Roofing

If the failure is localised — one flashing detail, one slope, storm damage in one area — a repair usually makes sense. If shingles are curling or losing granules across the whole roof, or there are multiple active leaks, replacement is normally the cheaper decision over five years. An on-site assessment is how that call gets made honestly.

Most single-family replacements take one to three days of on-site work once materials are on site, depending on size, pitch, layers to remove, and how much decking needs repair. Weather can shift the schedule; the written scope will state the expected window.

Requirements vary by municipality and by whether structural work is involved. We confirm the permit position for your town before work starts and build it into the schedule rather than discovering it mid-project.

Sometimes a second layer is allowed, and sometimes it is a bad idea even when allowed. A tear-off exposes the deck so soft spots, flashing condition, and fastening can be checked and corrected. A layover hides all three and adds weight. At the shore, where wind uplift works on every edge, we recommend deciding after the deck and flashing condition is known — and where it is not knowable without tearing off, we say so.

Four things: fastening that matches the manufacturer's high-wind instructions, sealed edges at eaves and rakes where uplift starts, flashing that is replaced rather than reused against new material, and ventilation that keeps the deck dry from underneath. The shingle brand matters less than those four details, which is why our scope names them rather than just naming a product.