Klaus Larsen LLC Before & After Photos

Once algae starts to grow on the north facing side of your roof, it's difficult to stop the spores from spreading. The dark streaks are mostly cosmetic, but in time they will join forces with lichen to thrive off the limestone in your asphalt shingles. This weakens the shingle, and eventually deteriorates the entire roof. We gave this New Britain, CT home a fresh start with architectural-style asphalt shingles. Klaus also recommends using zinc strips down the line, to really keep those spores away. 

A home in New Britain was due for a new roof since the home had the same roof from when the home was built in 1978.

This modern 1990s colonial style home needed a new full roof replacement. We first stripped the entire old roof and hauled the old shingles to a recycling plant to be made into asphalt roads. There was ample damaged plywood decking that needed replacing as well as re-securing with ring-shank plywood nails. Then, we laid down Owens Corning Weatherlock G Ice & Water from all eaves, valleys, chimneys, skylights, and roof/wall intersections to ensure that no moisture passes through the roof and into the home. Then, we installed Started Shingles along the entire outside perimeter of the roof and followed with Owens Corning TruDefinition Duration Shingles in the color Estate Gray. This home also had a large chimney on the side of the house which needed new lead flashing.

Here is our crew at work. On this Simsbury home, we installed architectural-style asphalt shingles and replaced all of the skylights. Few roofing aspects are out of our realm. Call us today. 

This was a nineteen year old roof that had curling shingles. This can be caused by any number of things. If your attic is not vented properly, the trapped heat can cause the shingle material to warp and deteriorate. Improper instillation can also cause curling to happen prematurely. We gave this home the fresh start it needed with a new Owens Corning roofing system. This project, in Simsbury, CT included three rows of Ice & Water shield, new PERMA vent pipe boots and a Velux skylight.