Roofing and gutters
What each roofing and gutter service involves, from a single flashing repair to a full replacement, and what to expect from a certified company.
A roof is a system: decking, underlayment, flashing, the covering itself, ventilation, and the gutters that carry water away from the walls and foundation. The pages below describe each service, how a roofer approaches it, and what separates work that sheds water for the life of the material from work that leaks at the first hard rain.
After a storm, the roof is usually where a loss begins. Wind lifts shingles, hail bruises them, a branch opens the deck, and water follows. A certified company tarps first, documents the damage, and then repairs or replaces the roof and the gutters, flashing and trim around it.
20 services
Asphalt shingle roofing
The most common roof in the country, built in layers that each have a job.
Metal roofing
Long panels, hidden clips and trim that lets the metal move with the weather.
Tile roofing
Clay or concrete tile over an underlayment that does the real waterproofing.
Slate roofing
Natural stone laid in courses, fastened with copper and repaired one slate at a time.
Cedar shake roofing
Split cedar laid with felt interlays and room to breathe underneath.
Flat roofing
Low-slope roofs where drainage and flashing matter more than the membrane's name.
TPO roofing
A white single-ply membrane with seams welded into one sheet.
EPDM rubber roofing
A single rubber sheet, glued down and taped at the seams.
Modified bitumen roofing
Asphalt roofing in rolls, laid in layers with a granulated cap.
Roof repair
Finding the actual source of a leak and fixing that, not just where the stain is.
Roof replacement
The whole roof, down to the deck and back up again, in a few days.
Roof inspection
A careful look at the whole roof, written up so you know what you have.
Skylight installation
Daylight through the roof, flashed so the roof stays as dry as it was.
Roof ventilation
Air in at the eaves and out at the ridge, so the attic stays cool and dry.
Chimney flashing repair
Two layers of metal at the chimney, stepped into the roof and the masonry.
Gutter installation
Seamless gutters sized and pitched to move water away from the foundation.
Gutter guards
A cover that keeps leaves out while the water still gets in.
Gutter repair
Sagging, leaking and overflowing gutters put back to work.
Gutter cleaning
Gutters and downspouts cleared and flushed, with problems noted while up there.
Soffit and fascia repair
The roof edge rebuilt: new fascia, vented soffit and gutters rehung.
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