I am selling a house where the roof has been over-laid with shingles by the prior owners. The buyers Realtor is saying that the house is not insurable with this. Is this true? The house is in the Irving, TX area.

I would think as long as there is some pitch, roll would be OK, but is there building code rules that say no?

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on a rehab sf flip....are there any thoughts, marketing data, or insight on what sells better as far as the colors of common asphalt shingles (black, grey, tan, reddish...)..?

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I am needing to purchase a new roof for one of my rentals so I can get insurance, and have been given a couple of options;
1.) shingle tear off and replacement with Tamko architectural shingles- $6850
2.) the above ...

I have a rental that is a 2/1 single pitched roof that is only 780sqf. Pretty much the easiest roof you could ever do. I've done a lot of remodeling but never a roof. Has anyone done a DIY roof? tips? Should I do a 30...

Found my next dream house! It needs quite a bit of work. There is evidence of water infiltration in the skylights. Do they still sell these weird shingles?

Hello everyone, I am purchasing a home that needs a new roof. The roofer has told me today that the old decking wood has wide gaps to where when the new roof shingles are placed that the roof shingles may miss the woo...

I have a zero lot (1/2 duplex) which needs a new roof.  The owner of the other side does not have the funds to replace the roof.  Currently the roof has 3-tab shingles. One roofer wants to replace with 3-tab shingles ...

I received a letter from my HOA stating I need to replace my roof.

The paragraph the HOA letter identified is shown below. I know there are some HOA with other hidden language in their docs that can give them additi...

Anyone using these shingles?   I have some quotes where both roofers had the 30 year architectural fiberglass shingle in it.  I went online and saw that many of the reviews on IKO are abysmal.  I heard they have chang...