Bidding on this job was tight. We consulted a Roofing Contractor in Connecticut whom acts as a vendor for us. To cut cost on the job, his suggestion was to recycle the shingles instead of bringing them to the dump. He explained the cost savings as this. 100 square roof with 2 layers is actually 200 square of materials. Materials weigh 240 pounds per square. We would be paying to throw away 48,000 pounds, or roughly 24 tons. We would be stuck getting 3, 30 yard dumpsters. Cost is $195.00 per dumpster plus $100 per ton. Waste removal would run us $2,985.00 plus tax. He then ran the numbers on having the shingles recycled and turned into asphalt for paving. He was able to secure recycling for $22.00 per yard. We figured that we would have 90 yards of shingles, total cost, $1,980.00. Since we were able to use our 12 wheeler dump truck and do it in 3 loads we added another $100 for diesel fuel. We save almost $1,000.00 by going green!
So in 2 weeks when we go to get asphalt for a parking lot and we go pay at the counter we will hear how asphalt is tied to oil prices, and its like everything else, the price is going up, we will just chuckle, and hope that they sorted out the nails from the shingles that we dropped off at the recycling plant.
This guest post was provided by GAF Certified Contractor Marcus Bernice Keilch(marcuskeilch@gmail.com.com) of Marcus Anthony Construction LLC-Roofers Glastonbury CT.
