Roofing Costs: What Roof Work Actually Costs in 2026
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Roofing prices depend on the size and pitch of the roof, the material, how many layers come off and how much decking has to be replaced. Cost guides give you a realistic range before quotes arrive, so you can tell a high bid from a thin one.
- Roofs are priced by the square: 100 square feet of roof surface.
- Tear-off, disposal, decking replacement and flashing are often where quotes differ most.
- Compare quotes line by line, not just by the total.
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Every figure on this site is a modeled range built from industry-typical national pricing and adjusted by a regional cost index. Nobody has inspected your roof, and no contractor has priced your job. Use these numbers to judge whether a bid is plausible; do not budget from them without getting quotes. Read the full method.
Eight kinds of roofing work, each priced the way the trade actually prices it. Replacement, metal, flat roofing, tear-off and decking are sold by the square, so those guides show a per-square figure and the roof-size assumption behind the job total. Repairs, storm work and inspections are sold per visit, and we do not invent a per-square number for them.
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