25/01/2026
£30 doesn’t even pay you to get to the job
How much should this repair be?
Just seen this in a Facebook Group and some of the comments have left me feeling disappointed
“It’s only a 2 minute job… £30 tops”
“Looks like a dry ridge, do it yourself”
“Do not pay a roofer, they’ll rip you off”
The list was endless … a tirade of abuse towards the industry, and all the experts driving the price to zero
Disgusting
Remember this … about people (and roofers)
This is their livelihood, they have other expenses to pay for other than the time that you perceive that you are buying from them
Roofing is arguably the riskiest trade that there is… you can only ever make one mistake on a roof and it’s game over
Everyone that you call will have a different price, because they are different businesses - this doesn’t mean that the most expensive is a rip off - they’re just more expensive and there’s a big difference
Remember clients - you’re not buying time, you buy the result
Which is a home that’s dry - how much is that worth to you?
I’m not trying to get people to put their prices up, I’m simply raising your awareness that the trades have a living to make and the “rip off” calls are not needed for the vast majority of the industry