The situation
This Chapin homeowner was a repeat client, which is our favorite kind of phone call. The flat section over their screened porch had reached the end of its life. Low-slope roofs shed water slowly, so seams and surfaces wear out years before the shingle field around them, and when they fail the water goes straight into the porch ceiling below. Shingles are the wrong answer on a pitch this low; it needed a proper membrane system.
What we did
- Tear-off of the worn low-slope roofing down to the deck
- Deck checked and prepped over the porch framing
- New modified membrane system installed and tied into the surrounding shingle field
- New edge metal for clean drainage into the gutters
- Aging pipe boots on the main roof replaced and sealed while we were up there
The result
One day of work, $3,500, and the porch below stays dry. Worth knowing: plenty of companies will not send a crew out for a job this size, but small roofs fail the same way big ones do, and Chapin is where our owner grew up, so we show up either way. If you have a flat or low-slope section, over a porch, a sunroom, or an addition, anywhere near Chapin, get it inspected free before it finds the ceiling.
The job, in photos
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