Reroofing North Bonneville's 1970s-era homes and carports, WA 98639

Many North Bonneville houses have moderate pitches, wide eaves and attached carports or covered entries with roofs that are nearly flat. Those low sections are where we get the most calls. Composite shingles were often run down onto pitches too shallow for them, or rolled roofing went on and has since cracked at the seams. Water sits longer on a low slope, and in this much rain it finds every gap. The fix is usually a true low-slope system such as modified bitumen or a single-ply membrane, tied into the main roof with metal flashing rather than a smear of mastic.

On the main roofs, the issues are mostly about age. Shingles from the last replacement are losing granules and curling at the edges, gable vents and box vents let in wind-driven rain, and the original plywood has softened near the eaves. Gutters from the same era are often undersized for Gorge downpours. A replacement here is the right time to correct venting and step up to larger gutters and downspouts.

North Bonneville sits low along the river with steep, forested slopes rising behind it, and wind moves through this stretch of the Gorge with real force. East winds in winter and west winds during spring and summer both hit town, so lifted shingle tabs show up on all sides of a roof, not only the east face. Rain here often comes in long, heavy waves, and the slopes above town send water and debris down toward homes. Snow and ice storms come less often than up the valley in Carson, but when they do, they weigh on carport roofs and bring down limbs.

Because neighbors here often need roofs within a year or two of each other, some owners ask whether we can schedule nearby homes on back-to-back days. We can, and it saves travel time for everyone. Each house still gets its own inspection, price and permit check with the city or Skamania County. Wind damage calls come in through our 24/7 line, and we secure loose sections or tarp the roof as soon as the wind drops enough to work safely.