how much for cedar shake roof install
Detail of Cedar Shakes. Photo: capstonebros.com. Wood shingles costs between $400 and $700 per square installed, while a shake roof runs between $600 and $900—that’s three or six times the cost of an asphalt roof!
You could choose a standard grade, 24” medium hand-split shake that costs $200 per square (material) or a heavy hand-split, treated 24” shake for $300 per square (material), resulting in a range of about $100 per square for material costs. Here is a case study that describes different cedar roof types in Minneapolis. So your choice of cedar material will affect the final job total for no more than $3,000 (30 sq.. x$100) . There are many cedar shake and shingle material options between these two extremes.