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Old Mar 9, 2007, 11:12 AM
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Patch or replace roof

Should I patch my roof or replace entire roof?

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Old Mar 9, 2007, 11:20 AM   #2  
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Depends on the wording in your policy and the claim. If they pay specifically for replacement and you repair and pocket the difference it could be considered insurance fraud.
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If you need to patch your roof, then you must have or have had a leak. This leak has probably caused damage to the roof, such as rotting and damaged wood, framing members and so forth.

Patching is a short-term solution, who knows when or where another leak will appear.

I will have my roof replaced this summer, with estimates between $3500 - $6000, it pays to get several quotes.
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I don't know and would not know without looking at your roof, how old is it, what is the damage, where is it leaking ( if it is leaking)
Is there damage to the shingles ( if it uses shingles0

and that leads to the question, what type of roof is it, metal, shingle, flat ??
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Like FR_Chuck said without more info there is no way to answer the question but you may want to look at readers digest Jan? they had a interesting article on home repair fraud. Something along the lines of roofs can be patched a few times the only limitation being weight on the structure and unscupulous contractors telling you that it needs replacing. . . . just a bit of reading material.

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