a few years after we moved into our house we noticed some of the shingles would come off during thunderstorms. well for the past year it’s been leaking into the house. we do NOT want able roof because they were the ones that did when we built the house.

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The roof in my bedroom (which measures approximately 14′ x 14′) is leaking. I’ve had 5 contractors out to give estimates. I’m getting vastly different opinions on what needs to be done and how much it will cost. Two roofers said it can be repaired at a cost of less than $800. 3 have said that the roof needs to be replaced and have given estimates of $5,000 to $5,800. Now, I don’t know anything about roofing, but to me that seems awfully high. It’s only 1 room. It currently has a metal roof, and the roof over that room is flat. My sister’s house is 3x the size of mine and it cost her less than $6000 to cover her old roof with a new one, and she used top-of-the-line shingles. So how can one room cost 5 grand? I suspect that these guys are trying to ***** me over because I don’t have a husband. Another roofer is coming on Monday and I want to know how to handle this. Please help!

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I have found several articles on the internet about roofing and how if you have a wall with stone veneer there are metal flashing products that fit in the mortar lines, lay vertically along the stone, and then pass under the roof shingles. What is done when large, irregularly shaped, real stones are used in a stone wall (think slipformed riprap or similar) that is higher than the roofline? How do you keep water from leaking between the wall and the roof?

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