tell him Rachel and Steve on Marlboro Place sent you.
Alsatian Felix says:

30 July, 2011 at 10:20 am

Came over here from Victorian in Bloom. Wish I had a DC rowhouse, but wife wanted an Arlington box. Anyway, I do alot of work professionally with historic houses. I see alot of roofers in DC. Corley Roofing is great for rowhouses. Maggio is OK but expensive. L&M is great if you have something complicated like a bay. Corley got swamped when Washingtonian Magazine recommended him and he didn't know it was coming. He's a good guy: http://www.corleyroofing.com/
Wendy says:

31 July, 2011 at 3:14 pm

We'd highly recommend Lyons Contracting (talk to Tom). They've done great work for us several times in the past including the installation of a new skylight as well as the installation of a new copper roof.

Long story on the copper roof, but it was a joint project with our neighbors. The neighbors went through their contractor, who subbed it out. The first crew that came out installed the roof incorrectly, put cigarette butts out on our house, and left nails and construction debris in our pond and garden. Not to mention they were really rude. After letting the contractor know, they sent out a second sub to fix it, and it happened to be Lyons. We still can't believe we let the neighbor handle it and didn't hire them in the first place. Lesson learned: there's a ton of crappy companies out there, so when we work with a good one, we love to recommend them to everyone we know!

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