Roofing for the Lake
Lakeside wraps around the southern shore of Crescent Lake, about 20 minutes north of our Springfield shop, and it’s one of the more interesting roofing towns we serve. Half the housing stock started life as summer cottages, and a steady stream of those cottages have been converted into year-round homes over the past two decades. The other half is conventional neighborhood construction in the blocks between the lake and Route 9.
That split shapes the work we do here.
Cottages and Conversions
A cottage roof from the 1960s was built light: spaced plank decking, budget shingles, and two or three more layers nailed over them as the decades passed. A roof replacement in Lakeside usually means tearing all of it off and sheathing the deck solid before the new roof goes down, and we price that up front.
The conversions bring a second problem. A cottage that now holds showers, laundry, and a family all winter pushes far more moisture into the attic than it was built for. Without balanced intake and exhaust venting, that moisture condenses on the underside of the deck, frost forms on the nail tips, and the sheathing delaminates from the inside. Our attic ventilation work fixes the balance so the new roof lasts as long as the label says.
Metal has become the lake favorite, and for good reason: it sheds snow, stands up to wind coming across the open water, and outlasts two or three shingle roofs. Metal roofing in Lakeside is a growing share of what we install here, from one-room fishing camps to full lakefront remodels.
The Vacancy Problem
Plenty of Lakeside properties sit empty for weeks at a time, which is exactly when a small roof problem becomes a ruined ceiling. A shingle that blew off in March can let water in until June before anyone opens the door. A roof inspection before and after the off-season is cheap insurance, and our maintenance plans put those checks on a schedule so a vacant house doesn’t spend a month soaking up a leak.
From the public landing to the coves on the north shore, Summit Roofing keeps Lakeside dry in every season. Schedule service online or call (555) 123-4567.