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§ 01.08Roof replacement — TX + OH

One day on the roof. Twelve lines in writing.

Tear-off, not overlay. Twelve-line written spec on every contract. Balanced ventilation measured before the bid. We won't sign a contract without the soffit-and-ridge numbers on it.

Schedule in-home estimate(214) 578-9961
25 yrtransferable warranty
§ 01Tear-offNo overlay
§ 0264 sq ftDeck-rot allowance
§ 03SyntheticUnderlayment
§ 04Soffit + ridgeVent measured
§ 05TX + OHBoth states
§ 061 dayStandard install
Install · sequenced · 1–3 days on site

Ten cells. The order we
run every replacement.

What actually happens between the contract and the warranty packet. Cell four is the pivot — once we’ve seen the deck, the crew chief calls you with what the moisture meter found before another shingle goes on.

  1. Day 0 · 0700
    01/ 10

    Materials staged.

    Shingles, underlayment, ice barrier, drip edge, and dump trailer at the curb the day before. No "we forgot something" trip to the supply house.

  2. Day 1 · 0730
    02/ 10

    Tarps + plant cover.

    Foundation tarps wall-to-eave, AC condenser covered, beds covered to the dripline. Anything we drop falls on tarp, not your tomatoes.

  3. Day 1 · 0800
    03/ 10

    Tear-off begins.

    Old shingles, old underlayment, old flashings — all of it comes off. No layer left in place to hide rot underneath.

  4. Pivot · Decision
    04/ 10

    Deck under-eyes.

    Crew chief walks every elevation with a moisture meter; soft plywood is photographed and replaced before underlayment goes on.

  5. Day 1 · 1100
    05/ 10

    Ice barrier down.

    Self-adhering rubberized membrane at every eave + every valley. In Ohio it runs further up the slope than the warm-wall.

  6. Day 1 · 1300
    06/ 10

    Synthetic underlayment.

    Stays flat, stays sealed at the cap nail. Felt cups when wet and shrinks on a hot deck — we won’t install on it.

  7. Day 1 · 1500
    07/ 10

    Drip edge + starter.

    Drip edge under the underlayment at the eave, over it at the rake. Starter strip with factory-applied sealant — not cut field shingles.

  8. Day 1–2
    08/ 10

    Field shingles.

    Six nails per shingle (manufacturer high-wind nailing pattern), cap nails on every penetration, and a chalk-line every fourth course.

  9. Day 2 · 1400
    09/ 10

    Ridge cap + ventilation.

    Ridge vent cut to manufacturer NFA, capped with hand-folded ridge shingles. Box vents balanced against soffit intake — measured, not guessed.

  10. Day 2 · 1700
    10/ 10

    Magnetic sweep + walk.

    Three passes around the foundation with a wheeled magnet, gutters cleared, dump trailer hauled, walk-through with photos and warranty packet.

Schedule · what happens when

Five stations,
two weeks of warning,
one day of dust.

Most replacements run the same lane: an in-home estimate one week, a signed scope the next, materials and crew the week after. The roof itself is usually inside a single day.

  1. Week 1

    In-home walk-through.

    RA does

    A senior estimator walks every elevation, photographs the deck through the attic, and writes the scope by hand on site.

    You do

    Forty-five minutes. Pull the cars out of the driveway and have an attic key handy.

  2. Week 2

    Written scope + contract.

    RA does

    Line-by-line PDF: every material, ice barrier coverage, ventilation plan, deck-rot allowance, fixed price. We pull the permit.

    You do

    Read it. Ask anything. Sign when the price and scope match what you heard at the kitchen table.

  3. Week 3

    Schedule + materials staged.

    RA does

    Materials arrive the day before, dump trailer staged at the curb the morning of, weather watched 72 hours out.

    You do

    Move two cars off the driveway. Tell us where the patio furniture and grill are.

  4. 1 day on site

    Install day.

    RA does

    Tear-off, deck inspect, ice barrier, underlayment, drip edge, field shingles, ridge cap, ventilation, magnetic sweep. Most roofs finish before dinner.

    You do

    Stay if you want — you’ll see every layer go on. Or run errands; the dust stays outside.

  5. 48 hr after

    Photo report + warranty.

    RA does

    Digital binder: every layer photographed, manufacturer warranty registered in your name, workmanship warranty signed.

    You do

    Pay the balance once you’ve walked the report. Roof is yours; warranty is on file.

Spec sheet · in writing

The bid you sign
reads like this.

Twelve lines, every contract. Same in Frisco, same in Cleveland. When the storm-chaser bid comes back missing six of these, this is why ours costs more — and why ours is still on the house at year 22.

Form RA-04 · Replacement SpecRev. 2025.1 · TX hail belt + OH freeze-thaw · all reroofs
Page 1 / 1
Line itemWhat we install
01Tear-off scope
Full down to the deck — every layer.Old shingles, old underlayment, old flashings, old pipe boots. Nothing reused. No overlay roofs.
02Deck inspect
Moisture meter on every elevation.Soft plywood photographed and replaced before underlayment goes on. Replacement allowance written into the contract — no surprise change orders.
03Underlayment
Synthetic, cap-nailed, full coverage.Required by every manufacturer warranty we install under. We will not put new shingles over 15-pound felt.
04Ice + water barrier
24" past the warm-wall (Ohio) · eaves + valleys (Texas).Self-adhering rubberized membrane sealed around every penetration. The first leak you’ll never see is here, two winters from now.
05Drip edge
Mill-finish aluminum, 26-gauge.Under the underlayment at the eave, over it at the rake. Nailed every 8 inches; not glued.
06Starter course
Factory starter, sealed strip.Manufacturer-made starter — never cut from field shingles. The seal-down strip lands where the wind tries to lift the first row.
07Field shingles
Architectural or hail-rated. 6-nail high-wind pattern.Standard 30-year architectural for typical homes; impact-rated Class 4 in the hail belt. Both nailed to manufacturer high-wind spec.
08Ridge cap
Hand-folded ridge shingles, manufacturer-matched.Not field shingles cut into thirds. The ridge is the most visible line on your roof; we don’t fake it.
09Ventilation
Balanced — measured, not guessed.Net free area at the ridge sized to net free area at the soffit. We measure both before bid and recommend baffles when the insulation blocks intake.
10Flashings
New step, sidewall, kickout, chimney.Every flashing comes off with the old roof and goes back on new. Reused flashings are the leak source on most reroofs that fail at year 6.
11Pipe + roof penetrations
Lifetime pipe-boots; no rubber collars.Rubber pipe-boots crack in eight TX summers. We use lead or thermoplastic boots rated to outlast the shingle.
12Cleanup standard
Three magnetic-sweep passes.Around the foundation, the lawn, the driveway. Dump trailer hauled the day install ends — no bag-of-shingles left for "tomorrow."
No clauses on the back of the sheet. No "see addendum." If a line is not on the contract, we are not installing it.RA · 25-yr Workmanship
Warranty · what is actually covered

Two warranties.
Three ways to lose them.

Most warranty disputes happen because nobody told the homeowner what voids the paperwork. Here is the same matrix we walk through at the kitchen-table estimate — before you sign anything.

Manufacturer
30yr lifetime *

What the shingle maker covers.

GAF, Owens Corning, CertainTeed — registered in your name. * "Lifetime" = manufacturer’s lifetime, pro-rated after year 10.

  • Material defect on the shingle itself — pro-rated after year 10.
  • Algae streaking on most architectural lines for 10 years.
  • Wind above the rated speed (most lines = 110 mph; Class 4 to 130 mph).
  • Hail damage — that is what your homeowners policy is for, not the shingle warranty.
  • Owner-supplied accessories (the box of underlayment from the big-box). Voids the system warranty.
RA workmanship
25yr · transferable

What our install covers.

Signed at final walk. Transfers to the next owner once if the home sells — no transfer fee, no re-inspection.

  • Any leak tied to our nail pattern, our flashings, our underlayment seal — first call, same week.
  • Flashing failure at any wall, valley, or chimney we touched — for 25 years.
  • Pipe-boot crack on any boot we installed — replaced free for the life of the warranty.
  • Transferable once on resale — bumps the buyer’s home-inspection roof score.
  • Acts of God — hail, tornado, fallen oak. Those ride your homeowners policy.
What voids both
0sec to void

Mistakes we won’t let you make.

Three moves that void either the manufacturer warranty, ours, or both. We name them up front so they don’t come back at year 6.

  • Mixed-brand systems. GAF shingle on Owens Corning underlayment voids both. We install everything from one system.
  • Unbalanced ventilation. Adding a power vent later that fights the ridge vent voids the manufacturer warranty. We balance it once.
  • Unauthorized repair. Random handyman patches the next storm — voids ours. Call us first; warranty stays alive.
  • Pressure-washing. Strips the granule layer that protects the asphalt; manufacturer voids on contact.
  • Mounting solar later? Tell us before. We’ll stage the rail-mount underlayment so the panel install doesn’t void either warranty.

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§ 06Reach the dispatch desk

One day on the roof. Twelve lines in writing.

A senior estimator on the in-home walk. We measure the soffit and ridge net free area, walk the deck through the attic, and write the scope on site. Forty-five minutes. The warranty packet ships 48 hours after the final walk.

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