Decatur Cedar Shake Roofing

There is something lovely about a cedar roof on an older Decatur cottage, the way the wood fades to silver and softens the lines of the house. Cedar is also a material that remembers how it was treated. It swells in wet weather and shrinks as it dries, so each shake needs a small gap beside it. It needs breathable layers below so trapped moisture can escape, and steady airflow so it can dry out after a rain. Under the heavy shade of old oaks, those needs only grow. When the details are skipped, shakes cup, split and gather moss long before their time. Our inspections look for exactly those signs: split and curled pieces, mossy or soft patches, tired valley and wall flashing and slopes that never quite dry. Then we give you an honest opinion. Some roofs need only a few dozen shakes replaced and the flashing renewed. Others have reached the end. If we install a new cedar roof, every piece gets breathing room and correct fastening, fresh valley metal goes in and a vent caps the peak. And if another material would serve your home better, we will tell you that too.