What a Roof Replacement Costs in Central Ohio in 2026

These are typical Central Ohio ranges from published 2026 contractor price guides and national cost surveys. They are planning numbers, not Silcott quotes. Your roof gets measured and quoted on its own.

• Architectural asphalt shingle replacement on a typical single-family home: roughly $9,000 to $25,000 installed, with most straightforward houses landing in the low-to-mid teens.
• Per square foot of roof area, asphalt shingles installed: roughly $4 to $10 depending on pitch, layers, decking, and details.
• Standing seam metal: roughly two to three times the asphalt number for the same roof, commonly quoted in the $15 to $20 per square foot range in our region.
• Small, simple, walkable ranch roofs sit at the bottom of every range. Steep, cut-up roofs with dormers, valleys, and rotted decking sit at the top.

Roof area comes first. Roofing is priced by the square (100 square feet of roof), and roof area is not the same as living area: a two-story 1,800 square foot home has a much smaller roof than a 1,800 square foot ranch.

Pitch and complexity come second. A steep roof is slower and needs more safety setup. Every valley, dormer, chimney, and skylight adds flashing work and waste.

Layers and decking come third, and this is where surprises live. Tearing off two layers costs more than one. Soft or rotted decking has to be replaced, and no one can see all of it until the shingles are off. A fair quote prices decking per sheet so the number does not move arbitrarily later.

Then material grade, ventilation upgrades, ice and water shield coverage, drip edge, and the gutters if they are replaced at the same time.

If a quote is one number on one line, you cannot compare it to anything. Ask for these items in writing:

• Measured roof area in squares and the pitch.
• Full tear-off stated plainly, and how many existing layers.
• Decking replacement priced per sheet, with an allowance if any is expected.
• The shingle or panel product and color, the underlayment, ice and water shield locations, drip edge, and flashing scope.
• Ventilation: what is being added or replaced and why.
• Cleanup, including a magnetic nail sweep, and how landscaping and siding will be protected.
• Permit responsibility for your address.
• The manufacturer's written warranty documents for the product, rather than a number of years promised in conversation.

• A quote given from the driveway without anyone on the roof or in the attic.
• An offer to cover or waive your insurance deductible. That is a red flag for storm-chasing outfits and it is dishonest.
• Pressure to sign the same day for a price that vanishes tomorrow.
• No local office address. A company you can drive to is a company that will be there when the roof needs a follow-up.
• A layover (new shingles over old) presented as equal to a tear-off.

Derek measures and photographs the roof, checks the deck from the attic where he can, and writes a scope that covers every item above. The inspection is free. The number is the number for that scope; if hidden decking damage shows up during tear-off, it is priced at the per-sheet rate already in your paperwork, with photos.