Depending on the size and material of the home, roof replacement can take one day or several days to complete. Weather and the experience of the roofing contractors can also have an impact on the speed of the reroofing process.

Invest in an adequate system, make sure it’s installed correctly, and get a good warranty. As long as the asphalt roof is properly installed and your attic is adequately ventilated it’s going to get as close as possible to the manufacturer’s specified lifespan. This means you should get around 80-85% of the lifespan out of an asphalt roof.For example, you can expect to get about 20-22 years out of your 3-tab shingle roof and 25-28 years out of your dimensional shingles.

Just know that it’s impossible to give you an exact price until a local roofing company inspects your roof. This comes down to the fact that every roof is different.
To give you an example: for a one-story house with a basic up and over roof with no penetrations and no valleys, you can expect to pay around $4.00 per square foot for your asphalt roof replacement. This includes basic builder’s grade architectural shingles, underlayment, and other roof components.

• Asphalt shingles. The first roofing material (and most commonly used in the United States) on our list are asphalt shingles.
• Standing seam metal roofing.
• Synthetic (composite) shingles.
• Cedar shake shingles.