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Question? We have four unit and five unit villa's at our River Oaks H.O.A. 1260sq.ft. to 1620sq.ft. IF 25% of roof needs to be replaced do we have to re-roof the entire four and five unit clusters?????? or can we just re-roof the bad unit??? Also it's costing $9,000.00 a roof a lot of money $$$$$ then new question???? they said, we need to put on new gutters also 6" some of the unit never had gutters, and they added a new section and down spout to the vally at the corner of the gagage why??? cost $1500.00 Help!! Thank you very much Ron Peasley XXX-XXX-XXXX cell, e-mail address: XXXXX@XXXXXX.XXX please help!!

Submitted: 34 days and 12 hours ago.
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Posted by Brian 34 days and 11 hours ago.

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Hello XXXXXXXXX,

Welcome to Just Answer.

Sorry to hear about your problem.

 

You only need to re-roof any sections that are not performing. If the entire roof is old and in bad shape or close to it....you may want to re-roof the entire roof, but it is not necessary if there is some "life" left in the rest of the roof.

 

I cannot comment on the cost since that can vary from state to state.

 

Gutters help reduce water damage at the bottom of the units, near the ground. They also reduce the potential for any water to buildup and come into the basement/ crawlspace. Not all buildings need gutters, it is simply a preference or a neccessity when the roof water is doing damage to the building or surrounding landscape.

 

The new section and downspout at the corner of the garage I cannot explain without seeing it. I am assuming they are installing them where they feel it is necessary to install them, to control the most amount of water.

 

If you need further help or clarification on this answer, please do not hesitate to reply to this post.

 

Thanks for asking your question at Just Answer.

Best of Luck, Brian

 

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Brian; what about is 25% factor??----------- if just 25% is bad we don't have to re-roof

the entire cluster of four or five units..... Yes---------- No--------------- Just the

bad roof of one unit Yes!!!!!! Ron

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XXXXXXXXX,

 

If I understand you correctly, just one unit has a bad area. If this is the case, just replace this area. There is no need to replace any roofing that is still good.

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