New roof and new gutters
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We recently had the CertainTeed Presidential Impact Resistant shingles installed and they have a lifetime warranty and look great. Went with these b/c our HOA allowed these in place of shake and they will hold up better in the weather and look just as good.
Call Smart Roofing. Anything from concrete roofs to standard asphalt. Very good, very reasonable and they will be able to answer all your questions about what is best to use on your home.
After three hail storms the last 10 years, we're on our third roof (home built in 2001).
Instead of waiting for another hail storm to damage our shingles, we went with a 50-yr impact resistant shaker-style shingle that matched our previous hue
Heavier, thicker shingle. hold up very very well with hail. We also went with the larger 4x3" downspouts. We love them
Never buy an organic shingle. You want sbs modified, that is your only wise option. Malarky made them first I believe now IKO makes one also at a lesser cost. Don't buy an impact resistant shingle with a scrim coating, on the back side, that holds the shingle together is it does suffer impact. You may get an insurance discount, but they wont pay if the damage doesn't show up because the backing on the shingle disguises damage. Make sure that they use 6 nails to fasten and use the ice/water shields where needed, most cities code this. While your at it replace your turtles and/or vents and boots if you have them and make sure your attic is vented properly, a very hot attic will lessen the lifespan of any roof.
Metal shingles are really a neat product. We just did our 110 year old church last year, it looks awesome. Some guy from Walnut, Iowa did it.
Metal shingles are really a neat product. We just did our 110 year old church last year, it looks awesome. Some guy from Walnut, Iowa did it.
I just replaced my gutter with LeafProof gutters. Tomlinson Cannon did the work & I highly recommend them in eastern Iowa. Leafproof® Gutter Protection Systems. These gutters cost a lot more but are working great if you have trees in the area. No more gutters to be cleaned each year! The only thing I would caution is if you have a lot of valleys on your house relative to a straight roofline. Valleys require special attention to handle the extra water flow. On my house the solid top is replaced with a section with holes. If your whole house is comprised of valleys, then you may as well go with a mesh cover rather than spend the money on these.
I did.
I also got a discount from the contractor for helping rip off the three layers of asphalt shingles that were on there. I had forgot how much fun that was.
