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Service Provided: Roof Replacement | Branch: Christiansburg, VA
The two-story brick home at 290 Maple Drive SE is the kind of house that deserves a roof matched to its character — substantial, traditional, built to outlast the next 25 years of weather without apologies. When the homeowner reached out to our Christiansburg roofing team, we recommended a Cenguard Gold shingle roof replacement with TAMKO's flagship 50-year shingle. We also flagged an issue with the chimney that needed addressing before our crew arrived.
On brick homes, the roof and the masonry work together — chimney flashing, counter flashing, and cricket transitions all live at the seam between two trades. During our pre-installation inspection, we noted the chimney needed to be repointed by a qualified mason. "Pointing" is the mortar joints between bricks, and it degrades over decades from freeze/thaw cycles. Re-roofing without addressing failing mortar means you're flashing into a surface that will keep deteriorating around the new flashing, eventually creating gaps water can exploit.
We always recommend handling masonry repointing before — or in parallel with — the roof job so the new flashing can bond cleanly to sound mortar. In this case, the homeowner agreed to schedule a separate masonry visit, and we coordinated our timing so the chimney work was completed first. This is the kind of cross-trade coordination that often gets skipped when a roofer just wants to get the job booked. We'd rather lose a week on the schedule than install a roof that's compromised on day one.
We installed a full Cenguard Gold package across 21 squares with TAMKO Titan XT 50-year architectural shingles in Rustic Black — a step up from standard architectural shingles in both wind rating and color depth. The system included:
Most roof leaks don't come from the shingles themselves — they come from penetrations: chimneys, plumbing vents, skylights, and roof vents. Standard rubber pipe boots typically fail at the 8-to-12-year mark as UV exposure cracks the rubber gasket, becoming a maintenance item that voids the warranty if not replaced. Lifetime boots use a metal flashing base with a long-lasting silicone gasket and pipe sleeves designed to outlast the shingles. The upcharge is modest, the lifespan difference is dramatic, and it's the kind of detail that's worth specifying upfront.
The full system is backed by our 25-year Cenguard Gold workmanship and material warranty — transferable to the next homeowner within five years if the property changes hands. Combined with the lifetime plumbing boots, this homeowner essentially eliminated three of the four most common leak sources for the next quarter century: shingle failure, underlayment failure, and pipe penetration failure. The remaining one — flashing failure at masonry transitions — was addressed by handling the chimney repointing first.
We'll walk the property with you, identify any masonry issues that should be addressed alongside the roof, and put together a clear plan with no high-pressure sales tactics. Request your free roofing estimate, or explore other New River Valley projects we've completed across Virginia. Need to spread the cost over time? Ask us about financing options with no money down.
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