OK all you construction or builder types, save me from a heart attack.

I just got quoted $27,500 to replace the old galvanized roof on my house. That is more than I owe on the house! It is an 1800 square foot bungalow built in 1911. There is definitely some wood that will need replaced, and the false dormer will need fixed or taken down, but I was expecting something in the range of $9,000 to $12,000. I also am not considering the expensive, guaranteed for life, baked-on finish steel roof panels. The guy quoted galvanized, s.u. (or s.v.) 29 gauge metal, and I don't know what that means. I will, of course, get other estimates, but I'm wondering if I need to brace myself. Did this guy just not want the job, or is that what I can expect to have to pay?

Janie (still trembling from the shock.)



Janie