Roof Replacement Done Right in Springfield
Your roof takes every storm head-on, and it only gets replaced a few times in the life of the house. Doing it right matters more than doing it fast. Summit Roofing has replaced roofs across Springfield, Riverton, and the surrounding communities since 1985, family-owned the whole way, with licensed roofing contractors on every job.
Why We Tear Off Instead of Roofing Over
Code in most areas allows a second layer of shingles. We still won’t install one, and here is why.
An overlay hides the decking. If there is soft, delaminated, or rotten wood under the old shingles, it stays there, and the new roof gets nailed into wood that can’t hold a nail. The old shingles also telegraph through, so every curled tab and lifted ridge shows as a bump in the new surface. Two layers trap more heat, which bakes the new shingles from below and shortens their life, and most manufacturers cut or void coverage on overlay installs.
Tear-off gives us a bare deck to inspect, fresh underlayment, and a roof that is actually as good as it looks.
Decking Gets Inspected, Not Assumed
After tear-off, we walk every section of the deck. Plywood that flexes underfoot, dark staining around old leaks, and delaminated panels get replaced before anything else goes on. Older Springfield homes often have plank decking with gaps that have widened over the decades, and we re-sheet sections where the planks can no longer hold a proper nailing pattern.
Your quote states the per-sheet price for decking replacement upfront, so a rotten panel is a known number, not a surprise change order.
The Layers Under the Shingles
The shingles get the attention, but the layers below them do most of the leak prevention:
- Drip edge at the eaves and rakes kicks runoff into the gutters instead of behind the fascia, where it rots the boards your gutters hang from.
- Ice and water shield, a self-sealing membrane, goes at the eaves and in every valley, the two places where water concentrates and can back up under the field shingles.
- Synthetic underlayment covers the rest of the deck. It lies flatter than old felt paper, resists tearing underfoot, and holds up if weather pauses a job overnight.
- New flashing at chimneys, walls, and pipe penetrations. Reusing tired flashing on a new roof is where early leaks come from, so we don’t.
Choosing the New Roof
Most replacements in our area are architectural asphalt shingles, the best balance of cost, wind rating, and lifespan. A growing number of homeowners step up to standing seam metal for the longer service life. If your home has a porch or addition with a low slope, that section gets a membrane system, not shingles. We quote the options side by side and tell you plainly where the extra money pays off and where it doesn’t.
A replacement is also the cheapest day to fix two things for good: attic ventilation and aging skylights. Both cost far less handled during the reroof than cut into a finished roof later.
What Affects the Price
Roof size and pitch, the number of layers coming off, decking condition, material choice, and complexity (valleys, chimneys, skylights, dormers) drive the number. You get a written, itemized quote, and the price doesn’t move unless you change the scope. Financing is available, and a full replacement is usually featured in our current specials.
Serving the Whole Springfield Area
Our crews replace roofs in Springfield, Riverton, Lakeside, and Cedar Grove, plus Maplewood and Fairview. Browse every community we serve, or contact us to schedule a free estimate. Questions first? Call (555) 123-4567 and talk to a roofer, not a call center.