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Roofing in the north metro
Installation, repair and full replacement, torn off to the deck.
How we approach it
We tear off rather than roof over. Going over an existing roof hides the decking, and the decking is the entire question.
Georgia weather is hard on asphalt. Heat and humidity age it faster than cold does, and summer storms find every flashing detail that was rushed. Valleys, penetrations and wall intersections are where we look first on any roof.
Everything under roofing
Each of these is its own page with the detail that matters.
What we check before we start
New installation means starting at the deck: sheathing the right thickness for the rafter spacing, properly nailed, with the gaps that let it move. Then the water management layers in the right order.
That is the pattern across this whole category. The visible work is the easy part; the question is always what it is going on top of, and whether anyone looked.
What goes wrong in roofing work
Every one of these is something we have been called in to fix after somebody else did the job. They are the reason the sequence above matters.
Roof Installation
Drip edge installed in the wrong order relative to the underlayment. Water gets behind the fascia and nobody sees it until the soffit goes.
Roof Repair
Roofing cement smeared over a suspected leak. It buys a season and makes the eventual proper repair harder.
Roof Replacement
Reusing old step flashing on a new roof. It is the cheapest material on the job and the most common source of a wall leak afterward.
How a job actually runs
We walk the space with you
Igor comes out, looks at what is actually there, and talks through what you want. No sales pitch, no pressure to decide that day. You get a straight read on what the job involves and what it will take.
We open it up and deal with what we find
Demolition tells the truth about a house. Rot, bad framing, plumbing someone improvised in 1985. We show you what turns up and how we plan to handle it before we cover any of it back up.
We build it and keep you in the loop
You know who is coming and when. The site gets cleaned at the end of the day. If something changes, you hear it from us before you notice it yourself.
Where the money actually goes
Cost is the first question most people have, and it deserves a real answer. That answer comes after we have stood in the space. A phone quote would only be a guess that changes later.
The largest variable is almost always whether things move. Keeping the layout keeps the mechanical work small. Changing it means drains, vents, circuits and often framing.
What we uncover during demolition is the second thing that moves cost. We cannot see through drywall, but we look wherever we can get to before we quote.
How we think about materials
There is a version of every product at three price points and the differences are not always where the marketing says. Some of it is genuine performance and some of it is finish options.
Spend where it is hard to get back to. Waterproofing, subfloor and the pipe inside the wall are expensive to replace because the finished room has to come apart first. Things you can unscrew and change in an afternoon are a matter of what you like.
That means we sometimes talk clients out of upgrades. If a mid-range fixture performs the same as the expensive one, we would rather that money went into the part of the job nobody sees.
Working with a small shop
The practical difference between us and a large operation is who you are talking to. Igor is on the job, so questions get answered by the person who can actually answer them rather than relayed through an office.
It also keeps our calendar honest. We only run a limited number of projects at a time, so when we give you a start date, there is a crew ready on that date. If we are booked, we tell you plainly.
The crew that starts your project finishes it. That continuity matters more than most people expect on work that runs for weeks.
What the schedule actually looks like
We give you a real schedule after the walkthrough, and we tell you when it moves. Most schedule slippage in remodeling comes from two places: material lead times and things found during demolition.
Lead times we manage by ordering early. Cabinets, windows, specialty tile and anything custom gets ordered before demolition where the sequence allows, so you are not living in a half-finished room waiting on a delivery.
Discovery we manage by budgeting time for it. On any house over about twenty years old, something turns up. Planning as though nothing will is how projects end up months late with everyone frustrated.
Where this is
Questions people ask
Can you just patch a leak?
Sometimes, when the field of the roof still has life in it. If the decking under the shingles is soft, a patch is a temporary fix on a bigger problem.
How do you know whether the decking needs replacing?
You do not, until the shingles come off. That is why we tear off rather than roof over, and why we show you the deck before the new material goes down.
What does Georgia weather do to a roof?
Heat and humidity age asphalt faster than cold does, and summer storms find every weak flashing detail. Valleys and penetrations are where we look first.
Do you handle permits?
Yes. If the work requires a permit, we pull it and we schedule the inspections. That covers structural changes, additions, and most electrical or plumbing relocation.
Will we be able to live in the house during the work?
For a one-room project, almost always. Larger additions and full home remodels can make daily life rough, so we look at your situation during the walkthrough and tell you honestly whether staying will work.
Who is actually on site?
Our own crew and Igor in person. A big remodeling outfit sends whoever is free that week. We keep the job with the people who already know your house.
Thinking about roofing work?
A phone call to (678) 665-7771 is the quickest way in, or send a message through the contact page. Igor comes to the house himself. He will talk through layout and finishes with you and tell you straight what the job involves. You will not be handed off to a new team halfway through, which counts for a lot when your bathroom is out of service.