Eau Claire Roof Pros provides professional asphalt shingle roofs in Eau Claire, WI for residential and commercial properties across the Chippewa Valley. Asphalt covers nearly every house in this city and it is usually the right answer. What we argue about is not the shingle. It is the fastener, and this is the one page where a frost story turns into a nailing specification.
A shingle nail has to hold, so on the standard 7/16 inch sheathing most Eau Claire houses carry, the point comes through into the attic. Multiply that by roughly four to six nails per shingle across a whole roof and the attic ceiling is studded with thousands of small steel points, each one connected directly to the cold outside air and therefore colder than the wood around it. They are small radiators running the wrong way.
Those points frost first. If you have ever seen an attic photograph where the deck looks lightly furred and the nails look like they have grown white whiskers, that is exactly what you are looking at, and it is why a frost melt so often drips in a grid rather than from one spot. That is not a defect in the roof. That is physics. Photograph the grid and you have your diagnosis.
Nothing about that argues against asphalt. It argues for two things. First, correct nail length for the deck you actually have, because a longer nail is more steel in the cold for no benefit. Second, sealing the ceiling plane, since the nails only frost if there is moisture up there to freeze onto them. Take the moisture away and the steel is just steel.
On installation we specify SBS-modified or polymer-modified mats for low-temperature flexibility, four nails in the nailing zone on ordinary slopes and six on wind-exposed ones, a synthetic underlayment rather than felt, and hand sealing on anything installed after the surface stops getting warm in the afternoon. Starter along the rakes as well as the eaves, on every job.
We will talk you out of the top of the product line more often than into it. A mid-grade laminate over a sealed ceiling and a working intake will outlast a premium laminate over a leaking ceiling plane, every winter, and the price difference covers most of the air sealing. That is not a discount pitch. It is simply where the failures actually come from in this valley. We would rather you spent the difference once.
Our insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — a gasketed and dammed attic access hatch, site-cut vent baffles carried from the top plate past the insulation line, bath and range fans ducted to insulated roof caps rather than into the soffit, airtight IC-rated can housings sealed to the drywall, two-part spray foam at top plates, plumbing stacks and wire chases, eave intake sized at or above the ridge exhaust it feeds — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve Eau Claire and nearby communities including Altoona, Chippewa Falls, Lake Hallie, Menomonie.
What We Handle
Everything our asphalt shingle roofs in Eau Claire covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of asphalt shingle roofs work in Eau Claire, WI. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
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Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our Eau Claire services.
Materials, equipment and how we do asphalt shingle roofs
The difference between asphalt shingle roofs that lasts and asphalt shingle roofs that gets redone in three years is almost always preparation and materials, not the finish you see on day one. We work with a gasketed and dammed attic access hatch, site-cut vent baffles carried from the top plate past the insulation line, bath and range fans ducted to insulated roof caps rather than into the soffit, airtight IC-rated can housings sealed to the drywall, spec them to the job instead of to the invoice, and write the material grades into the free estimate so you know exactly what you are buying.
Every Eau Claire job runs the same way: site walk and measurements, written scope and fixed price, protection of the surrounding area, then the work itself with a daily clean-up. Years of roofing work in the Chippewa Valley means we have already met whatever your property is going to throw at us — awkward access, older construction, an HOA with opinions.
Where we do asphalt shingle roofs outside Eau Claire
Eau Claire Roof Pros covers Eau Claire and the surrounding communities of the Chippewa Valley. Crews run out to the same nearby cities every week, so an out-of-town job does not mean an out-of-town price.
- Asphalt Shingle Roofs in Altoona, WI — Eau Claire County, population 8,293
- Asphalt Shingle Roofs in Chippewa Falls, WI — Chippewa County, population 14,731
- Asphalt Shingle Roofs in Lake Hallie, WI — Chippewa County, population 7,170
- Asphalt Shingle Roofs in Menomonie, WI — Dunn County, population 16,843
- Asphalt Shingle Roofs in Bloomer, WI — Chippewa County, population 3,683
- Asphalt Shingle Roofs in Stanley, WI — Chippewa County, population 3,804
Start on the Eau Claire Roof Pros homepage for a free estimate, or call (888) 832-3078 and describe the job.
Why Eau Claire Chooses Eau Claire Roof Pros
- ✓We inspect attics in cold weather on purpose, because frost is evidence that erases itself. A March stain read in June tells you almost nothing.
- ✓Any quote that follows a winter ceiling stain names the moisture source before it names a product, and if the source is inside your house we put that in writing.
- ✓We turn down replacements. A frost problem survives a new roof, so we would rather you spent the money on air sealing than on shingles that cannot help.
- ✓Exhaust venting is the last thing we add, not the first. Pulling more air out of an attic that leaks at the ceiling simply draws more house moisture up into the cold.
The standards behind asphalt shingle roofs
Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The asphalt shingle roofs work we do in Eau Claire follows published industry standards: NRCA publishes the Roofing Manual, the industry's reference for details and slope minimums, and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association sets the shingle application and ventilation guidance the warranties reference. If a contractor cannot tell you which standard a detail comes from, that is worth asking about before you sign.
Every asphalt shingle roofs project in Eau Claire gets the same attention, whether it is a single room or a full commercial job. We show up on schedule, keep the site clean, and stand behind the work — the estimate is free and there is no pressure.
Ready to get started? Call (888) 832-3078 for a free asphalt shingle roofs free estimate in Eau Claire, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.