Scope and cost library
Roofing cost guides
Understand the quantities and job conditions that move an installed roof price.
Browse this collectionEach guide starts with a dated planning range or official fee example, shows the arithmetic at a real project scale, and then identifies what a measured DFW quote must replace.
Find the quantities behind the price
- Asphalt shingle roof cost — $9,070 for 25 squares planning reference. At-Cost Roofing example for a 25-square North Texas asphalt reroof, retrieved August 31, 2026; roof size is roof surface, not living area.
- Metal roof cost — $5–$16 per sq. ft. installed planning reference. HomeGuide consumer cost data dated November 7, 2025; national installed ranges, not a DFW bid or a panel-only retail price.
- Roof repair cost — $150–$500 planning reference. HomeGuide national repair data retrieved August 31, 2026; use as a planning check before a DFW diagnosis and written repair scope.
- Roof decking replacement cost — $2–$5 per sq. ft. planning reference. HomeGuide national installed decking range dated November 7, 2025; not an At-Cost unit price or a substitute for the exact sheet specification.
- Roof ventilation cost — $200–$700 installed planning reference. Angi national consumer cost data updated July 8, 2026; device ranges do not include every attic correction or prove the selected design.
- Roof underlayment cost — $0.75–$4 per sq. ft. planning reference. HomeGuide national installed underlayment range dated November 7, 2025; not a DFW quote and not a statement that every roof needs the highest-cost layer everywhere.
- Roof flashing replacement cost — $200–$500 planning reference. HomeGuide national flashing data retrieved August 31, 2026; the ranges are by repair context, not a DFW schedule of rates.
- Gutter replacement cost — $12–$25 per linear ft. planning reference. HomeGuide national consumer cost data dated October 28, 2025; the 180-foot example assumes a relatively straightforward one-story roofline.
- Class 4 shingle roof cost — $9,500–$15,000 for 2,000 sq. ft. planning reference. The North Texas Home Guide DFW planning figures retrieved August 31, 2026; secondary market guidance, not At-Cost quote data or a matched product bid.
- Low-slope membrane roof cost — $4–$10 per sq. ft. installed planning reference. HomeGuide flat-roof consumer cost data retrieved August 31, 2026; national installed bands, not a DFW assembly quote.
- Roof tear-off and disposal cost — $1–$3 per sq. ft. planning reference. HomeGuide national removal data dated November 7, 2025 plus City of Dallas landfill rates retrieved August 31, 2026; neither figure is an At-Cost crew or hauling quote.
- Roof permit and inspection cost — $181 base + $15 technology + $25 handling planning reference. City of Dallas schedule effective July 1, 2025 and City of Fort Worth fee schedule adopted in 2024; examples require the city to confirm the correct permit class for the address and scope.
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