Shingle Roofing in Gilbert, AZ

Where Gilbert still has shingles

Gilbert grew late. Nearly 99 percent of its housing dates from 1970 or later, and the big master plans leaned heavily on tile. Composition shingle shows up mostly on the older single-story ranches in north Gilbert. A 1979 ranch on East Heather Avenue in the 85234 ZIP, for example, lists a composition roof and notes recently updated roofing. On a house that age, the next reroof is the chance to fix whatever the last one got wrong.

What wears out on a Gilbert shingle roof

Gilbert shingles rarely fail from one big event. They fail slowly. A shingle laid with a small buckle sits up off the deck, takes more sun and wind than its neighbors, goes brittle and cracks toward the nail line. How a small installation mistake becomes a leak follows that chain from start to finish. Valleys wear fastest, since two slopes empty into one channel during a monsoon, and older felt under a valley cracks well before the felt out in the open field. A vent dropped low in a valley makes it worse, because it acts like a dam.

How we redo a north Gilbert ranch

Old shingles come off down to the deck so we can see the plywood. Any soft sheets get replaced. Then self-adhering underlayment goes on. Summer heat softens its asphalt backing and presses it into the grain of the wood, so the bond keeps getting stronger after install and the sheet seals around every nail that passes through it. Why that bond grips so hard covers the details.

A vent sitting in a valley gets rerouted to the next truss bay and reflashed on a clean stretch of roof, where water sheets past instead of piling up behind it. Then each course goes on with full overlap and a check that nothing is humped or crooked, because a tab that sits proud today is a crack in a few summers.

The July 2021 storms, with winds near 60 mph, showed which roofs were already weak. Brittle tabs lifted and tore. A well-sealed shingle over underlayment that has fused to the deck is the combination that rides out the next one.

Gilbert shingle roof pricing

Typical totals from our price sheet: about $7,500–$9,500 for a 2,000 sq ft roof, $11,250–$14,250 for 3,000 sq ft and $15,000–$19,000 for 4,000 sq ft ($3.75–$4.75 per square foot of roof), plus about 5% on a two-story house. See every range on our pricing page.

The shingle grade drives most of it: three-tab, architectural or designer. After that come square footage and pitch, how many old layers have to come off, deck repairs, the underlayment, and the number of vents, valleys and wall transitions. Our post on what actually moves a shingle roof's price explains why two quotes on the same ranch can be far apart. For your house, the shingle roof estimator is a quick place to start.

Curling tabs, granules in the gutter or a ceiling stain near an interior wall all point the same direction. Call us at (602) 799-6837 and we will walk the roof for free and tell you whether it needs repairs or a full replacement.

Have tile instead? Our Gilbert tile roof page covers relays. Flat patio roof? Look at spray foam for Gilbert homes. Managing a business property? See roofing for Gilbert businesses.