Installed Price Ranges Around Merrill
| Material | Installed range | What it suits |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural asphalt shingles | $4.75 – $8.00 / sq. ft. | Most in-town Merrill homes |
| Impact-resistant shingles | $6.50 – $10.00 / sq. ft. | Homes in areas hail has already found |
| Exposed-fastener metal panel | $7.00 – $11.00 / sq. ft. | Garages, shops, pole buildings and outbuildings |
| Standing-seam metal | $11.00 – $18.00 / sq. ft. | Long-term ownership and simple, steep planes |
A typical Merrill house with 1,500 to 2,000 square feet of roof area usually lands between roughly $8,500 and $16,000 installed in architectural asphalt. Older homes with two existing layers, plank decking, or a porch and addition tied into the main roof sit at the upper end of that band or above it.
What Older Merrill Housing Adds to the Job
- Second layers: a layover left by a previous crew doubles tear-off and disposal
- Board or plank decking with gaps, which may need sheathing over before shingles go on
- Original chimney flashing tarred over instead of replaced with new step and counter metal
- Additions and enclosed porches with a slope below what shingles are rated for
- Undersized or blocked ventilation, common in houses insulated after they were built
- Knob-and-tube era soffits with no intake at all, which shortens the life of anything you install
Ask for the deck rate in writing
Nobody can see the deck until the old roof is off. What a homeowner should insist on is a published per-sheet or per-board replacement rate written into the estimate before the job starts, so surprises have a price you already agreed to.
Comparing Merrill Bids Fairly
- Same number of layers coming off in every bid
- Same ice-and-water coverage at eaves, valleys, sidewalls and penetrations
- New flashing metal specified, not reused
- Ventilation priced as intake and exhaust together, not a couple of vents added on
- The exact shingle or panel product line named
- A written per-sheet deck rate
- Cleanup, magnet sweeps and disposal included rather than assumed
A bid that is round to the nearest thousand with three lines on it is not cheaper than a detailed one. It is just less specific about what happens when the roof comes off.
Common questions
- Do you serve Merrill and the rest of Lincoln County?
- Yes. Merrill is in our home county — we are based in Tomahawk, about 20 minutes north — and we work throughout Lincoln County.
- Can you tell me the price over the phone?
- We can give you the ranges on this page. We will not give you a firm number without seeing the roof, because layers, deck condition and access change the job.
- Is a second layer worth avoiding?
- Yes. A layover hides deck condition, shortens shingle life in heat, and costs more to remove later. We tear off.