Shed Roof Repairs

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Garage, porch, and shed roof repairs

DIY vs. Hiring a Contractor

Shed roofs, garage roof repairs and porch roof installations are all often thought of as simple weekender DIY projects. Little thought, however, is given to the technical aspects of roof framing, repair and replacement.

To save yourself the headache of spending your weekend attempting to repair your shed roof only to find you misaligned the shingles and have to rip it all out and start again, it might be a good idea to call an experienced roofing contractor. They accurately determine whether your garage roof needs a couple repairs or a complete replacement. And they will be able to finish the shed, garage or porch roof installation quickly.

During a quick analysis of your shed roof, a roofing contractor will look for cracks or bare spots in your roofing material—whether it’s roll roofing, asphalt shingles or modified bitumen—which might be spaces where water can get into your garage or shed, spoiling its contents. Small areas of cracked roofing material might indicate a shed, porch or garage roof repair is the best course of action. Large areas of cracked or completely missing roofing material might mean it’s time for a completely new garage, shed or porch roof installation.

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Here’s what a professional roofing contractor will do differently during a repair or installation:

Repair to restore protective nature of the roofing system
Carrying out a new installation correctly
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Repair to restore protective nature of the roofing system
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Carrying out a new installation correctly

Small areas of cracked shingles or roofing material on your porch or shed roof can easily be repaired without a whole new garage or porch roof installation. For shingle roofs, the cracked shingles will be removed and replaced with watertight, new ones. On flat roofs or roll roofs, areas where the membrane is peeling away or cracked will be mended with roofing cement or coatings. This should restore the waterproof nature of your shed roof and prevent future leaks.

While many popular DIY sites say it’s okay to install new shingles atop old ones, any roofing contractor worth their salt will know that this will only place undue burden on the garage or shed roof framing, and might lead to a roof collapse down the road. Not only that, but it will also reduce the working lifetime of the roofing material—since the shingles haven’t been nailed directly into the roofing deck, they will not be as watertight, nor will they be held as strongly.It’s also important that every course—or row—of shingles be perfectly straight with minimal bending during installation. For flat roofing materials, special attention must be paid to corners so that the membrane does not peel away from edges and flashing throughout years of use. Basically, proper technique goes a long way toward ensuring the longevity of your shed, garage or porch roof installation.

Repair to restore protective nature of the roofing system

Small areas of cracked shingles or roofing material on your porch or shed roof can easily be repaired without a whole new garage or porch roof installation. For shingle roofs, the cracked shingles will be removed and replaced with watertight, new ones. On flat roofs or roll roofs, areas where the membrane is peeling away or cracked will be mended with roofing cement or coatings. This should restore the waterproof nature of your shed roof and prevent future leaks.

Carrying out a new installation correctly

While many popular DIY sites say it’s okay to install new shingles atop old ones, any roofing contractor worth their salt will know that this will only place undue burden on the garage or shed roof framing, and might lead to a roof collapse down the road. Not only that, but it will also reduce the working lifetime of the roofing material—since the shingles haven’t been nailed directly into the roofing deck, they will not be as watertight, nor will they be held as strongly.It’s also important that every course—or row—of shingles be perfectly straight with minimal bending during installation. For flat roofing materials, special attention must be paid to corners so that the membrane does not peel away from edges and flashing throughout years of use. Basically, proper technique goes a long way toward ensuring the longevity of your shed, garage or porch roof installation.

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Why You Should Schedule A Consultation With Wildwood

If your porch, shed or garage has developed leaks, then call the St. Louis roofing experts—Wildwood Roofing & Construction. We’ve been doing garage repairs, shed roof framing and porch roof installations for years. And we hold ourselves to a higher standard. We stand behind every roofing project we’ve done—that might be why our past clients have such good things to say about us.

Give us a call and schedule a cost- and obligation-free roof analysis today.

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Excellent service from the entire Wildwood team. I live out of state and they took care of my property through the entire roofing & siding process. Highly recommend.

Jennie Barker

Wildwood was recommended to me by a neighbor. They were very responsive to my request for an evaluation of storm damage. When the insurance company declined to replace my roof, Wildwood worked with me to repair the damage in a timely and affordable way.

Vickie Cochran

Luke did a fantastic job from start to finish. Easy to work with and did what they said. Also helped when additional damage was found. He did an A+ job as far as I am concerned

Gary Potter

After the hail storm back in April of 2023, we needed to hire a roofing company. Immediately following the storm, there were lots of people knocking daily on our door from various roofing companies I never heard of. I went with my instinct and called a reputable company that I heard of and was referred to, which was Wildwood Roofing & Construction. Doug Lake from their company showed up as promised, assessed everything and prepared a proposal that included the repairs needed and suggestions. He then went over it with me and my wife, was very honest about what he would do and helped us choose the best look, quality and durability. We are SO GLAD we hired them. The roof was installed and the installers took extra precautions to protect our windows, deck and driveway. They also cleaned everything up that day and came back the next to check it again and do a follow up call. Doug also sealed up a light for me that had nothing to do with the roof, but it was concerning me, so he fixed that too. Doug handled everything with the insurance company and kept me informed of the process. Great company, very professional and caring about the customers property. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM to anyone needing their roof replaced.

Robert Barger

Professional and up front about costs and scope of repair. Had a couple of companies provide estimates, and Wildwood Roofing and Michael Burnett was the only service that did not try to sell additional products or try to get me to replace my entire roof.

Jeremy Scott

Wildwood Roofing came through on a VERY tight schedule whileworking around some STL winter temperature swings. Employees were great to work with. Met all my expectations.

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