Shingle Roofing in Mesa, AZ

Mesa shingle roof costs, explained

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.

Shingle pricing in Mesa follows a few things you can see from the driveway and a few you can't:

• Size and pitch. Low-pitch ranch roofs are easy to walk; two-story homes take more setup.
• Low-slope sections. A porch or back room too flat for shingles needs foam or another flat-roof system.
• Underlayment. We replace old felt with self-adhering underlayment, with extra attention in the valleys.
• Decking. Plywood that has been wet at a valley or around a vent gets cut out and replaced.
• Ventilation. Adding or moving vents so the attic can breathe.
• Shingle line and color. In an HOA community, the approved list may narrow the choice.

Plug your roof into our instant estimator for a starting range, and we'll firm it up at a free inspection.

Mesa's aging shingle roofs, from Fairway Gardens to Sunland Village

Composition shingle is common on Mesa's older tract housing. Homes in early-1960s subdivisions such as Fairway Gardens and Mesa Linda list composition roofs. Fraser Fields' ranch houses were built with shake, and some have since been reroofed in composition. Homes in the first Dobson Ranch units from the late 1970s carry composition shingle, and so do homes in Sunland Village, the 55-plus community built between 1974 and 1984.

Every reroof on one of these houses is a chance to fix what the original builder left behind: thin felt, too few vents, and valleys that were never detailed for a monsoon downpour.

Where Mesa shingle roofs leak first

Old felt is the weak point. In the valleys, where two slopes funnel water together, felt soaks, dries, cracks and finally lets go. Hard, fast monsoon rain finds those spots before anywhere else. We explain the failure in why old felt gives out where water collects. On a Mesa reroof we use self-adhering underlayment, which bonds to the deck and grips tighter as summer heat softens it.

Ventilation is the other one. A shingle roof over a hot, stale attic ages faster, and a vent in the wrong spot can pull in rain or leave dead air in a corner. We move vents when the layout calls for it, like on this roof where we relocated a vent.

Shingles in Mesa's historic districts

If your house is in Fraser Fields or Evergreen, Mesa's historic preservation rules come into play. The city counts roof work among the projects needing a Certificate of Appropriateness, but putting shingles back where shingles were is exempt. That keeps a like-for-like reroof straightforward. Planning a different material? Start with the city before you order anything.

Shingles curling, granules in the gutter, or a drip by the hallway light? Call (602) 799-6837 and we'll come out to your Mesa address for a free inspection.

Other parts of the job may need foam on a flat porch roof, tile work on a newer Mesa home, or commercial roof service in Mesa.