Roof Replacement in New Hartford, NY

New Hartford takes in a village and a good deal of land outside it, and the houses vary with it. A replacement follows the same order on every one of them. What takes the time depends on the roof.

1. Tear-off. Every layer of old shingles and underlayment comes off down to the wood. Some older homes near the Utica line have a second layer; it comes off too.
2. Deck repair. We walk the deck and replace soft or delaminated boards. If we find more rot than the inspection suggested, we photograph it and talk to you before going further.
3. Ice and water shield. The self-sealing membrane goes along every eave and down every valley. On ranches and split-levels with long, low eaves, that is a lot of roof edge, and it is the layer that stops ice dam water.
4. Underlayment and drip edge. Synthetic underlayment covers the rest of the deck, and drip edge sends water into the gutters instead of behind them.
5. Flashing. New step flashing along every wall, around each dormer and where an attached garage roof meets the house. New flashing at chimneys and pipe boots at every vent.
6. Ventilation and shingles. Attic vents are checked and corrected, then the architectural shingles go on, with the ridge capped last.

On newer homes, the valleys and the garage tie-in take the most care, because a leak there can show up well away from where it got in. On mid-century homes, the long eaves and the attic ventilation do. On the higher ground to the south, where wind crosses the roof planes, we take extra care with the starter course and the ridge.