From: "RicodJour" 
Newsgroups: alt.home.repair misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Roofing estimate, what is reasonable?
Date: 28 Mar 2005 14:11:03 -0800
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Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>
> If the 8 square was on a ranch house, it would be $4500. Tear off of
slate,
> removal, dump fees, equipment setup, accessibility,  steep pitch, I'd
look
> for another house.  The quote you have may not be all that much out
of line
> for the work to be done.  Old houses can be a real nightmare once you
start
> tearing into them and you know decking has to be replaced.  I can
understand
> why some roofers would decline the job.

It's not clear from your post what you mean by "I'd look for another
house."  Are you telling the owner to keep looking, or as the roofing
contractor you'd pass on doing the job?

R