What is the average cost of a new roof?
Short answer. In North Georgia, most full asphalt shingle replacements land roughly between $8,000 and $16,000. Small, simple roofs can come in around $7,000 to $11,000, large roofs often run $15,000 to $25,000, and steep or complex roofs can pass $20,000.
Why the average can mislead you
An average blends ranch homes and three story houses, simple gables and roofs with eight valleys, one layer of shingles and three. Your price depends on your roof, so the useful question is which band your roof belongs in.
The bands, in plain terms
- Small and simple: a modest one story home with a basic gable or hip, roughly $7,000 to $11,000.
- Typical: most suburban homes with an attached garage, roughly $8,000 to $16,000.
- Large: big footprints or many roof planes, roughly $15,000 to $25,000.
- Complex or steep: walkable only with harnesses, many dormers, turrets or tall walls, $20,000 and up.
What moves you within a band
- Roof area in squares (100 square feet each), plus waste for cuts.
- Pitch, because steep roofs slow the crew and need safety gear.
- Layers to tear off, since each extra layer adds labor and dump weight.
- Decking that is soft or delaminated, priced per sheet.
- Penetrations and details: chimneys, skylights, walls, and valleys.
Insurance funded or self pay, the scope should be the same; only who pays changes. For the full Georgia picture see roof replacement cost in Georgia, and to see how the square count is built, read how roofers measure a roof.