Quick answer
Ohio is hard on roofs. Freeze-thaw cycles work at every seam through the winter, summer storms bring hail with real energy behind it, and the temperature swing between January and July is wide enough to fatigue materials that would last decades somewhere milder.
- Roof replacement, repair, leak repair, emergency tarping and free inspections.
- GAF Master Elite installs with Golden Pledge workmanship coverage available.
- Residential and commercial roofs, done by our own crews.
- Written estimate within three business days of a free inspection.
Repair or Replace?
This is the question almost everyone arrives with, and the honest answer depends on three things: how old the roof is, how widespread the damage is, and whether an insurance claim is in play.
A roof under fifteen years old with damage confined to one slope is usually a repair. A roof past twenty with granule loss across every plane is a replacement, and patching it is money spent twice. Between those two, it comes down to what the inspection finds under the shingles.
If a storm caused the damage, the calculation changes entirely — insurance may cover a full replacement even when a repair would technically hold. That is worth knowing before you decide.
Materials We Install
Architectural asphalt shingles cover the large majority of what we install, and GAF Timberline is the workhorse. They handle Ohio hail reasonably, they carry the strongest warranties available, and they look right on almost every house in the state.
Metal is a genuine long-term play — fifty years is realistic, and standing seam sheds hail rather than absorbing it. It costs meaningfully more up front and it is not right for every roofline.
For low-slope sections like porch roofs and additions, we use membrane rather than shingle. Shingles need pitch to shed water, and putting them on a shallow slope guarantees a leak eventually.
What GAF Master Elite Actually Means
It is not a marketing badge. GAF requires licensing, insurance, a documented track record, and ongoing training, and they cap how many contractors hold it in any given area.
The practical benefit is warranty coverage. Master Elite contractors can write the Golden Pledge, which covers workmanship as well as materials — and workmanship is where roofs actually fail. A material warranty is close to worthless if the installer nailed too high and the shingles blow off in year four.
