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Roof is fine. No branches down in our yard. Pretty noisy though. 100,000 without power at one point.

My roof is roughly at year 13, and it is made up of "builder" shingles, which we all know are "sufficient", but not much better than average material. Due to the way the house is positioned, any strong winds from the south will potentially loosen some tiles, on two peaks and occasionally, I've had a few small repairs done. I'll need a new roof in the next 2-3 years - somewhere around the time the furnace and air conditioner will need replacing too.

I've been eye-balling the roofs in our area especially our builder's homes and you can see more and more new roofs being installed. The only reason I'd replace the roof, is to avoid what I had to do on the last house - replace tiles and a good bit of plywood too. It was really expensive. However, I bought that home in 92, and it was originally built in the early 70's, so who knows what the previous owners did with the roof. If I recall correctly, there were two layers of tiles they took off before putting new tiles down.

I suspect DW and I will be here for another 8-10 years, so I'll not be installing the highest rated/cost tiles when the time comes. The most recent quote was around $9k. I suspect it'll be $10k when I'll need the work done.

Ya, I'd insist all old tiles removed first, for sure.

In terms of dimensional shingles, I think they are the ones the roofing companies are replacing old tiles with, and I was given a quote on last year.

I'm situated on a small court, backing onto a forest with a southwest exposure. Houses like these (unless it's a mansion or rural property) are next to impossible to find around here - at a reasonable price, that is. It was something we jumped at when the court lots became available. A little extra cost, but well worth it.