Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Before & After: Part II--By the Numbers

4849 = the address of the Bungalow we bought last summer
1922 = the year our house was built
3 = the # of years we were told we had to save money for a new roof because the one on the house we made an offer was good for that long
250 = the amount of $ we paid said appraiser for his "expertise"
5
= the number of beers I required when I learned that our home owners insurance policy would be
CANCELED if we didn't replace our entire roof in less than 6 months
11
= the number of contractors we went through to find the one who would commit to the project and make it so

3 = the number of shingle layers found on top of our house (red, blue and green--lovely)
27
= the number of times I want to KICK the appraiser who told us we had 3 years on our old roof


It's finally finished! Our new roof. The downside is that our "emergency savings" was almost completely used up. The upside was that we HAD emergency savings. The other upside is that, supposedly, we have about 30 years until we need go thru this again. Here are some before and after pics! Enjoy!

Front of our Bungalow "Before"
The Front of our house, in the winter gray "After"

1 comment:

  1. Another upside is that your new roof looks great! I’m glad you were eventually able to find a contractor who would replace your roof immediately. How many layers of shingles are up there now? The roof’s lifespan usually range between 15-20 years, so if your roof lasts 30 years, it will definitely have been worth every penny of your emergency savings!

    -- Karen

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