When you pick your shingles and you are trying to decide between several just pick the lighter one.Doing this in southern California or in Texas can make a huge difference.I wish they had a label rating which are better but until that happens people can certainly stay away from the worst ones.

What is the usual discount for lumber, cabinets, shingles, plumbing, and electrical?

If there are big gaps you will have install plywood on the whole roof before shingling.

Shingle roofs they will allow up to 15 years.

A shingle/tile roof does not mean much to a buyer of SFH.

Asbestos shingles in good shape.

Just because I personally don't cut the grass, plow the parking lots, put the shingles on, doesn't make me lazy, I've decided it's in my best "pocket book" interest to have it done by someone else.

First of all, paint the siding, houses of that era were not typically white, it must have been re-sided at some point (probably when the original clapboards/shingles were rotting).

MDO panels with strips for Board and Batten look up top, cedar shingles below on sides and back .... and clapboard below on front. (3) exterior colors. (1- top board and batten, 2- bottom shingles and clapboard, 3- trim)No scraping, but needs caulking, hole filling, etc.

He helped me do a little foundation work (minor work), reroute the dryer vent, and replace some broken shingles on the roof from a fallen tree branch.