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Do You Need a New Roof?

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Do You Need a New Roof

A roof is the one purchase where photo-guessing is most expensive in both directions: replacing a roof with five good years left wastes five figures, and waiting on a failing one costs the sheathing underneath. Nobody should buy or wait on a roof without an on-roof inspection.

What we saw
  • Curling or missing shingles and moss are visible from the ground; deck rot is not
  • Vermont replacement pricing varies more by access and pitch than by shingle brand
  • Standing-seam metal changes the math on snow country roofs
Typical cost: $8,000–$20,000

Next step: Get an on-roof inspection with photos of the decking — not a from-the-driveway quote.

Cost basis: Roof Replacement Costs in Vermont, verified May 2026

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Verified costs

ItemTypical costRebateVerified
Asphalt shingle roof replacement$8,000–$20,000—2026-05-03
Roof replacement before solar (standing seam vs asphalt, from solar sequencing section)$8,000–$32,000—2026-05-03
Standing seam metal roof$20,000–$40,000—2026-05-03
Roofing per-square pricing (2,000 sq ft roof = 20 squares runs $8,000-24,000)$8,000–$24,000—2026-05-13

Assumptions behind this verdict

  • Asphalt roof age 15+ years or visible shingle symptoms
  • Region: verified figures are Vermont-deep; elsewhere, verdicts hold but numbers may not apply.

Questions people ask

How long do roofs last in Vermont?

Architectural asphalt typically runs 20 to 25 years in Vermont conditions; standing-seam metal runs 40 or more and sheds snow. Ice damming and freeze-thaw cycling age the edges and valleys first, which is where inspections should focus.

Should I choose asphalt or standing-seam metal in snow country?

Standing seam costs substantially more up front but sheds snow, outlasts two asphalt cycles, and holds resale value in Vermont. Asphalt wins on first cost and repairability. On steep, high-snow sites, metal usually wins the 30-year math.

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