Utah County, Utah
Roofing in the Orem area
Honest roof work in Orem, from a family company in its second generation.
What we see on Orem roofs
Spring runoff is the quiet test of a roof in Orem. A steep pitch sheds fast, which sounds like an advantage until the water hits a valley or a gutter that was sized for an average storm rather than the week the snowpack lets go.
Working Orem regularly rather than occasionally is what makes an honest read possible. We have been on enough roofs across Utah County to know which subdivisions came from the same builder and inherited the same shortcut.
The weather a Orem roof works against
Microclimate changes street to street
Two homes ten minutes apart can be on completely different roofs in terms of what they endure. Elevation, whether the lot sits in a canyon draw, how much tree cover is overhead, and which direction the main slope faces all change the answer. A roof age that is fine on a shaded north-facing bench home is well past done on an exposed south-facing lot at a higher elevation.
Why we look before we talk
That is the reason we get on a roof before saying anything about it.
Freeze and thaw works on everything
A February day here can swing forty degrees between sunrise and mid afternoon. Water gets into a nail hole, a lap, a crack in the flashing sealant. It freezes overnight and expands. It thaws and goes deeper. Multiply that by a hundred cycles a winter and small openings become real ones. It is slow, and it is the reason a roof that was fine three winters ago is leaking now.
Sealant is a maintenance item
Anything relying on caulk has a clock on it. Flashings that rely on metal geometry instead of sealant last a great deal longer.
Utah County spans the lake plain and the mountain benches, and the growth of the last decade means whole neighbourhoods of roofs are aging out at the same time.
What we find on roofs around Orem
Six nails in the right line
Every shingle wrapper prints a nailing pattern and a nail line, and that pattern is what the wind rating was earned with. High nailing misses the reinforced strip and leaves the nail head sitting in the exposed area of the shingle below. Four nails where the wrapper asks for six cuts the uplift resistance on the one part of the roof the wind works hardest.
Overdriven is as bad as missing
A gun set too hot cuts through the mat and the shingle is hanging on a hole.
Cheapest detail to get right
And the most common thing done wrong.
Ice-and-water shield, and where it goes
This is the single most important membrane on a Utah roof. It is a self-adhering sheet that seals around nail shanks, and it belongs at the eave, in every valley, and around every penetration.
The eave measurement people get wrong
Code language is about coverage past the interior wall line, not a flat number of feet. On a house with deep overhangs that means more courses than a builder might assume.
Valleys get it too
A valley carries water from two planes. It gets the membrane whether anybody asks for it or not.
Orem is part of our Utah County work. 27 years in the trade, and a full replacement carries our 10-year workmanship warranty.
What we do around Orem
Every service is its own page. These are the ones Orem asks for most.
Roofing
Full replacements and new roofs on Orem homes, deck up.
Repairs
Leaks and failed details, which is most of what Orem calls about.
Upkeep
Inspections, cleaning and sealing before a small thing gets expensive.
Shingles
Architectural laminate, the field material on most of this valley.
Metal
Standing seam and corrugated, common on canyon-side snow load.
Tile
Clay and concrete tile, and the flashing work they need.
Commercial
Membrane systems for flat and low-slope buildings around Orem.
Coatings
Restoration coatings when a commercial roof has life left.
Storm
Hail, wind and the insurance paperwork that follows.
Skylights
Installation and the curb-flashing repairs skylights usually need.
Gutters
Gutters, downspouts and fascia, which are part of the roof.
Government
Schools, city, county, state and federal buildings. Every government service is on the government roofing page.
How the job runs
What happens before the crew arrives
Materials get delivered and staged so nothing has to be carried farther than it needs to be, dumpster or trailer placement gets sorted with you, and we talk through the start before anyone is on the roof. Deliveries do slip, and when one does we tell you rather than leave you guessing.
Neighbors get a heads up
A roofing crew is loud. It is a small courtesy and it goes a long way on a tight street.
Power and water
The crew needs an exterior outlet. That gets confirmed, not assumed.
Protecting what is under the roof
A tear-off throws debris, and there is a lot of it. Before anything comes off, we tarp landscaping, lay plywood over anything that would take a hit, move what can be moved off the deck and the driveway, and set the dump trailer where it will not crack a concrete apron.
Attic coverage matters too
Old roofs shed dust and nail points into an attic. Anything stored up there gets covered before the first shingle moves.
Roofs around Orem
Work from around the valley
A person picks up the phone
No menu, no ticket number, no chat window that takes your address and promises somebody will reach out. You call and one of us answers, or calls you back. It sounds like a small thing until you have spent a week trying to get a roofer to return a message while there is a bucket in your hallway.
And it is somebody who roofs
The person on the phone has been on a roof, so you can describe what you are seeing and get a real answer rather than a scheduling slot.
We live under these roofs too
Our families are in these same neighborhoods, on the same benches, taking the same wind and the same snow. When we detail an eave a certain way it is because we have seen what the other way does two streets over.
Same weather, same stakes
There is no version of this where we get to install something we would not put on our own house.
It is a small valley
People remember who did their neighbor’s roof.
Questions we get asked
Not the question you had? Call the shop and ask a person. We would rather talk it through than have you guess from a website.
(801) 382-8898Do you actually work in Orem?
Yes. Orem sits inside the ground we cover around Salt Lake City, and the crew is there most weeks rather than once a season.
How fast can you get to Orem after a storm?
We make the roof safe first, then come back and do the repair properly when conditions allow.
How do I know when a roof is getting close?
Granules collecting in the gutters, tabs lifting or curling at the edges, shingles that look bare in patches, and daylight or staining in the attic. Any of those is worth a look.
Will you tell me if I do not need a new roof?
Yes. Plenty of what we look at turns out to be a repair, and we say so. A roof with years left in it gets left alone, and you get the photographs either way.
How long does a roof replacement take?
Most houses in this valley are a one to two day job once the crew is on site. Steeper pitches, multiple layers to strip and complicated roofs with a lot of valleys take longer, and we tell you which yours is before we start.
Do you handle the insurance side?
On hail-damaged roofs, we work with your insurance to get the roof covered. We document the damage thoroughly with photographs, so the claim reflects what is actually on the roof.
Where Orem sits on our map
Utah County work, Orem included, is a normal week for this crew rather than a trip.
Talk to Hancock
Roof work in Orem
Call (801) 382-8898 or send a note, and we will book a time to walk the roof with you.