Hip vs gable roof
Same squares, different takeoff: waste, ridge cap, eaves vs rakes, wind and venting on one 40 × 30 footprint.
9 matrices. Each one names a pick and says why, then shows the rows the pick was made on — installed cost, service life, dead load, warranty and repairability.
Every price row reads from the same national cost tables as the calculators and the guides, so a figure on a matrix never disagrees with the page it links to. Use a comparison when you are choosing between two things; use the matching calculator once you have chosen, to price it on your own roof.
1 comparison
Same squares, different takeoff: waste, ridge cap, eaves vs rakes, wind and venting on one 40 × 30 footprint.
6 comparisons
Installed cost, service life, dead load, warranty and minimum pitch — side by side.
The two asphalt grades compared on cost per square, wind rating and life.
Concrete and clay tile against asphalt: dead load, framing, cost and climate fit.
Concealed clips against screws through the face: movement, upkeep, slope, gauge, warranty and cost.
Span ratings, thickness by rafter spacing, H-clips, edge swell and what shingle warranties ask of the deck.
Low-slope membranes compared on seams, code standards, service life and installed cost.
1 comparison
Ridge, box and turbine exhaust vents compared on published net free area, vent counts, short hip ridges and the no-mixing rule.
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New shingles over old or strip to the deck: the code layer limit, the cost now and later, and the warranty catch.