Roofing Company in Pineville, NC

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Common roofing challenges in Pineville, NC

The common roofing problems in Pineville are leaks on older roofs, hail on newer construction, wind at the rakes and ridge, hot attics, and gutters that drain toward the creeks. Pineville stayed a small town for fifty years and then grew several times over once I-485 opened through it. Older houses and newer construction now sit side by side.

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• Leaks on older Pineville roofs The Pineville job our owner filmed started as roof leaks, which is how most of these calls start. On an older Pineville house the leak usually traces to a cracked pipe boot, rusted step flashing at a chimney or wall, or a valley where the water found a seam. We find the source and photograph it, then tell you whether a repair will hold or the roof needs replacing.
• Hail bruising on newer construction Newer Pineville roofs are not immune: from what we see on free inspections, a builder-grade shingle bruises easier than a heavier architectural one. After a summer storm we mark a test square on the Pineville roof, count and photograph the hits and prepare the report the adjuster expects. If the roof is covered, we stay on the claim through the final inspection.
• Wind at the rakes and ridge Storms that come up from the south cross the state line and hit Pineville before the rest of Mecklenburg County, or that is how it feels from the roof. Rake edges and ridge caps go first. A creased shingle has failed even when it lies flat again, so we replace the creased courses.
• Attic heat with no way out Pineville summers run hot, and a roof with no ridge vent bakes the shingles from underneath. That is our best explanation for the curled edges we find on roofs that should have years left. We check intake and exhaust on every free photo inspection, and when we replace a roof we cut in a ridge vent and match it to the soffit intake.
• Gutters and drainage toward the creeks Sugar Creek runs west of the Pineville town center and Little Sugar Creek runs east, and every roof between them drains toward one or the other. A gutter that has pulled away from the fascia dumps that water at the foundation instead, so we replace failed gutter runs. On a drainage call we look for debris first; one reviewer wrote that our owner determined the issue was most likely debris on the gutter guards, removed it, and that was the whole job.

If one of these is on your Pineville roof, book the free inspection. Our owner photographs the roof, explains the findings, and tells you whether it needs a repair, a replacement or nothing.

Seeing one of these? Call (704) 352-1112 or get a free estimate.