Patriot Roof Guide
Planning a New Shingle Roof Before You Call
A little planning before anyone climbs a ladder makes a roof project calmer for the whole household. Most of the decisions below are yours, and none of them requires knowing anything about roofing.
Timing around your household
Think about what is happening at home in the coming weeks. Roof work is loud, and people working from home, newborns, pets that startle easily or a family event can all shape when a project should start. Mention those things early so they can be planned around.
Color and style
Shingles come in many colors and profiles. Look at houses in your neighborhood that you like, and notice how roof color works with brick, siding and trim. If you have an HOA, check whether it has rules about roof color before you choose.
What you have noticed
Write down anything you have seen: stains on a ceiling, a musty attic, granules collecting at the downspouts, or shingles lying in the yard after wind. Note when you saw each one. These notes help the person who visits know where to look.
Questions about the attic
Ask how air moves through your attic and whether anything about the vents should change. A hot or damp attic affects the roof above it, so it is worth raising before a proposal is written.
Papers worth gathering
If you have them, find the closing documents, any past roof paperwork and your HOA's rules. You do not need all of them, but they can answer questions about the roof's history.
Questions to ask on the visit
Ask which shingle line is proposed, what happens if damaged decking is found, how the edges and openings will be flashed and how cleanup and the final check of the yard are handled on your job. Ask for the answers in writing.
How we plan our own jobs
Every shingle job we install follows one written order of work, the Patriot Standard. Planning conversations follow the same order, so nothing is skipped between the first call and the last day.
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