Why Do Homeowners in Fruit Heights Choose Asphalt Shingles?
Homeowners in Fruit Heights often choose asphalt shingles because they can compare several price, appearance, and performance options within the same type of roofing system. In Fruit Heights, three-tab, architectural, and some impact-resistant shingle products provide different choices for the new roof.
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How Do Asphalt Shingles Age on Fruit Heights Homes?
On Fruit Heights roofs, as asphalt shingles age, they can lose granules, become brittle, and stop sealing tightly to the row below. Granule loss, brittle edges and failed adhesive strips tell us more about a roof in Fruit Heights than shingle color does. Winter weather can also affect a roof in Fruit Heights because melting snow can refreeze near roof edges and valleys.
When Should You Install a New Asphalt Shingle Roof in Fruit Heights?
You do not need to wait for an active leak before replacing an asphalt shingle roof in Fruit Heights. Roof replacement in Fruit Heights may make sense when the shingles are brittle or no longer sealing well. For a roof in Fruit Heights, damaged flashing, damaged roof decking, or frequent repairs can also point to replacement.
What Is an Asphalt Shingle Made Of?
For roofs in Fruit Heights, an asphalt shingle combines four main components: fiberglass for structure, asphalt for water resistance, mineral granules for surface protection and color, and an adhesive strip that helps the rows seal.
What Asphalt Shingle Options Do You Install in Fruit Heights?
Our asphalt-shingle options in Fruit Heights include thicker architectural shingles and traditional three-tab products. Before installation starts in Fruit Heights, we compare appearance, manufacturer wind ratings, warranty terms and price for the products you are considering.
What Does Asphalt Shingle Roofing Installation in Fruit Heights Include?
A complete asphalt-shingle project in Fruit Heights covers an attic-ventilation check, new or rebuilt flashing, waterproofing at vulnerable roof edges, and inspection of the wooden roof deck.
The Fruit Heights installation also includes wind-resistant shingle fastening, valleys and roof-edge drainage, and flashing and seals around roof openings.
After we remove the old roofing in Fruit Heights, we photograph any damaged roof decking. Before replacing damaged wood on a roof in Fruit Heights, we explain the added cost.
These are some of the installation details we focus on for Fruit Heights homes:
- Wind rating matched to the house: Shingles are rated for a wind speed, and the right rating depends on how exposed your house is rather than on the city it sits in. We set it from your own site.
- All-new metal flashing: We replace the metal at chimneys, walls and vents rather than resealed. Sealant over old flashing buys a season and hides the problem in the meantime.
- Full tear-off to bare wood: Every layer comes off, including any second roof laid over the first. Tear-off is the only moment anyone gets to see the wood your roof is fastened to.
- Ventilation corrected while the deck is open: A shingle cooked from underneath by a hot attic will not reach its rated life. Correcting the airflow is cheapest while the roof is off and is the single best way to add years to it.
- Warranty registered in your name: You get the manufacturer's materials warranty registered to you on completion, alongside our own 5-year workmanship warranty, and we hand you the paperwork rather than filing it with us.
- Architectural shingles as standard: Architectural shingles are thicker and heavier than the flat three-tab type, last longer, and hold their wind rating better. They cost a little more and are worth it here.
The shingle is the part you choose and the part you can see. Everything underneath it is what decides whether the roof reaches the life it is rated for, which is why we specify all of it in writing before we start.
For the full picture of the service, see Asphalt Shingle Roofing.
How Does Asphalt Shingle Roofing Installation in Fruit Heights Work?
For an installation in Fruit Heights, we remove the old roof before building the new system from the deck upward.
We inspect and repair the exposed wood on the Fruit Heights home first, then install the protective layers, flashing and shingles in that order.
After the shingles are in place, we complete the remaining roof details, clean the property and inspect the finished roof in Fruit Heights.
Who Installs Asphalt Shingle Roofs in Fruit Heights?
Courtland Roofing provides asphalt shingle roof installation throughout Fruit Heights. For asphalt-shingle work in Fruit Heights, we are a licensed and insured family-owned roofer with GAF, CertainTeed and Owens Corning certifications.
My house is in a 25 year old neighborhood. I've been watching the houses getting re-shingled. Courtland re-shingled a neighbors house. It was a quality, quick and clean job. So I had Courtland re-shingle my house. With professional communication and scheduling, the quality of the job, and the thoroughness of cleanup, I am very satisfied. And it only took 9 1/2 hours from start of tear-off to the crew's exit.
Certified installer for GAF, CertainTeed and Owens Corning, family-owned, licensed & insured.Where in Fruit Heights Does Courtland Roofing Install Asphalt Shingle Roofs?
Courtland Roofing has installed asphalt shingle roofs in every part of Fruit Heights, Utah (84037), and we would be glad to look at yours. We give homeowners across the rest of Davis County the same service, including in Woods Cross, West Bountiful and Sunset.
If you do not see your ZIP code listed, call or text us. We can confirm whether we provide asphalt shingle roofing at your address in Fruit Heights.
Free Fruit Heights Asphalt Shingle Roof Evaluation
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Common Questions About Asphalt Shingle Roofing in Fruit Heights
What do the granules on asphalt shingles do?
For Fruit Heights roofs, mineral granules protect the asphalt surface and create the visible color and texture of the shingles.
What is the difference between architectural and three-tab shingles?
Homeowners in Fruit Heights will see a flatter look from three-tab shingles and a thicker, dimensional look from architectural shingles; specifications depend on the manufacturer and product.
How long does an asphalt shingle roof installation in Fruit Heights take?
The time needed to install an asphalt shingle roof in Fruit Heights depends on the roof size, roof design, weather and whether we find damaged wood after removing the old roofing. Before work begins in Fruit Heights, we give you the expected installation schedule.
Do you remove the old shingles before installing the new roof?
Whether we remove the old shingles on a roof in Fruit Heights depends on the condition of the existing roofing and the replacement plan. Removing the old roofing on a home in Fruit Heights lets us inspect the wooden roof deck and flashing before we install the new roof.
What happens if you find damaged wood?
If we find damaged decking after removing the old roofing in Fruit Heights, we photograph the damage and explain the added cost before replacing the wood.