RoofRangeBaseNew roof cost
People say “new roof” two ways: a first covering on new framing, or a redo they casually call new. This page treats new as the clean-deck path — tear-off defaults off. If you are ripping twenty-year-old shingles, switch to the replacement pages so you do not accidentally budget without removal — that mix-up is how a “new roof” number undercounts a strip-and-recover by thousands. Cost still scales with squares and material. Asphalt mid about $500 per square and metal mid about $1,000 in the 2026-07 table remain the planning anchors even when the lumber smells fresh. Fourteen squares asphalt mid ≈ $7,000; same squares metal mid ≈ $14,000. No lead form — builder allowances and sub bids still govern signing.
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Tear-off
Remove existing roof before install
Low
$7,000
Mid
$10,000
High
$14,000
When to use — and when not to
When to use
Builder punch list or garage addition that never had shingles. Comparing how much asphalt vs metal would cost before the sheathing is dry. You know there is no old field to haul off.
When not to
Tear-off + re-shingle on an existing house → roof replacement cost. Question-shaped search → how much does a new roof cost.
Assumptions
Tear-off off by default. Same 2026-07 installed $/square table as the rest of the site. Underlayment / ice barrier sit inside a “normal residential stack” assumption — not a custom cold-roof assembly.
Worked examples
16 squares, asphalt, new deck, tear-off off
Mid ≈ 16 × $500 = $8,000
Builder-grade shingles may sit near low; architectural upgrades push mid/high.
16 squares, metal mid, tear-off off
Mid ≈ 16 × $1,000 = $16,000
Same footprint, roughly double the asphalt mid in this table — bids will refine it.
How it calculates
new_roof ≈ squares × material_$ × complexity (+ tear-off only if you enable it)
Price the covering, not the framing package.
- Enter the roof surface squares for the new structure — garage and house separately if they are different jobs.
- Pick material; asphalt mid is about $500/square installed in the 2026-07 table.
- Leave tear-off off unless someone is actually removing an old covering.
- Treat builder allowances as a floor; upgrades become change orders.
Common traps
- Calling a full tear-off “a new roof” confuses the budget — pick the replacement page if old layers leave.
- Skylights and chimneys flash separately from the field rate.
- Ventilation failures kill roofs early; the calculator does not price soffit redesign.
- Trusses and sheathing are structure costs — outside this tool.
Next tool
Question landing → how much does a new roof cost.
Full redo with tear-off → roof replacement cost.
Neutral tool → roof cost calculator.
FAQ
Size × material $/square, usually without tear-off. In our 2026-07 table, asphalt mid is about $500 per square installed — so 15 squares is roughly $7,500 mid before local labor and access. Metal mid is about $1,000 per square on the same size.