Maplewood’s Roofs Are Aging Faster Than the Town
Maplewood was a crossroads with a feed store twenty-five years ago. Now it’s one of the fastest-growing communities in the area, with new subdivisions filling in along the parkway and rooftops spreading toward the county line. Every one of those rooftops went on under a production schedule, and a surprising number went on in a hurry. That’s where we come in.
Summit Roofing serves Maplewood from our Springfield shop, about 25 minutes away. A big share of our work here falls into a pattern we know well: a roof that’s only eight or ten years old and already looks fifteen.
The Builder-Grade Problem
Production builders work fast and bid tight. The roof that comes with a new Maplewood home often reflects that: the lightest shingle that meets code, nail guns set hot enough to drive nails through the mat, step flashing stretched too far apart where the roof meets a wall, no kickout flashing at the gutter end (so water runs behind the siding instead of into the gutter), and a ridge vent with no soffit intake to feed it. The house passes inspection. Then the attic runs hot every summer, granules shed early, and the shingles age a decade ahead of schedule.
If your roof is young but failing, start with a roof inspection. Sometimes the fix is small: a flashing detail done right, or a course of wind-creased shingles replaced. When the roof itself is the problem, we quote a full roof replacement in writing, with financing options if you’d rather spread the cost out.
Open Ground Takes the Weather Head-On
The new subdivisions have no mature trees yet, so Maplewood roofs catch wind and hail with nothing to slow them down. Wind creases tabs on the windward slopes. Hail bruises the mat: a bruise is a soft spot you can press under the granules, different from the blistering a hot attic causes, and it turns into a leak long after the storm has passed. After hail moves through, our storm damage repair crew photographs and documents everything, writes the estimate, and meets your adjuster on the roof if you file a claim. The claim is yours, and we never promise to cover a deductible.
Building in Maplewood?
We also work with custom builders and homeowners on new-construction roofing: decking, underlayment, flashing, and ventilation specified correctly the first time, so the problems above never get built in.
For repair, replacement, or after-hours emergencies, call Summit Roofing at (555) 123-4567 or schedule online.