They are hiring roofers

What overhead? My tools and truck. My truck is the office. Insurance cost me $5,000 a year. Down to $100,000 the first year. After that my tools are paid for. I am at $107,000 a year.

I could make a good living at that price. Done in one day I could not meet that part. Doing 10 square a day I would make $2250 a week, $112,500 a year. If I had a partner we split the earnings. There is very little paperwork. There is no collecting or selling.

Yes I could make a good living at them prices.

30 years ago we had a big apartment complex we roofed. I had a crew to set scaffolding all around it, so it had a 5 foot solid platform totally around the building at roof height. I had a separate crew that did the tear-off for $21.00 a square, and another bunch of guys that roofed it for $21.00 a square. If I recall correctly, we were paying $18.00 a square for shingles then. In todays economy, that would be the equivalent of getting about $75 to $85 a square for tear-off and the same for putting them back on. I paid for the disposal and I paid all the insurances. The roof was 12/12 pitch, and I paid the tear-off crew extras to fix any wood. I didn't have to advertise to get help. they came to me.

Great to have you here. Do you have a name we can call you besides Pain? B)

ha ha touché GK !! Youll be happy to hear I got the job at fifty a square and its felted half assly. Only a 5/12 and a mere 40 year shingle. Had to do some talking but my head is out of my ass..thanks for the wake up call guys. Im still smiling GK GOOD ONE. Glad to be among fellow Hard workers with dignity and pride.

It's actually a RAISE in pay from what "subs" get in my area which is $40 sq. 1-layer walker and they have to pay the landfill out of that! :huh:

Also, "must do the job in one day." That's hilarious! They must have meant "Must complete job in one day, if you want to make enough denero to feed your family taters & beans"

I don't see the phrase tear off anywhere. I guess guys just do that for free these days? I charge $65 for a 1 layer tearoff incl. dumpster, but usually have to settle with insurance for about $55 on the easy ones.

As a side note: These contractors must be living like fat rats! Fat, lying and smiling, rats.

Sounds to me like they are looking for Hispanic "subs" that have at least one person who can speak English.

The worst part is you get 45 sq. on a 4/12 but only 55 on a 12/12. Steep is only worth a mere $10 sq. more? wth?

No pay for installing starters, ridge vent, ridge cap or flashing! :woohoo:

Found this on Craiglist. Anyone interested? :laugh: