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Roof Install
New construction, additions & dormers — coordinated with your builder.
The first roof on a structure sets its future. We install roofs on new construction, additions, garages, dormers, and porches across Quincy and the South Shore, coordinated with your builder and installed to manufacturer spec.
First roof, not re-roof
An install is a different job than a replacement.
There is no tear-off on a roof install, but there is something a replacement never has: a construction schedule. The roof has to land at exactly the right moment, after sheathing and before the trades that need a dry building, and it has to pass inspection the first time. That is a coordination job as much as a roofing job, and it is the part most crews get wrong.
New construction, ready for the inspector.
On a new build, we work from your plans and your builder’s schedule. Sheathing gets checked before anything goes on it, ice and water shield goes down at the eaves and in the valleys as Massachusetts code requires, and the shingle system is installed to manufacturer spec: correct nail count, correct nail line, correct exposure. When the inspector looks at the roof, there is nothing to talk about. That is the goal, and it is why builders who have used us once tend to call again.
Additions and dormers that disappear into the house.
The hardest part of roofing an addition is not the new section. It is the seam where new meets old. We match the existing shingle line, color, and exposure, weave the courses together instead of butting them, and flash the transition so the joint between decades-apart roofs is not the first place water finds. Done right, nobody can point to where the addition starts, and the tie-in is often the strongest part of the roof.
Garages, porches, and sheds, built like the main house.
Small structures get the same system as the house: underlayment, drip edge, ice protection where code calls for it, and shingles nailed to spec. A garage roof done casually becomes a leak over your car and a rot problem in the framing within a few winters. We price small structures honestly and build them properly, because the physics of a nor’easter does not care how big the building is.
Working with your builder
We keep the roofing stage off the critical path.
On a construction project, a late roof holds everything hostage: no dry building, no electrical, no insulation, no drywall. Here is how we make sure that does not happen.
Scope from plans
We quote from your drawings or a site visit, with the shingle system, code items, and flashing details itemized so the GC can slot us into the budget early.
Schedule together
One call with your builder sets the window. We track the framing progress and confirm the date as sheathing goes on, instead of guessing from a calendar.
Dry it in fast
Underlayment and ice protection go down the day we arrive, so the building is protected even before shingles, and the inside trades can keep moving.
Ready for inspection
The installation is photographed and built to code and manufacturer spec, so the inspector’s visit is a formality rather than a delay.
What “to spec” actually means
The details that decide whether a first roof lasts.
Every shingle manufacturer publishes exact installation requirements. Meet them and the material warranty stands for decades. Miss them and the warranty is void long before anyone notices.
Have plans in hand? Send them over for a quote or call (617) 631-5435.
Straight answers
Roof install questions, answered.
What is the difference between a roof install and a roof replacement?
A roof install is the first roof on a structure that has never had one: a new build, an addition, a garage, or a dormer. There is no tear-off, but there is coordination. The roof has to land at the right moment in the construction schedule, pass inspection, and tie cleanly into any existing roofline. If your current roof needs to come off first, you want our new roof installation service instead.
Do you work directly with builders and general contractors?
Yes. We coordinate scheduling with your builder or GC, show up when the framing and sheathing are ready, and communicate directly so the roofing stage never becomes the bottleneck in your project.
Can you match the new roof to my existing house?
Yes. For additions and dormers we match the shingle line, color, and exposure of the existing roof and weave the new section into the old one, so the addition reads as part of the house rather than a patch.
Is a new install covered by the same warranty as a replacement?
Yes. Installs are built to manufacturer spec so the material warranty is valid from day one, and the workmanship is backed by our 25-year guarantee, both in writing.
Do you handle the permit and inspection?
If the roofing scope is ours, we handle our portion of the permit paperwork and make sure the installation is ready for the building inspector, including the ice and water shield at the eaves that Massachusetts code requires.