RoofRangeBaseRoofRangeBase · honest roof ranges
Ballpark the roof first.
Runs in your browser No signup Estimate only — not a contractor quote
Tear-off
Remove existing roof before install
Low
$9,000
Mid
$13,000
High
$19,000
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Popular roof cost questions
Why a range
A number before the conversation starts.
Results show a low-to-high band, not a fake exact total that pretends to know your deck condition, layer count, or whether the city still allows overlay.
Tear-off, material, and installed $/square bands stay visible — so you can ask bidders what they included instead of chasing one mysterious national average.
Rates carry an “as of” month (2026-07 on the default table). When a local bid teaches you better $/square, override the slider mentally or in the UI when overrides are available.
A range before the quote
Most “roof replacement cost” articles give one national average and stop. On a real house you care about roof size in squares, whether the old roof comes off, and whether you are pricing asphalt shingles or metal. A 20-square asphalt job at mid with tear-off lands near $13,000 in our 2026-07 table — a 20-square standing-seam path can land near $29,000 on the same footprint. Those are not the same conversation.
RoofRangeBase is a set of free browser calculators for homeowners. Enter area, pick a material, toggle tear-off when it applies, and read a low / mid / high dollar range. Math runs locally. There is no signup and no “get free roof quotes” form that sells your address. Estimate only — your licensed roofer’s written scope is still the number that matters for signing.
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Need a tool-shaped page? Roof cost calculator. Comparing a redo? Roof replacement cost or cost to replace a roof. First install on a clean deck? New roof cost · how much does a new roof cost. Metal fork? Metal roof cost · metal vs shingles cost. Bid sheets talking squares? Roofing cost per square. Patch, wash, or inspect only? Roof repair cost, roof cleaning cost, and roof inspection cost use separate scene bands — not the full replacement table.
What these numbers are — and are not
Planning ranges from a dated national table: asphalt about $350 / $500 / $700 per square installed, metal $700 / $1,000 / $1,400, tear-off about $100 / $150 / $250 when removal applies. Override any $/square when your climate, steep pitch, three-layer tear-off, or premium product changes the job. These bands are not insurance ACV, not a permit fee schedule, and not a promise that every contractor in your ZIP will land inside the rail — they are the number you carry into appointments so surprise bids hit less hard.
FAQ
- What is RoofRangeBase?
- RoofRangeBase is a set of free roof cost range calculators that run in your browser. You enter roof size, pick a material family, toggle tear-off when it applies, and read a low / mid / high dollar band from a dated national table (as of 2026-07). Asphalt mid with tear-off lands near $650 per square all-in; metal mid with tear-off near $1,150 — those anchors make bid talks calmer. It is planning math — not a quoting marketplace and not a contractor on your roof.
- Do I need an account?
- There is no signup wall and no saved profile on our side. Inputs live in your browser session like any static page — refresh clears them. That also means nobody gets your address from us because we do not collect it for “free quotes” or any other sales queue.
- Is this a contractor quote?
- These numbers are ballpark bands for budget talks before and after you invite bids. A quote still means a licensed roofer walks the roof, writes scope, and stands behind a line-item total. Use our mid to read those bids — not to skip them when it is time to sign.
- Do you collect my address for “free quotes”?
- We do not run lead forms or sell ZIP codes to referral networks. If a roof site asks for your phone before showing math, that is a different business model. Here the calculator runs locally; your next step is written local bids, not our inbox.
- What is a roofing square?
- One roofing square equals 100 square feet of roof surface — not always the same as your downstairs footprint when the roof is pitched. A 2,000 sq ft roof surface is about 20 squares before waste and complexity push real bids toward the high band. Ask every bidder how they counted squares before you compare totals.
- Can I use this for an insurance claim?
- Insurance carriers use their own ACV, depreciation, and scope rules after a storm — this table is a homeowner planning range, not an adjuster worksheet. You can show a band for kitchen-table context, but the check amount still follows policy language and their line items.
- How do replacement, new roof, and repair pages differ?
- Replacement and redo pages default tear-off on for strip-and-recover. New-roof pages default tear-off off for a clean first covering. Repair, cleaning, and inspection use separate scene bands on patch area or visit fees — not the full-field asphalt reinstall table. Pick the page that matches the job story, then toggle tear-off if reality differs.