Why don't all home owners put a layer of exterior paint over their roof shingles?

Conspiracy site yes, but this forum is also about SURVIVAL. Part of survival is making sure you take care of your finances and you buy property that is going to build your wealth and not drain it by having to buy a new roof every 20 years.

If u live near Amish have them put on a metal roof. I did this a year ago last June. Grade 1 best you can buy roof for 5350.00.
Three bedroom two bath single story 1800 square foot house. The Amish father and his four sons were done in less than a day.

The is also a piant/sealant/plastic type coating you can paint on your roof that repells UV rays. Forgot what it is called. Will help cut back on A.C. costs. It only comes in white. My repair guy tried to talk me into it but it was too close to the cost of a new roof. I went for the new roof.

These people are idiots, what kind of idiots would get upset about the way someone else's house looks? I'd rather live in the ghetto than be next to these old fashioned people who have nothing else to worry about but how their neighbor's house looks!

Also I'm reading on that link i posted that i could damage the wood because the paint would seal and prevent water from escaping, which could cause water damage to the wood below.

"Justifiably mad" neighbors? See this is the problem with living next to older conservative type people, they get mad about these little things that shouldn't matter in life. These are the kind of people I do not want to have as neighbors in the first place. I'd rather live in the ghetto amongst people who have more to worry about than how their neighbors house looks.

I always wondered why whe don't use recycled milk jugs and water bottles for roof panels. You would have to add some sort of uv protection to the plastic but they would be waterproof and durable.

You must be female

Typical 1500 ft house in TExas



60 bundles shingles - $1500.00

5 Rolls felt paper - $75.00

1 - Box knife blades - $5.00

Roofing nails - $50.00

Dump fees to discard old crappy shingles $200.00




Total do it yourself $1830.00

Pay laborers to do it for you in 100 degree Texas sun. About $1500.



You are way off base on your cost.

Please help me understand this concept of the typical American homeowner. We know the sun degrades everything with time, so the typical American homeowner buys a house and expects to have to put a new roof over it every 15 to 20 years or so once the shingles start getting worn out. This costs about 20 thousand dollars for a new roof. If you do it yourself, you might be able to cut that in half, so maybe about 10 thousand dollars just for the shingles, nails, and other supplies.



Now compare this idea to going down to the hardware store, getting some exterior latex paint which is on sale for $20 for a big 5 gallon bucket because it is mis-tinted. One of those big buckets should be able to cover the entire roof. You might have to re-apply another coat every 5 years or so but atleast that paint will protect the shingles from sun damage. I think if you reapplied a coat of exterior latex paint on your roof shingles every 5 years, your shingles should last indefinitely and you wouldn't need to be saving up for a new roof every 20 years.


If you get a light colored paint, it would even help you save on your energy bills because it would keep the house cooler.


The same concept would apply to decks and other parts of your house in the sun. I see a lot of homeowners not putting any paint on their decks because they are trying to show off the grain of the wood so it looks nice. I don't really care about how the wood looks, just throw some mistinted paint on that deck every couple years so that the sun doesn't degrade it. Otherwise that wood is going to rot in about 10 years if you don't put some latex paint on it and you'll need tear the whole thing down and redo the deck.


Please help me understand the logic of the typical american homeowner, why does the majority care so much about how their house looks, knowing that their behavior will cost them tens of thousands of dollars in the long run. Is having your house look good for the neighbors really worth it?

$5,000 for a metal roof? That sounds like it wouldn't even cover the material itself! Are you sure about that?

Yes. $5,350.00 from the Amish. Paid in cash.

What kind of mansion do you own that a new roof costs $20,000? Or do you live in San Fransicko? A new roof here is maybe $3000 to $5000 for a ranch style house. Even cheaper if you hire Mexicans. It depends on the square footage of the roof and how fancy the tiles are that you select. I could replace mine myself for about $800 to $900 assuming the decking is in good shape.

Please help me understand this concept of the typical American homeowner. We know the sun degrades everything with time, so the typical American homeowner buys a house and expects to have to put a new roof over it every 15 to 20 years or so once the shingles start getting worn out. This costs about 20 thousand dollars for a new roof. If you do it yourself, you might be able to cut that in half, so maybe about 10 thousand dollars just for the shingles, nails, and other supplies.



Now compare this idea to going down to the hardware store, getting some exterior latex paint which is on sale for $20 for a big 5 gallon bucket because it is mis-tinted. One of those big buckets should be able to cover the entire roof. You might have to re-apply another coat every 5 years or so but atleast that paint will protect the shingles from sun damage. I think if you reapplied a coat of exterior latex paint on your roof shingles every 5 years, your shingles should last indefinitely and you wouldn't need to be saving up for a new roof every 20 years.


If you get a light colored paint, it would even help you save on your energy bills because it would keep the house cooler.


The same concept would apply to decks and other parts of your house in the sun. I see a lot of homeowners not putting any paint on their decks because they are trying to show off the grain of the wood so it looks nice. I don't really care about how the wood looks, just throw some mistinted paint on that deck every couple years so that the sun doesn't degrade it. Otherwise that wood is going to rot in about 10 years if you don't put some latex paint on it and you'll need tear the whole thing down and redo the deck.


Please help me understand the logic of the typical american homeowner, why does the majority care so much about how their house looks, knowing that their behavior will cost them tens of thousands of dollars in the long run. Is having your house look good for the neighbors really worth it?

Metal roof.