Roof Repairs in Arlington Heights, IL

Looking for roof repair in Arlington Heights, IL? Chicago Roof Repair and Replacement handles roof repair for Arlington Heights homeowners from our Schaumburg office. This page covers how we approach the job on Arlington Heights homes specifically. For the full picture, see our Arlington Heights, IL roofing page.

A good roof repair finds the actual point of failure and fixes that one spot properly, instead of smearing tar over the symptom and hoping it holds through the next storm.

Roof Repairs for Arlington Heights Homes

Arlington Heights has one of the widest ranges of housing in the northwest suburbs: older homes on the tree-lined streets around downtown, post-war ranches and Cape Cods, 1960s and 1970s two-stories, and a steady stream of teardowns being replaced with large new homes.

Two-story homes mean tall eaves, long gutter runs and steeper pitches. Safety staging and careful valley work matter more, and wind takes a bigger toll on high, exposed slopes. New construction on teardown lots brings large, complex roofs right next to older homes, so a single street can have everything from original ranches to brand-new architectural shingles. Older homes near downtown often have steeper pitches, chimneys, dormers and original plank decking. Chimney flashing and soft spots in old boards are common findings.

Signs You Need Roof Repairs in Arlington Heights

These are the warning signs we get called about most often in Arlington Heights:

• Cracked rubber boots around plumbing vent pipes
• Nail heads backing out and lifting the shingle above them
• Shingles that are missing, creased or lifted after wind
• Granules collecting in gutters or at the bottom of downspouts
• A stain on a ceiling or a wet spot in the attic after rain

How Our Roof Repair Process Works

1. Inspect the whole roof We walk the roof and check the attic so we fix the cause and not just the stain on your ceiling.
2. Show you what we found You get photos of the damage and a written repair scope before any work starts.
3. Repair with matched materials Replacement shingles are matched as closely as current products allow, sealed and nailed to the manufacturer's pattern.
4. Seal, clean up, document Flashing gets set into the roof system, not just caulked. Debris goes, and you get after photos.

It’s the same process we use on every job. Read more about roof repair in the Chicago area.

What Quality Roof Repair Involves

Flashing is where most repairs happen

On most roofs we repair, the shingles aren’t the problem. The flashing is. Step flashing at sidewalls, counter-flashing at chimneys and the metal around skylights have to be layered so water always runs over the joint, never into it. A bead of caulk over failed flashing lasts a season at best. We rebuild the flashing so it sheds water on its own.

Vent boots and penetrations

Rubber pipe boots dry out and crack in the sun long before the shingles around them wear out. A cracked boot lets water run straight down the pipe into the attic. Replacing the boot, and sealing the shingles back over its flange, is one of the most common and cost-effective repairs we do.

What to Expect on Job Day in Arlington Heights

On the day of the job we protect landscaping and the driveway, set up safety equipment and keep the site organized. At the end we run magnetic sweeps for nails and walk the finished work with you. If your Arlington Heights home is in an HOA, we can help with any approval paperwork the association needs.

Permits for Roof Repairs in Arlington Heights

Small roof repair jobs often don’t need a permit, but larger repairs can. Arlington Heights treats a single-family asphalt shingle re-roof as an over-the-counter permit. The application needs the contractor’s proposal with scope and cost, the village’s Single-Family Asphalt Shingle Re-Roofing Requirements acknowledgment form, and a State of Illinois roofing license, and a completion affidavit closes out the permit. If a roof already has two or more layers of covering, the old layers must come off before new shingles go on. Village of Arlington Heights, 33 S. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005.

Under the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act, a municipality that requires a roofing permit may only issue it to a contractor who shows proof of a State of Illinois roofing license. We handle the paperwork, schedule the inspections, and leave the permit card posted where the village wants it.

Weather and Your Arlington Heights Roof

Northern Illinois roofs work hard: hail and straight-line winds in spring and summer, heavy snow, and dozens of freeze-thaw cycles every winter. Ice dams at the eaves are one of the most common causes of winter leaks we see.

What Affects the Cost of Roof Repairs in Arlington Heights

Every Arlington Heights home is different, so we price roof repair after we’ve seen the roof. The biggest factors are:

• whether flashing has to be rebuilt at a chimney, wall or skylight
• decking damage found under the shingles
• the roof's pitch and height, which drive safety setup
• how easily the existing shingles can be matched

Your written estimate lists each item separately, so you can see exactly what you’re paying for.

Areas We Serve in Arlington Heights

We work on homes in every part of Arlington Heights: near the former Arlington Park racetrack site, around Lake Arlington, and in the neighborhoods off Central Road, Arlington Heights Road, Rand Road, Palatine Road. That covers Arlington Heights ZIP codes 60004, 60005, 60006 in Cook County.

Roof Repairs in Arlington Heights: FAQ