Shingle Roofing in Paradise Valley, AZ

Shingle roof costs on a Paradise Valley property

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.

What moves a shingle quote on a Paradise Valley home:

• Shingle grade, from architectural to heavier designer lines made to look like shake or slate
• Roof area, pitch and the number of valleys and dormers
• Tearing off old shake or other layers, and the decking found underneath
• How much self-adhering underlayment the roof needs
• Flashing at walls, chimneys and skylights
• Hillside color limits that narrow the shingle color choice

The shingle cost post on our blog lays out how grade and size drive price. To size up your own roof, open the estimator, then schedule a free inspection.

Replacing a shake roof under the hillside rules

Wood shake shows up on older homes, and on hillside lots it can't go back on. Article XXII lets an existing shake roof stay only until normal maintenance shows a re-roof is needed, or the repair is big enough to need a building permit. At that point, the choice is a different material. A designer shingle can keep a textured, shake-like look. The color still has to come in at or below the town's 38 percent light reflecting value.

Tearing off old shake also exposes the decking. We replace any soft or damaged wood before the new underlayment goes down, because a new roof fastened into bad plywood won't hold.

If you're not sure your lot is a hillside lot, the town decides that, not us. Its hillside rules cover sites where the natural slope under the building pad is 10 percent or more, and the town's planning staff can confirm it before you choose a shingle.

Underlayment and wind on Paradise Valley slopes

Under the shingles, we use self-adhering underlayment. It bonds to the deck and seals around every nail, and in summer heat the bond keeps tightening until it's essentially part of the wood (more on that here). That matters on homes up the slopes of Mummy and Camelback Mountains, where monsoon wind can drive rain under a lifted shingle edge. Shingles laid flat with a full overlap hold down far better than ones with a buckle or hump.

Long valleys and vents

Big ranch roofs have long valleys, and a vent or pipe sitting in one turns into a dam during a storm. When we re-roof, we move penetrations like that out of the water path and make sure attic ventilation isn't blocked, so summer heat has a way out.

Thinking about trading shake or tired shingles for a new roof? Let us inspect it for free and walk you through what the hillside rules allow. The Big Red office line is (602) 799-6837.

We also cover tile relays for Paradise Valley homes, spray foam on Paradise Valley flat roofs and Paradise Valley commercial roofing.