What happens when we replace your roof.

We come look at it. For free.

Call or fill out the form and we'll set a time. We'll get on the roof (not just look from the driveway), check the decking, flashing, vents, and gutters, and photograph anything worth showing you.

Then you get a written estimate that spells out the products, the scope, and the price — not a number scribbled on a business card. If you're filing an insurance claim, we'll document what the adjuster needs.

See it on your house before you commit.

Color is the part people agonize over, and a two-inch sample board doesn't tell you much. GAF's free Virtual Home Remodeler does: upload a straight-on photo of your home and swap shingle colors on your actual roof until something clicks. No photo handy? It has sample homes you can practice on.

Screenshot the ones you like and send them over — we'll bring physical samples of your top picks to look at in daylight, against your siding and trim. Color reads differently on a screen than it does at 2pm on a Tuesday.

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Rather just look at samples? Say the word at your estimate and we'll bring the color board.

Not sure which line to preview? Start with the shingle lines we install.

We lock in a date and get you ready.

Once you approve the estimate we'll schedule the job around the weather and get materials delivered — usually a day or two ahead. The delivery is heavy, so we'll agree on where it goes.

Before we start, we'll ask you to move vehicles out of the driveway, take fragile things off the walls inside (tear-off shakes the house more than people expect), and keep pets indoors and away from the work area.

The old roof comes off.

We tarp the landscaping, the siding, and anything else that needs protecting, then strip the old roofing down to the bare deck. Every layer, all the way down. Roofing over an existing roof hides problems and shortens the life of the new one, so we don't do it.

It's the loudest part of the job and it usually takes a single day on a typical home. Debris goes straight into the dumpster as we go.

We look at what was hiding underneath.

With the deck exposed we can see everything: soft spots, rot, delamination, old damage nobody knew about. We'll show you what we find before we cover it back up.

Bad decking gets replaced. This is the one part of a roofing job that can change the price after the estimate, and we'd rather tell you standing on the roof with a photo than put it on the final invoice. Nothing gets replaced without your OK.

What we found under the old shingles on a recent job. Rotten decking like this comes out and new decking goes in before anything else goes on.

The new roof goes on.

Leak barriers first, in the valleys and around every penetration. Then deck protection across the whole roof, starter strip along the eaves and rakes, and the shingles themselves — nailed to spec, because nailing is where most premature failures start. Ridge cap goes on last, along with the ventilation.

Every piece is installed the way the manufacturer specifies. That's not just about doing it right; it's what keeps the warranty valid.

Want the detail on each layer? See the complete roofing system.

We leave the yard the way we found it.

Tarps come up, the dumpster goes, and we run magnets over the driveway, the lawn, and the flower beds — more than once. Stray roofing nails in a yard are the complaint we hear most about other companies, and it's the easiest one to prevent.

Then we walk the job with you. If something's not right, we fix it before we leave.

You get it in writing.

We register your warranty with GAF and get you the documentation, the final invoice, and the details on what's covered and for how long. Keep it with your house records — it transfers if you sell.

More on what the warranty covers.