Asphalt shingle roofs are a popular choice for West Palm Beach homeowners thanks to their durability, versatility and wide range of styles. If you're in the market for a new roof and you're considering asphalt shingles, you're probably wondering what goes into the cost. Neal Roofing replaces shingle roofs on both of Florida's coasts, and the same cost factors apply anywhere in the state.
What Goes Into the Cost of an Asphalt Shingle Roof in West Palm Beach
The cost to install a new asphalt shingle roof in West Palm Beach depends on your roof's size, pitch and complexity, the shingle you choose, and whether the old roof has to come off first. Each of those is covered below.
Roof Size and New Roof Installation Cost
The size of your roof will be the biggest determining factor in the cost of your new asphalt shingle roof. While your exact roof size is determined by several different things and your West Palm Beach roofing contractor will take precise measurements to get the exact size of your roof, you can estimate the size by measuring the perimeter of your property and calculating the surface area of the roof using those measurements.
What changes with size: a bigger roof needs more shingles, more underlayment and more labor, so the cost rises with the roof's surface area. Pitch and complexity change that area too, which is why your roofer measures the roof itself rather than going by your home's square footage.
How Shingle Type Affects Cost
Your choice of shingle style will also have a large impact on the cost of your new asphalt shingle roof installation.
Three-Tab Asphalt Shingles
Three-tab shingles are the lowest upfront investment of the shingle options for West Palm Beach homeowners. They're also the least durable, so they may not be the most cost-effective choice over the long term.
Architectural Asphalt Shingles
Architectural asphalt shingles are the most popular shingle option for West Palm Beach homeowners. These shingles are more durable and long lasting and they’re available in virtually endless style options. While they’re more expensive than three-tab shingles, architectural shingles are more cost-effective due to their superior reliability.
Luxury Asphalt Shingles
Luxury asphalt shingles are designed to mimic the look of materials like cedar and slate. They're the highest-investment asphalt shingle option, and a way to get a high-end look with the ease of an asphalt shingle roof.
Other Factors that Will Impact the Cost of Your New Roof in West Palm Beach
The cost to install an asphalt shingle roof in West Palm Beach will depend on a variety of other factors in addition to the size of the roof and the style of shingle chosen.
Roof Pitch
Roof pitch refers to how steep the roof is. In general, the steeper a roof is the more expensive the roof will be to install.
Roof Complexity
As the name suggests, roof complexity refers to how complex the roof is. As a roof gets more complex it will require more materials and labor to install, so it becomes more expensive.
Labor Costs
Labor is a major part of the cost of any roof installation or replacement. The labor cost is determined by the number of technicians working on the roof, the number of hours they’re working, and the cost per hour for their work.
New Installation or Replacement
Whether or not your roof is a brand new installation or a roof replacement will impact the final cost of the roof. Roof replacements are more expensive than new installations due to the cost of removing and disposing of the old roof.
Are you ready for a new shingle roof in West Palm Beach? Talk with Neal Roofing and Waterproofing about your options. Homeowners rate us 4.9 stars, 1,000+ Google reviews. Every roof is different, so the only accurate number is a written quote. Book a free estimate or call (561) 473-0192.
