Roofing Contractor in Tempe, AZ
Reroof specialists for Tempe's midcentury and rental housing stock.
Nothing Here Is a New Roof
Tempe is landlocked. Hemmed in by Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa and Chandler, it ran out of room to expand decades ago, and the practical consequence for roofing is that essentially every job in this city is a reroof rather than a new build. That changes what we are dealing with. In a growth city you get roofs at every stage of life. In Tempe you get roofs that have already been through at least one contractor, often several, spread across housing that mostly dates from the fifties through the eighties with infill and redevelopment layered on top. So a Tempe inspection is partly archaeology. We are looking at what previous roofers did, what they covered up, and where the transitions between eras of work were never properly detailed. The failure is rarely the original construction. It is usually the third repair somebody made to it.
Midcentury Housing and Low Slope Roofs
The neighborhoods around Maple Ash, Mitchell Park, the areas near campus and much of central Tempe are midcentury, and midcentury in Arizona means a great deal of flat and low slope roofing. Those roofs are the ones we get called about most in this city. Coatings that have degraded past the point of protecting what is underneath. Ponding water in low spots created by decades of settling or by a repair that filled the wrong area. Scuppers and drains packed with dust and debris. Parapet cap flashings that have opened up. Our flat and foam roofing work covers recoating, seamless spray foam, ponding correction and drainage repair. The critical variable is timing. A foam roof recoated while the foam underneath is still sound costs a fraction of one that was left until moisture got in.
Rentals, Investors and Deferred Maintenance
Tempe has an unusually high proportion of rental and investor owned property, and that produces a specific roofing pattern. Tenants report leaks, not developing problems. Nobody is going to call about a coating that is chalking or a pipe boot that has started to crack, because nobody is up there looking and it is not their house. So the maintenance that would have been cheap gets deferred by default rather than by decision, and the first anyone hears about the roof is water coming through a ceiling. For owners and property managers, the useful thing we provide is documentation. Our inspections come with photographs and a written scope, which is what you need to make a capital decision, justify it to a partner, plan a budget cycle, or decide between repairing now and replacing in two years. We are happy to work through a property manager rather than requiring the owner on site.
Roofs Under Constant Sun and Constant Foot Traffic
Two things age Tempe roofs faster than the housing age alone would suggest. The first is the same urban heat effect that hits central Phoenix. Dense development and enormous areas of pavement mean the built environment holds heat overnight instead of releasing it, and roofing materials get less recovery time. Heat is the primary aging mechanism for tile underlayment, shingle asphalt and flat roof coatings alike. The second is traffic. Rental properties get serviced constantly. Air conditioning technicians, satellite installers, solar contractors and handymen all walk the roof, and every one of them is a chance for cracked tile, a damaged membrane or a dislodged flashing. On a tile roof, foot traffic damage is one of the most common repair causes we see, and it is almost never reported by whoever caused it.
What We Do in Tempe
Flat and foam roofing and recoating, tile roof replacement and lift and resets, shingle roof replacement, roof repair with 24 hour emergency response, commercial roofing through the Mill Avenue and Rio Salado corridors, and fascia repair and replacement. No metal roofing. We are based in Glendale, so Tempe is a cross valley drive for us and we schedule East Valley work accordingly. Arizona ROC 352782, bonded, fully insured, BBB Accredited, with certificates of insurance provided to owners and property managers before work begins.
Owner or property manager needing a documented roof assessment? Call (480) 258-0925.
Call (480) 258-0925 or request an estimate online.
Free InspectionOur Services
We walk the roof, photograph what we find, and give you a written estimate, often the same day.
(480) 258-0925
Built to endure
Arizona heat.
BBB Accredited
Accredited Business since 2024.
Licensed, Bonded, Insured
Arizona ROC 352782, Specialty Dual.
Locally Owned
Based in Glendale. Not a franchise and not an out-of-state storm chaser.
Manufacturer Warranties
Underlayment warranties from 10 to 30 years.
