Things To Consider When Replacing A Roof

2 years ago

Replacing a roof isn’t something that anyone takes lightly. It’s a big, and important, decision that often requires a lot of consideration and questions – some of which may not even occur to you. Roofstar Arizona is going to be with you throughout every step of the process, and we hope that this blog post helps you with all the things to consider when replacing a roof.

How Long Does It Take to Tear Off and Replace a Roof?

Generally, it will take no longer than 1-3 days to tear off and replace a roof. However, it is possible for it to take up to 5 days. How long it takes will depend on many different factors, including the complexity and accessibility of your roof; the size of your roof; the weather; and the type of roof material.

Should I Stay Home During a Roof Replacement?

It is usually recommended that you vacate the home during heavy roof work, especially if your roof is flat. This is because roof replacements can be very loud and can seem intrusive; it’s also important that you try to avoid the roofers while they are working for your own safety. However, this is not a hard rule. If you wish to stay at home while your roof is being worked on, whether it’s because you want to be able to observe and ask questions or you just don’t feel like leaving, you absolutely may. The decision is up to you.

What Can Go Wrong When Replacing a Roof?

Choosing the right contractor when replacing your roof is of the utmost importance to reduce the risk of anything going wrong. If you hire the wrong roofing company, there are a lot of mistakes that could be made – from the obvious, like using low-quality materials or not properly following safety guidelines, to the less-obvious, like putting layers in the wrong order, improper nailing The health of your roof is integral to the safety of your home, so you absolutely don’t want your roofing company cutting any corners when it comes to replacing your roof. Before you schedule a roof replacement, make sure you trust the contractor you’ve chosen.

What Happens If It Rains During a Roof Replacement?

Roof work pauses during the rain because rain causes the roofs to become slippery and unsafe for the roofers to work on.. If there’s a high chance of rain, it’s likely that the roofing company will cancel work for that day. If it begins to rain in the middle of the work, they will cover the area of the roof they are working on with tarps and discontinue work for the day. Quality roofers will work in small sections that can be waterproofed by the end of each day.

What Is the Best Time of Year to Put on a New Roof?

The best time of year to get a new roof is generally considered to be the fall. The weather is starting to cool down and the monsoon season is ending, which means there are not going to be many storms, which could get in the way of completing the work.

Ready to get started replacing your roof? Need to schedule an inspection? Have more questions to ask? Call Roofstar Arizona as soon as possible at (480) 426-1915. We’ll always tell you the truth about your roof!

Our experience with Roofstar was very professional from the moment someone came out for the quote. They were the only company to get on our roof when they were initially quoting us. We really appreciated how thorough and professional they were. The crew working on our roof was very timely, clean and efficient. The quality of the roof exceeded our expectations. We could not feel happier about how it turned out! We will always refer Roofstar Arizona to friends and family! Our neighbor is actually going to get theirs done now because they saw the quality we received!

Andrea B.

I have a new roof today thanks to Roofstar. From the estimate with Chris with understanding the process. Able to talk to all top brass with the care and interest in sharing the process through the team that showed up and did The work. Always willing to answer my questions I am thrilled with the results. Thanks Jeff, Jose, Juan, and Chris. I would highly recommend your team. Your onsite workers were fabulous. Make it a great day.

Nancy H.

Extremely pleased with our extensive roof repair work. The crew showed up early and we could hear them working on the roof all day for a number of days. The price was extremely fair for the scope of the job. I had other roofing companies give me a bid prior to Roofstar. But once Roofstar came out, inspected our roof and told us what needed to be done, I knew they were who we’d hire. They have integrity and honestly which is refreshing when hiring contractors.

Gail B.

Roofstar provides great customer service. I was able to text the office manager and our job supervisor when I had questions and their response indicated concern and a desire to be helpful. The work was done in a timely manner and is high quality. I would definitely recommend to others.

Eva D.

After a monsoon storm ripped off half our asphalt shingles, I got several quotes from Valley roof companies. Roofstar impressed me with their quote, attention to detail, and quality photos showing the job as a whole. I went ahead used Roofstar, who replaced the entire roof while I was out of town and did a great job picking up the trash, sealing the A/C unit, and affixing new drip edges. I had a small issue with the new trim not matching the old color and the owner, Jeff, was kind enough to come back out and paint the trim himself. Would I recommend Roofstar to friends and family? SURE! They stand behind their work.

Chad H.

Nancy H.

The estimator, James, was very pleasant, thorough, and did a great job of explaining what was needed to repair our roof. We thought that the quoted cost was reasonable and decided to go with Roofstar. We are happy that we did. Juan Diaz and his crew did an outstanding job with the repair and cleanup. Everything was accomplished per the quote and at the quoted price. Very happy and will recommend Roofstar to any neighbors needing roof work.

Dave W.

Phoenix, AZ

Roofstar provided professional inspection and detail quotes on the repairs needed to be done for our properties. We collected a few quotes from different roofing companies for comparison. Roofstar repair cost was very competitive and reasonable. We ultimately chose to go with Roofstar because we felt confident that they would take care of the problems. They came back to correct the minor issue that we had and finished the job to our satisfaction without further questions. We would highly recommend Roofstar to our families and friends.

Andrea S.

Very impressed with Jeff’s response to my concern over a rain caused leak in our ceiling.

Jeff arrived promptly in the a.m. for an evaluation, congenial, confident – integrity fully present. The same characteristics I respected, wanted and needed and had happily experienced the moment I met him. After observing the
rather slight damage to the ceiling we went to the roof where he promptly flattened himself atop the shingles and like a practiced detective began to assess shingles and flashing, etc, in order to create a likely scenario that might have generated a leak. His minute attention to detail was impressive.

Having isolated the potential problem he proceeded to caulk here and there. He also took the time to address other concerns that I had regarding roofing issues going forward.

All in all Jeff delivered the kind of prompt, competent service all homeowners seek, are entitled to, and hope for in a tradesman.

Thank you, Jeff for living the kind of values that make owning a home worth the while.

Bob H.

Phoenix, AZ

If you are looking for honesty and integrity, look no further. I just had Roofstar repair my roof and they did a great job. We had another company re-do our roof 6 years ago and we were not expecting to have issues. I had a few roofing companies come out and give us estimates on fixing what the other company did wrong. All of the other companies said we had to re-do our whole roof, quoting around $12,000. Roofstar was recommended by my brother who is an insurance agent. He said he has used Roofstar for the past 15 years and said Jeff the owner was the nicest and most honest person he has worked with. He recommends all of his clients to Roofstar.

Bill came out and looked at the roof and said we had a unique issue with the roof. He said he didn’t want to miss quote us and wanted to talk to Jeff (the owner) to get his opinion. The quote came in, but I had a question on how something was going to be fixed. Jeff (the owner) came out to my house and spent at least an hour looking at what need to be done. Tell me, what other company’s owner would come out personally and look at a roof??? Especially in the hot Arizona summer??? Not only did Jeff come out, he figured out that we only needed to repair 50% of the roof and saved us over half of what all the other companies were going to charge. Seriously, who does that these days??? Most companies try to over sell so they can make a larger profit, Jeff didn’t do that!

The crew was great, on time and very professional. They did a great job and made sure they cleaned up after they left each day.

It’s sad that we had to have our roof re-done after only 6 years, but now I feel safe knowing the job was done right.

Thanks to Jeff and Bill for the professionalism and the high level of integrity!

I will recommend Roofstar to all of my friends.

Tino G.

Gilbert, AZ

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