Roofing
A roof is only as good as the way it sheds water.
Tear-offs, new roofs and repairs for central Indiana homes, starting with a free roof inspection. We look at how water leaves your roof before we talk about what goes on it.
What we do
Inspect, repair, or replace.
Most roofs don’t need replacing the first time someone looks at them. The inspection tells you which of these you actually need.
Free roof inspection
We look over the shingles, flashing, vents and valleys, and tell you what we found in plain terms. No charge, no obligation.
Repairs
Lifted or missing shingles, failed flashing around a chimney or vent, a leak that only shows up in a driving rain. Fixed, and the cause explained.
Tear-off & replacement
When a repair would only buy a season, we tear the old roof off and build the new one in its place.
Doing gutters or siding too? A new roof is the time to replace tired gutters, and we plan the work so each trade follows the last. See all six services.
Roof shapes
Six roof shapes, and where the water goes.
Whatever shape is on your house, a leak almost always starts where water slows down or changes direction. Here is how each common shape moves it off the roof.
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Gable
Two slopes meeting at a ridge, with a triangle of wall at each end. The shape most people draw when they draw a house.
Water runs: two ways, off the long sides
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Hip
Slopes on every side, meeting at a short ridge. No gable walls for the wind to catch, and the gutters run all the way around.
Water runs: all four sides
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Gambrel
Two pitches on each side, shallow above and steep below: the barn roof. The steep lower slope makes room for a full upstairs.
Water runs: two ways, picking up speed on the steep lower pitch
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Mansard
Almost vertical lower slopes, often with dormers, under a low top. A whole top floor tucked inside the roof.
Water runs: off a low top, then down the near-vertical sides
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Shed
A single slope from a high side to a low one. Common on additions, porches and modern houses.
Water runs: one way, to a single gutter
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Flat / low-slope
Never truly flat: a slight pitch carries water to a drain or scupper. Covered with a continuous membrane rather than shingles.
Water runs: gently, to a drain or scupper
Our work
Roofing photos are on the way.
We’re adding before-and-after photos from recent roofing jobs. Until then, ask about roofing work near you when we come out for your free inspection.
Free inspection
Not sure what your roof needs?
That’s what the inspection is for. We’ll tell you whether it’s a repair, a replacement, or nothing yet.
- Free, itemized estimate in writing
- We reply within one business day
- Licensed & insured in Indiana