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SHAKEPRO WOOD ROOF REPAIRS
Currently wood roofs are a premium roofing product, in which they initially cost more to install than the more common asphalt based roofing products. Architects and building contractors choose wood roofs for their beauty and natural appearance that blends well with the surrounding environment and enhances the structures landscaping. Additionally, wood shake roofs can provide superior performance in areas that experience high winds or damage from hail storms. Specifically with cedar wood roofs, the cedar’s unique cellular structure makes it an excellent insulator, keeping your home cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. Although they do have certain limitations (susceptible to rotting, splitting, and curling), proper maintenance and repairs can minimize these limitations.
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With proper inspection and maintenance, you can extend the life of your wood roof for another 20 to 30 years. With this extended roof life, you will save money by not replacing your roof every 20 years, and save the environment by reducing the amount of waste in our landfills
WHY WE REPAIR WOOD ROOFS:
The main purpose of repairing a shake roof is to keep the underlying felt paper protected from the elements. Strong winds can easily tear the felt paper, while melting ice and snow can also do a fair amount of damage by thawing and refreezing over the winter season. Although, the real culprit in roofing deterioration is always the sun. The ultra violet radiation from the sun will slowly cause the bitumen molecules in felt paper to vibrate wildly and split apart, ultimately dispersing the felt paper into dust.
Through regular wear and tear or harsh weather storms, shakes may become split and cracked exposing this underlying felt paper. With regular inspection and repairs, we can ensure that your roof is not exposing any felt paper and installed in a professional manner, thus we can guarantee it will be water tight and worry free.
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REPAIRING PROCESS
SHAKE REPAIRS
To ensure our repairs are completed properly and that every exposed piece of felt paper is protected from the sun, our inspectors take the time to draw a diagram of the roof and label all the problem areas that need to repaired and pass this on to our repairmen. With this system we can 100% guarantee your roof (New shakes and Old shakes) will be properly repaired and protected from the elements to ensure a water tight roof for the next 5 years.
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Throughout the process of removing and replacing deteriorated shakes, we make sure to lift the shake and the subsequent shakes above, to ensure enough room is available to free up the nails or staples holding the deteriorated shake in place. By using this procedure we can ensure the underlying felt paper is still intact and performing its waterproofing function. If we do notice that the underlayment has deteriorated or torn, we simply remove a few more shakes in order to cut and install a new piece of felt paper under the deteriorated area to ensure proper coverage and protection.
WORKMANSHIP
We take pride in our work. We have been in the wood roof business for over 40 years, from purchasing logs and milling shakes to installing intricate decorative wall shingles, we have the knowledge and expertise to complete the job properly. We are a family owned and operated company, priding ourselves in quality workmanship and conscientious customer service. Our repair crews strictly repair shake roofs all year long, and they have numerous years of experience. But at the same time, we also have many other crews that specialize in flat roofing, leak repair, and siding. This gives us the advantage to solve every roofing problem we encounter, with a precise, confident solution. With our extra attention to detail and assured quality, you can trust shakepro and it's shake experts to complete a professional roof repair.
QUALITY
To finalize a standard shake roof repair, our repairmen will reseal all appropriate flashings around skylights and chimneys to ensure melting snow and ice will not back up and leak during the winter season. We will also reseal storm collars and chimney caps to ensure wind driven rain and pooling water cannot penetrate the chimney chase and leak inside.
Last but not least, we have to clean the mess we’ve made. All of our repairmen have brooms, blowers, and lawn magnets to ensure every nail and piece of debris is picked up and hauled away to keep your property looking the same as it was before we arrived.
GUARANTEE
The majority of our repairs come with a 5 year guarantee over the entire roof, including the new shakes replaced and the old shakes that were not replaced. This means if an old shake happens to fall off the roof in year 4, just give us a call and we will come by and replace it with a new shake to ensure the underlying felt paper is protected.
In some instances, upon customers request, we can complete a smaller repair for a 2.5 year guarantee that will address the worst areas first to ensure no leakage for the 2.5 year period.
EXTRA SERVICES
Skylight replacement and reflashing. (Standard & Custom Sizes)
Eavestrough/Downspout cleaning and adjustment.
Chimney chase custom caps & Furnace Stack replacement caps.
Also due to the wide diversity in roof structures and poor installation practices, we have been witness to many different roofing situations and leakage issues. We’ve created many different custom flashings and water shield membrane systems from step flashing diverters to dead valley pans.
