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A homeowner in Huntington, WV had already tried to do the responsible thing. When a few shingles blew off the right side of his home, he had a spot repair done to close the gap. For a while it seemed handled — until he discovered the area was actually leaking, and leaking badly. What looked like a simple missing-shingle problem had quietly turned into water working its way into the roof deck below. This is one of the most common calls our Huntington roofing team receives, and it's a perfect illustration of why a patch is often a temporary fix on a roof that has bigger issues underneath.
Isolated roof repairs have their place, but they only work when the surrounding roof is still sound. In this case, our inspection revealed that the earlier patch had never addressed the real problem: the field of shingles on that slope was worn and the flashing details had failed, letting water slip in behind the repair. Rather than chase the leak with another band-aid, the homeowner chose to solve it permanently with a full tear-off and replacement. A thorough roof inspection up front is what turned a guessing game into a clear plan.
For the new roof, we installed roughly 24 squares of Owens Corning TruDefinition Duration architectural shingles in a bold Onyx Black. These 50-year rated shingles use Owens Corning's SureNail Technology for exceptional wind resistance — exactly what you want after a roof has already lost shingles once. The complete system was designed to protect every vulnerable part of the roof:
This wasn't a simple gable roof. The home features a steep mansard section along with a low-slope area that shingles alone can't reliably protect. For that flatter section, our crew installed a 60-mil EPDM rubber membrane over fiberboard board — the right material for low-slope and flat applications where water drains slowly. Matching the correct product to each part of the roof is what separates a roof that lasts from one that leaks again in a couple of years. Steep mansard slopes and low-pitch transitions are precisely the kind of detail that a quick patch job ignores.
Most leaks begin at flashings and transitions, so our team replaced the step flashing and counter flashing around the walls and chimney rather than reusing worn metal. New plumbing boots, including a lifetime boot, were installed at the penetrations, and fresh drip edge was run along every eave and rake. Combined with proper ridge ventilation, these details address the root causes of failure instead of just covering them — the difference between a repair and a real solution.
This replacement is protected by our standard 25-year Cenguard Gold warranty, covering both workmanship and material defects and transferable if the home changes hands within five years. As always, there's no deposit and no payment until the job is complete and the homeowner is satisfied, and Service Finance financing is available for projects like this one. It's the kind of honest, done-right work our West Virginia roofing crews deliver every day.
If a past repair isn't holding — or you've spotted missing shingles, a ceiling stain, or a slow leak — don't wait for it to get worse. Schedule your free roofing estimate and let our Huntington team give you a straight answer on what your roof really needs.
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