Roof replacement
Full tear-off when repair stops making sense.
Metal outlasts asphalt by decades, and the way it fails is entirely different.
Exposed-fastener panels — the agricultural-style roofs common on barns, garages and outbuildings throughout Jefferson and Belmont County — rely on neoprene washers under every screw. Those washers harden, shrink and crack with UV and thermal cycling, screws back out, and the roof starts weeping at hundreds of small points at once.
Standing seam hides its fasteners under the seam, which removes the most common failure point entirely. It costs more to install and needs a crew that knows the panels, and it's the reason a properly done standing seam roof can outlive two asphalt roofs.
Metal moves. Panels expand and contract more than most materials, and a roof fastened without allowing for that will oil-can, elongate its holes, and leak at exactly the places the installer was most confident about.
Full tear-off when repair stops making sense.
Porches, additions and low-slope sections.
Photos and findings before anyone quotes a tear-off.
Primary coverage is Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, with regular dispatch into the close South Hills, North Hills, and Washington County towns.
The neoprene washers under the screw heads harden and crack over time and the screws back out. Fastener replacement is routine maintenance on an exposed-fastener roof.
It hides the fasteners, which removes the most common failure point, and it lasts far longer. The trade is a higher install cost and a crew that knows how to do it.
Sometimes, over furring and with the deck verified sound. It is not a way to avoid a tear-off on a roof with wet or rotted sheathing.
24/7 dispatch for leaks, storm damage, hail, fallen limbs and ice dams across the Ohio Valley.