Roof Replacement Cost by House Size
The most common question we get is some version of "I have a 2,000 square foot house — what am I looking at?" Here is how that translates, and where the translation goes wrong.
Rough translations for a single-storey home
- 1,200 sq ft footprint — roughly 14 to 17 squares
- 1,600 sq ft footprint — roughly 18 to 22 squares
- 2,000 sq ft footprint — roughly 22 to 26 squares
- 2,400 sq ft footprint — roughly 27 to 32 squares
Two storeys changes everything
A two-storey 2,400 sq ft home may only have 1,200 sq ft of footprint, so its roof is close to half the size of the single-storey equivalent. The roof is smaller, but access is harder and fall protection takes longer, so the saving is not proportional.
The median Sacramento home re-roof across county permit records is 25 squares, which is a useful sanity check on any quote you receive.
Our published prices
Per roofing square (100 sq ft). Your price is your roof’s measured squares times the tier rate, confirmed in writing before any work.
The example uses 25 squares, the median Sacramento home re-roof in county permit records (2022–25). It is an illustration, not your price.
Common questions
How much is a new roof on a 2,000 square foot house in Sacramento?
A single-storey 2,000 sq ft home usually works out to roughly 22 to 26 squares. At published rates of $675 to $925 per square that is broadly $15,000 to $24,000, before any sheathing repair. Your real number comes from a measurement.
Is a two-storey roof cheaper to replace?
Usually yes, because the roof area is smaller for the same living space. The saving is partly offset by slower access, more staging and additional fall protection.