GUIDES / PHOENIX ROOFING

The things
worth knowing
before you decide.

Written to be useful whether or not you ever call us. If a guide here helps you ask a better question of a different roofer, it has done its job.

WHY THESE EXIST

“Most roofing decisions are made with less information than the homeowner would want, and usually under time pressure.”

01 / GUIDES

Nine things
homeowners ask
most often.

More will be added as they are worth writing.

INSURANCE

When a homeowners policy usually pays for roof damage, why an older roof can pay less, and what a roofer may and may not do.

PRICES

Our prices per square for tile, shingle, foam and metal, what each includes, and the five things that make a job cost more.

SOLAR

Re-roofing under solar panels: who detaches and resets them, what it costs, and what to settle with your solar company first.

RIGHT NOW

Water through the ceiling. How to stay safe, contain it and record it, and what not to do, before anyone looks at the roof.

BUYING A HOUSE

What an Arizona home inspection is not required to check on the roof, and what to ask during your inspection period.

BEFORE YOU SIGN

Two quotes on the same roof can describe completely different work. What a proposal should specify, and what vague wording usually hides.

MATERIALS

What tile, shingle and foam actually achieve in Phoenix heat, and why a thirty-year rating does not mean thirty years here.

DATA

All 22 communities we serve, ranked by the share of homes built in the 1990 to 2009 boom, from census building dates: where the roofs are coming due.

SEASONAL

June 15 to September 30. What to check beforehand, and how to handle the days after a storm without making a decision you regret.

Skip the reading. A free inspection answers the question for your roof specifically.