The cost can be more for larger homes homes with complex roof designs or when installing more expensive materials.
Price per square foot roof replacement.
Or 450 per square to replace an asphalt shingle roof on a typical single family house.
The cost to replace the roof on most homes is 4 000 to 10 000 and most spend about 8 000.
In total an asphalt shingle roof could cost 25 000.
The job averages 1 000 to 1 500.
If you are replacing your current roof add 125 to 500 per roofing square for old roof removal.
Roofing cost per square foot.
When calculating roofing costs per square asphalt shingles run from 350 and 500 per square metal or tin roofs costs 600 to 1 200 per square and concrete or clay costs between 1 200 and 1 800 per square.
Many homes have an asphalt shingle roof but some have wood metal tile and slate which can be more expensive.
Some contractors charge hourly which can run from 40 to 80 per hour.
Roofing over does present some issues however.
Roofing over costs around 2 to 3 per square foot as opposed to the average full replacement cost of 4 50 so roofing over a 1 500 square foot roof may only cost 3 000 to 4 500.
That said on average most contractors will charge between 3 50 and 5 50 per square foot or 350 to 550 per square 100 sq ft to install or replace an asphalt shingle roof on a typical house.
The cost of a new asphalt shingle roof is on average nationwide 260 to 280 per roofing square with new roofs using architectural shingles ranging from 275 to 300 per square.
Thus at the mid point of the above price range you can expect to pay about 4 50 per sq.
Cost to tear off replace roof the removal of an old roof can cost 1 to 5 per square foot.
However some roofing companies may charge upwards of 1 000 a square for an asphalt shingle roof.