Corrugated metal roofing and its close cousin, ribbed panel roofing, offer the original style of corrugated (iron) steel roofs. At an average cost of $5.50 to $8.50 per square foot installed, corrugated metal is priced somewhat similarly to asphalt shingles, especially at the low end, and yet, high-end corrugated metal panels are far more durable, energy efficient, and can last far longer than asphalt shingles.
Roofing
Sears Roofing Reviews: Shingles Cost, Is Sears Roofing Worth it?
Sears roofing provides replacement asphalt shingle roofs installed at a cost of $4.80 to $10.50 per square foot. The cost ultimately depends on the type of shingles you choose, accessory materials, and whether old roofing must be removed and disposed of.
Here is our quick Sears Roofing review followed by full details that focus on the two key aspects of a new roof – The materials used and the quality of the workmanship and service you receive.
Sears Roofing Review
Who: Sears roofing services are provided by Transform Home Improvements, which bought Sears Home Services in 2019. For branding purposes, the Sears name is still used.
Availability: Limited. Sears roofing services are not offered in most cities across the country.
Cost: You have 3 shingle choices, all made by Owens Corning, in basic, better, and best grades. Installation cost is $4.80 to $10.50 per square foot including your shingle choice, all installation extras plus labor cost.
What do customers think? Sears Home Services and Transform Home Improvements have a poor reputation with homeowners who have hired the company for roofing and other home remodeling services. How bad? On Yelp, Transform Home Improvements has a rating of 1 star out of 5 based on 46 reviews.
What’s wrong? Shingles are not the issue. In fact, the shingles offered for installation by Sears are made by Owens Corning and rated at least average to near the top of the list.
The problems are with the service provider and include poor customer service, long waits to get work done, unexpected fees and inferior workmanship.
If you want full details of Sears roofing provided by Transform Home Improvements, read on.
Cost
Here’s a complete breakdown of Sears roofing cost per square foot.
| Shingles & Warranty | Without Tear-off | With Tear-off |
| Supreme – 25 Years | $4.80 – $5.75 | $5.50 – $7.50 |
| Oakridge – Lifetime | $4.95 – $6.50 | $6.00 – $9.95 |
| Duration – Lifetime | $5.50 – $7.75 | $6.75 – $10.50 |
Average Cost To Install a new Roof
Typical Range: $5,960 - $12,740
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Without Tear-off: In most Sears roofing service areas, homeowners can add a second layer of shingles to their roof without removing the first layer.
Tear Off: When old shingles must be torn off, everything down to the wood roof deck is removed. This means that the roof will require underlayment (aka tar paper), moisture barrier at the eaves/rakes/valleys, ridge vent, starter shingles and ridge or hip shingles.
Extra labor and disposal costs for a tear off: $0.50 to $1.50 per square foot.
Extra material cost for a new roof after a tear off: $0.90 to $1.15 per square foot.
Roof Shingle Colors: How to Pick the Best Color for your Roof
The best shingle color for your roof is one that completes your home’s exterior by giving it what it is lacking. It creates balance and helps to emphasize the best features of your home, maximizing curb appeal.
A house with a bland exterior needs shingles with color to provide visual interest.
A home exterior that already features multiple colors benefits from a solid color to prevent the overall look from being too busy.
If the home’s siding is a “warm” tone, like beige or brown, then the roof should be a neutral or warm color.
“Cool” tones like gray and blue exteriors are best complemented by black or colors on the “cool” side of a color wheel.
Black is a safe choice for any roof.
If what you’ve heard so far makes sense, read on for:
- Tips on choosing the right shingle color for your home based on your home’s color, style, climate and more.
- Tools available that can assist you in your search for the “perfect” asphalt shingle color.
- A summary of Do’s and Don’ts when choosing a roof color.
- Plenty of sample pictures to illustrate the content.
Roof Visibility, Curb Appeal & Shingle Choice
Choosing the best shingle color for your roof is critical for curb appeal and your personal enjoyment of your home.
25% – The roof accounts for around 25% of what’s visible from the curb on two-story homes or single-story homes with a moderately sloped roof.
40% or more – On single-story homes or any home with a very steep/tall roof, the roof structure is an even larger part of the view from the street.
Those aren’t just random numbers – there are important tips to be shared from the information.
The larger the roof, especially with a steep pitch, the more it makes sense to choose a medium-colored or lighter-colored roof. Large, dark roofs overwhelm a small or medium-size house, making it look top-heavy.
On the other hand, a light-colored roof that isn’t steep looks underwhelming on a two-story home. Small roofs need robust, darker color to achieve visual balance.
Start with What you Have – Siding, Trim, Shutters, Front Door
Finding the right shingle color isn’t an isolated choice. Simply picking a shade you like may or may not produce a good-looking home.
The process should start with evaluating what’s already on your house unless you are doing a complete exterior renovation. Even then, since the siding is the largest part of the picture, consider starting there. A few of the visualizers listed below allow you to choose a siding color and a roofing color.
There are two key considerations here – the “temperature” of your current exterior and how many different hues are used.
So, what are the colors of the siding, trim, shutters, gutters, and the front door – a visual focal point on any home?
Are they warm colors? Then your roof shingles should ideally be warm. And cool-colored roofing shingles best complement cool tones of siding, doors, trim, shutters, etc.
Note that complimenting your home’s siding and trim, necessarily, does requires some degree of contrast between siding and trim/shutters, and the roof.
Below is a quick explanation on what the warm and cool colors are and how to make sense of it all.
About Colors – Warm and Cool Colors
This wheel is typical of those referred to by designers and artists – anyone working with color.
*Brightness: Roof shingles are rarely as bright as the colors in the wheel, but their highlights can be.
Here are the most common color hues. As you can see, most are medium dark, other than white, rather than light. As a rule, light roofing isn’t as attractive as darker, richer tones.
Instead of being extra-bright, most have granules of more than one color with highlights that can be bright.
Average Cost To Install a new Roof
Typical Range: $5,960 - $12,740
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