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Residential roofing in Springdale and across Northwest Arkansas
Roof inspections, roof repair, roof replacement and roof maintenance for homes, on asphalt shingle and metal roofs. Estimates are free.
Chapter 01
What hail and wind do to a shingle roof
Hail rarely punches a hole. It bruises the mat under the granules, and a bruised shingle looks fine from the lawn until the granules wash into the gutter and the asphalt underneath starts to age. Wind works differently. It lifts the tabs, breaks the seal strip, and creases a shingle along the line where it bent.
That is why a roof can leak months after the storm that hurt it. The first sign is often a stain on a ceiling, well below the place the water got in. On a house, the ridge is where the path of water begins, and water that enters high can travel a long way before anyone sees it.
A careful look from the roof and from the attic, before anyone talks about replacement, is how you tell a repair from a full tear-off.
A two-storey brick home with a new architectural shingle roof under heavy storm cloud
Inspection, repair, replacement and maintenance
Iron Shield does four kinds of residential work, and they run in a sensible order. Roof Inspections find out what the roof has. Roof Repair fixes a leak, a run of damaged shingles or a failed flashing. Roof Replacement is for a roof that is beyond repair. Roof Maintenance keeps a sound roof sound.
On a tear-off day the order of work is much the same on nearly every roof. The old covering comes off, the deck is checked for soft or damaged boards, and underlayment goes down. Flashing follows at every wall, chimney, vent and valley, and the field shingles and ridge cap come last. Skipping the flashing step is how a new roof still leaks.
Iron Shield works on the two systems most homes here wear, asphalt shingles and metal roofing. Asphalt is the common choice because it goes on quickly and is easy to repair. Metal sheds water fast, and it depends on well-set fasteners and careful flashing at every edge.
Chapter 03
The claim, and the years after
Storm damage usually arrives with an insurance claim attached.
Iron Shield can help with filing a claim after roof damage, and two Google reviewers describe being walked through a claim to a new roof. Photograph the damage first, call your insurer, then have the roof looked at properly.
After the work is done, the habit that protects the roof is small. A look once a year, and another after any big storm, catches a lifted tab or a loose flashing while it is still a small job. Keep the gutters clear so water leaves the roof edge instead of backing up under the first course.
Jarrett Mason, Google review: “The work was done extremely promptly and done really well.”
Eave
Where the roof hands the water on.
A new roof only works if the edge is right. Iron Shield also hangs the gutters and siding, so the water the roof sheds has somewhere to go.
When a storm is behind the work, the team helps with insurance claims and can also handle fire, storm, wind and hail damage restoration. Iron Shield states over 40 years of combined experience and is licensed and insured.
Before you call
Questions homeowners ask about roofs.
How do I know if my roof has storm damage?
Look for missing or broken shingles, granules collecting in the gutters, lifted tabs, sagging areas and stains on ceilings. Hail and wind damage is often invisible from the ground, so an inspection is the reliable way to know. Iron Shield’s estimates are free.
Can Iron Shield help with my insurance claim?
Yes. The team can assist with filing an insurance claim after roof damage and has experience working with insurance companies. Photograph the damage first and keep your claim number handy when you call.
How often should a home roof be inspected?
At least once a year, in spring after winter storms or in fall before the wet season, and again after any major storm. A regular look turns a future leak into a small repair.