SERVICE AREA / PARADISE VALLEY, AZ
Roofing in Paradise Valley
is one roof
at a time.
Paradise Valley incorporated in 1961 so that it would stay residential, and it has: 12,658 people at the 2020 census, mostly on lots of an acre or more, with 96 percent of homes single-family. Its housing is spread across every decade since the 1950s, and almost none of it is tract-built. A roof here is a custom roof.
A USEFUL FIRST QUESTION
“Our house was built in 1978 and remodeled twice. What is actually on the roof?”
01 / WHEN PARADISE VALLEY WAS BUILT
Every decade
since the
1950s.
Paradise Valley grew up after the war on large lots between Camelback and Mummy mountains, and incorporated in 1961 to avoid being absorbed by Phoenix or Scottsdale. It has barely grown since 1980. Its homes have been built, rebuilt and remodeled continuously, so the age of the house says little about the age of the roof.
| 1980 | 11,085 |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,671 |
| 2000 | 13,664 |
| 2010 | 12,820 |
| 2020 | 12,658 |
No decade dominates: about 18 percent of homes date from the 1970s, 14 percent from the 1960s, 16 percent from the 1990s and 13 percent from the 2000s. A roof of any of those ages may be original or may be the third one on the house.
Paradise Valley is the opposite of a boom suburb. Nothing here is on a shared clock. The useful information is the specific roof: what it is, when it was done, and how the last remodel tied into it.
02 / ACROSS THE CITY
Not every
part of Paradise Valley
is the same age.
01
The 1950s to 1970s originals
Across the town, especially the flatter central lots
Ranch and territorial homes, many heavily remodeled. Roofs replaced at least once, often in a different material from the original.
02
The 1980s and 1990s custom homes
Through the town and up the hillsides
Larger custom homes with complex roofs. Where original, tile underlayment is 27 to 46 years old, at or past its range.
03
Teardowns and rebuilds
On lots everywhere, increasingly
A growing share of the town is new construction on old lots. These roofs are young and often unconventional: standing seam, flat membranes, concealed drainage.
04
Hillside lots
On Mummy Mountain and the slopes of Camelback
Steep access, visible from everywhere, and subject to the town’s hillside rules. Work here is planned, not improvised.
03 / WHAT THE ROOFS ARE MADE OF
What you
tend to find
in Paradise Valley.
Clay and concrete tile
Common on the custom homes of every decade, frequently clay rather than concrete, with heavier and more varied profiles than tract tile.
Foam and flat on territorial and modern homes
Flat-roofed architecture is a Paradise Valley tradition, old and new. Foam and membrane roofs on a coating cycle, with parapets and scuppers that need watching.
Metal on the newer builds
Standing seam and other metal roofs are increasingly common on rebuilds. Long-lived, but their details are unforgiving of poor installation.
04 / WHAT SHOWS UP HERE
The patterns
worth knowing
about.
01
Remodels that met the roof badly.
Additions and remodels create junctions between roofs of different ages and types. Those junctions are where custom homes leak.
02
Expensive finishes under cheap failures.
A small flashing failure above a finished interior costs far more in damage than in roofing. On homes like these, early detection is the economic question.
03
Town rules on what is visible.
Paradise Valley regulates height, hillside work and appearance closely. Roofing that changes the look of a house may need town review.
05 / WHAT CHANGES THE PRICE
Why two quotes
can differ by
thousands.
01
Materials
Clay tile, standing seam metal and premium membranes cost more than concrete tile. The material is often set by the house, not the budget.
02
Complexity and access
Large, complex, steep or hillside roofs take more labor to work on safely. Two quotes on similar-sized houses can differ for this reason alone.
03
Matching
Repairs on a custom roof often need a specific tile or metal profile. Sourcing it, or taking it from a hidden slope, is part of the price.
07 / PARADISE VALLEY QUESTIONS
Common ones.
How do I find out what roof I actually have?
An inspection. Materials, fasteners and underlayment type date a roof and identify it, and the report says so in writing.
Our house was remodeled in 2005. Was the roof done then?
Sometimes only the part over the addition. A remodel that left the original roof in place next to a new one is the most common source of a leak on a custom home.
Does the town need to approve roofing work?
Where work changes the appearance of the house or is on a hillside lot, it may. Tell us the address and we will find out what applies before anything starts.
Is clay tile different from concrete?
Heavier, more brittle and usually more expensive to match. The underlayment beneath it fails on the same schedule.
Our flat roof ponds after rain. Is that a problem?
Standing water that lasts more than a day or two is. It usually means a drainage or scupper issue, which is a repair, not a replacement.
Is a free inspection really free on a house like ours?
Yes. No charge and no obligation. The report is yours whether or not you hire us.
Roofing in Paradise Valley?
On a custom home the only way to know what the roof is and how it is doing is to look at it properly. That is what the free inspection is for.