Asphalt Shingle Roof Replacement - Brown / Tan Blend, 16-Photo Aerial Documentation

Sixteen photos on a shingle replacement is more than the typical homeowner needs to see, but it's the right level of documentation for a project we want to show off - and for a homeowner who wants proof of work that holds up under inspection or future home-sale review.

This was a substantial single-family roof replacement: complex hip geometry, multiple valleys, two skylights, a chimney, and a wall-to-roof transition at the rear of the home. Every one of those is a detail that benefits from photo documentation, because every one of them is a place where a future leak would otherwise be hard to diagnose.

The work: full tear-off, deck inspection (some sheathing replacement at the south-facing eaves), synthetic underlayment, ice-and-water membrane in valleys and around the chimney and skylights, new step-flashing at the wall transition, architectural shingles in a brown/tan blend, hip-and-ridge caps to spec, ridge venting added the full length of the main ridge, and proper drip edge around the entire perimeter.

The sixteen photos include: drone aerials of the original roof, ground-level tear-off progression, deck inspection close-ups, underlayment install, ice-and-water lap details in the valleys, the skylight flashing kits installed correctly, the chimney counter-flashing, the wall-to-roof step-flashing, mid-install shingle field shots, the ridge venting installation, hip caps installed at spec, and finished drone aerials from multiple angles.

This level of documentation is what differentiates a contractor who's confident in their work from one who isn't.