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Architectural Shingles

Shingles are the best value for your money, whether you are looking to have a new roof put on or just need a roof repair.

Our company has been roofing houses in Raleigh to Fayetteville to Wilmington, NC and everywhere in between for the past 15 years. When it comes to shingle roofing, we roof on average, several hundred homes in north carolina every year. From residential roof repairs to new tract homes, we always strive to provide the best work and customer service we can.

You can count on us to keep your property as clean as possible while we tear off that old roof and install your new shingled roof. We take great pride in leaving your property cleaner than when we started.

We handle all the disposal of the old shingle roofing material, plywood, felt paper and all other debris.

Here are several things to think about when it comes to repairing or replacing a shingled roof. An important thing to examine is the number of layers on your roof, 2 layers is acceptable. More than one layer of asphalt shingle roofing material on the roof can lead to several problems over time. Each layer makes it harder for heat to disperse from your asphalt shingles, as a result, it will shorten the lifespan. The same goes for ventilation on your roof, this will have negative effects on the shingles reducing their life span. When a shingle roof has too many layers and/or you see the edge of your shingles curling, this can be because of sun damaged, how ever it can also be because of water damage. If there are soft spots in the plywood, the existing roof shingles must be taken off prior to the new shingles are put on.

Soft areas found in the plywood typically come about when a roof has been leaking and possibly holding pockets of water for some time after it has rained. This leads to rotted plywood that has to be replaced.

*A word of caution, be sure to use a local roofing company like us, who have a top rating from the BBB. Here in North Carolina our weather consists of many types of storms and with this comes people looking to take advantage of homeowners. A clear sign of this is when you are told that the all of the roof sheathing has to be replaced. When you have a leaking roof, the repair should only consist of replacing rotted sheets of plywood. They ask for as much down payment as possible to cover the materials needed to replace the whole roof and sheathing and then disappear with your money.

**If you need a complete replacement of the sheathing/plywood across your whole roof request photos if you are not able to get up a ladder and see for yourself.

Asphalt shingles are the most popular roofing product used on residential homes. The reason is they come in a wide range of colors and styles, they are affordable compared to other types of roof such as, metal roofs and they have a 20 to 50 year material warranty provided by the manufacturer.