Roof Replacement

Mother Nature can be hard on roofs:

• Windstorms can cause shingles to tear away or hurl debris onto your roof. 
• Hail can cause dimples, crack the sheathing, damage vents, and shatter skylights.
•  Heavy precipitation – whether rain, ice, or snow storms – can cause moisture to seep past your shingles. 

It’s important to inspect your roof after any major storm to help prevent more costly repairs in the future.

While a roofing material may come with an expected lifespan, natural wear-and-tear can decrease a roof's longevity. 

No matter your roof’s age, moss or mold growth, ice dams, and storm damage can drastically reduce its lifespan. Signs of premature aging are similar to those of a roof reaching the end of its life, including granule loss; loose, curling, or damaged shingles' and excessive staining. Therefore, it’s important to inspect your roof periodically throughout its lifetime.

Replacing your roof may boost its curb appeal and increase its resale value. A newly installed roof has a great return on your investment and may attract more homebuyers, increasing your home's value.

While most moss, mold, or mildews that grow on your roof are more superficial than damaging, allowing them to continue to grow on your roof neglects the underlying cause of their growth: The presence of moisture in or on your roof. While this algal growth doesn’t necessarily mean you need a new roof, you should consider a roof inspection by a reputable roofing contractor or hire a professional to clean the roof of its growing greenery to prevent your shingles from deteriorating. 

Homes built around the same time, in the same neighborhood, have all experienced the same weather phenomena yours has. If your neighbors are replacing their roofs, it may signify that your roof is getting toward the end of its life expectancy. 

You can generally count on a metal roof lasting at least 40 years, with some properly maintained metal roofing systems lasting more than 100. While the upfront cost of a metal roof may seem high, the ability to defer roof replacements will save you money in the long run.

Metal roofs come with a super-tough factory finish, making their durability exceptional and offering supreme resistance to weather-related damages and corrosion. A quality metal roof also comes with high wind and fire resistance, keeping your home – and your family – well-protected for decades to come. 

Metal roofs are great at holding cool air inside in the summer and warm air inside in the winter. They are able to reflect much of the solar radiation that an asphalt roof would absorb under direct sunlight. And various finishing choices can make a metal roof even more energy-efficient. In relatively warm areas, pre-painted or granular-coated metal roofs do an even better job of reflecting solar radiation and even remit much of what was absorbed.

Metal roofs are made with a minimum of 25% recycled materials and they’re 100% recyclable when they need to be replaced. They also absorb about a third less heat than asphalt shingles, reflecting the sun’s UV rays away and reducing the heat island effect for your home.

Metal is malleable, which allows it to fit well on various types of roofs. Metal roofing can be applied to both steep-slope and low-slope roofs.

Metal roofing is available in numerous colors, although some are available only by special order. Similarly, it comes in a number of profiles and textures.

With all the above benefits over their asphalt shingle counterparts, it may come as no surprise that a metal roof is great for your home. It’s also fantastic for your property value: Buyers looking at different homes know that one with a new metal roof means low-maintenance, less leakage likelihood, and a roof that will last decades. Having a metal roof on your home can instantly boost your home’s selling price when it’s time to put it on the market.