Asphalt shingle · Rolled roofing · Low-slope
Shingle & flat roofs
Not every valley roof is tile. Older neighbourhoods run on shingle, and thousands of homes have a flat section over the patio or garage that was rolled twenty years ago and never looked at again. We repair and replace both, with the same walk, photos and written scope.
Shingle roofs in the valley
Asphalt shingle is the second most common roof in Clark County, on 1960s to 1990s homes in Paradise, the east side, Boulder City and older Henderson, and on plenty of newer homes where the HOA allowed it. It is cheaper and lighter than tile, and it is honest about its age: the sun cooks the asphalt, the granules wash into the gutters, the tabs curl and crack, and at 15 to 20 years in this climate the roof is done. A shingle roof does not get a relay; when the shingle is finished, the roof is replaced.
Before that, most shingle leaks are the same details as tile: split pipe boots, wall flashing, valleys, a satellite mount. Those are repairs, priced flat, and we say so rather than sell a re-roof. When it is a re-roof, you get a tear-off to the deck, deck repair by the sheet, new synthetic underlayment, ice-and-water at the valleys and penetrations, new drip edge and flashings, and an architectural shingle rated for this heat, in the colour your HOA allows.
Flat and low-slope sections
Thousands of valley homes have a flat roof over the patio, the garage, an addition or the whole house. They were rolled with granulated roll roofing or modified bitumen when the house was built and most have never been touched since. Flat roofs fail differently: at the seams and laps, where water ponds, at the parapet and scupper, and anywhere a sealant joint has dried out. A roofer who only does tile will tell you to "coat it". We repair the detail that failed, or replace the section with a modified-bitumen or single-ply system with proper slope to the drains, and we price that section as its own line.
- Repairs: boots, flashings, seams, scuppers and parapet caps, priced as a flat number for that detail.
- Shingle re-roof: tear-off, deck, underlayment, flashings and architectural shingle, by the square.
- Flat section replacement: tear-off or recover, tapered slope where ponding needs it, new membrane and edge metal, by the square.
- Mixed roofs: tile main roof plus flat patio in one scope, each priced on its own line.
Shingle, flat, or both on one house?
The inspection scopes each section separately, in writing, for free.
Signs it is time
What a tired shingle or flat roof looks like.
Granules in the gutter
Shingle shedding its surface is shingle at the end of its life. The asphalt under it goes brittle next.
Curling, cupping, cracked tabs
Sun damage you can see from the driveway. Wind will take the next course.
Ponding after a storm
Water still standing on a flat roof two days later is working its way into every seam it sits on.
Blisters and open laps
Bubbled or lifted roll roofing is the membrane separating from the deck.
Stains on the patio ceiling
The classic valley flat-roof leak: the parapet or scupper, not the field.
Storm damage
Missing shingle, torn membrane, lifted edge metal. Usually covered; we handle the claim.
Pricing
By the square, each section its own line.
Shingle and flat work is priced per square like everything else we do, with tear-off, deck allowance, underlayment or membrane, flashings, disposal and permit shown separately. A flat patio section on a tile house is quoted as its own line so you can see what it costs on its own and decide whether to do it now or later. See how we price.
Other services
The rest of what we do.
Tile lift & relay
Full underlayment replacement using your existing tile. The job most Las Vegas homes actually need when the roof starts leaking at 15–25 years.
Existing tile reused →Complete re-roof
Tear-off to the deck and rebuild — tile, shingle or low-slope. For roofs past relay, or where the deck itself has gone.
Priced by the square →Leak diagnosis & repair
We find the entry point before quoting the fix. Most valley leaks trace to flashing, a cracked jack boot or a valley, not the field of the roof.
Diagnosis before quote →Solar remove & reset
Panels come off, the roof underneath gets done right, panels go back on. Coordinated directly with your installer so nobody voids anybody's warranty.
Coordinated with your installer →Monsoon & storm response
Emergency dry-in and tarping during monsoon season, then a permanent repair scheduled once the system passes.
Temporary dry-in, then a real fix →Roof inspection & certification
The inspection and written certification escrow asks for, with a scope of work and price if anything needs correcting before close.
Written report →Free inspection · Written scope · Insurance claims handled
Find out what your roof actually needs.
We walk it, photograph it, and hand you the square count and condition notes in writing. The decision is yours after that.