Roofing
Roofs built for wind off the Sound
A shoreline roof fights uplift at the edges, ice at the eaves, and salt at every flashing. We install architectural shingle roofs specified for those three fights, and we repair honestly when a repair is all the roof needs.
What kills roofs on this coast
Inland, roofs age out. Out here, they get taken apart: wind uplift peeling shingles at the rakes and ridge, ice dams backing meltwater under the courses above every warm eave, and salt air working on cheap flashing until it fails at the chimney first. Most of the roof trouble we see started at one of those three places, not in the field of the roof.
So that is where we put the money: the eaves, the edges, the penetrations, and the fastening schedule. A shoreline roof is won or lost in its details.
What goes into every roof we install
- Full tear-off and deck inspection, with plank or plywood repair priced per sheet in the contract
- Ice and water shield at eaves, valleys, and every penetration: two courses at the eaves, not one
- Synthetic underlayment over the rest of the deck; felt paper has no place near salt air
- New drip edge, pipe boots, and step flashing on every job — old flashing never gets reused
- A balanced ridge-and-soffit vent system, because a roof that cannot breathe grows ice dams and cooks shingles
Shingles, and when something else makes sense
Architectural asphalt
Our main roof. Wind-rated laminated shingles, nailed on a six-nail pattern, in colors that sit well over cedar and vinyl walls alike.
Repairs, honestly judged
A blown-off patch of shingles or one bad flashing does not always mean a new roof. We repair when the field has life left, and we say so when it does not.
Roofline carpentry
Rotten fascia, sagging rafter tails, and tired soffits get rebuilt while the roof is open, and new gutters go on for little more than material cost.
Roofing rounds out the full envelope with our siding, window, and door work — one crew, one standard, from ridge to sill.
Not sure if it is a repair or a roof?
Send photos of what you are seeing and the age of the roof if you know it. We will tell you which it is before anyone climbs a ladder.
Or reach us directly: (203) 555-0184 · hello@harborlineexteriors.com