Eau Claire Roof Pros provides professional residential roof installation in Eau Claire, WI for residential and commercial properties across the Chippewa Valley. This page is about new decks. A house being framed, an addition or dormer, a garage or accessory unit, or a roof opened to bare wood because the sheathing itself is being replaced.
Worn-out shingles, tear-off and disposal are the subject of our roof replacement page.
On a new roof the deck is specified by the panel, not by habit. Wisconsin's dwelling code says the allowable loads and spans for structural sheathing are governed by the grade stamp on the panel itself. Sheathing that is correct over rafters at 16 inches on center is not automatically correct at 24, and the stamp is the document that settles it.
Board decks have their own minimums, which matter on barns, garages and anything built to an older pattern. With rafters at 24 inches on center or less, roof boards must be at least five eighths of an inch for solid sheathing and three quarters for spaced sheathing. Beyond 24 inches on center they must be tongue and groove at least an inch and a half thick, and planks run two inches nominal.
The ice dam rule here is narrower than most people expect. It applies to shingled or shake roofs over a heated area with a slope of 4:12 or less, and where it applies the protection must run at least 30 inches up the slope from the roof edge and 12 inches past the inner face of the exterior wall. Sheet metal satisfies it as well as a membrane.
The inspection that protects all of it comes before cover. The rough inspection covers general construction including framing and is called once the work is built and before it is concealed, which means the deck, the fasteners and the eave detail are all still visible. We photograph them the same day.
We put membrane in the valleys and up the sidewalls anyway, because the deck is open and the labor is already on the roof. That is the honest upgrade on a new house in this county. A premium shingle over an undetailed valley is money spent where it does not do the work.
We carry the Dwelling Contractor certification held by the business and the Qualifier certification held by a person on staff, and both are needed before a one- and two-family permit issues. The rough inspection covers general construction including framing, and it is called before anything is concealed. If your builder's roofer is already scheduled against the framing, keep him.
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.
Everything in Scope
Everything our residential roof installation in Eau Claire covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of residential roof installation 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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- new construction roofing eau claire
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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 residential roof installation
The difference between residential roof installation that lasts and residential roof installation 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 residential roof installation 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.
- Residential Roof Installation in Altoona, WI — Eau Claire County, population 8,293
- Residential Roof Installation in Chippewa Falls, WI — Chippewa County, population 14,731
- Residential Roof Installation in Lake Hallie, WI — Chippewa County, population 7,170
- Residential Roof Installation in Menomonie, WI — Dunn County, population 16,843
- Residential Roof Installation in Bloomer, WI — Chippewa County, population 3,683
- Residential Roof Installation 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.
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The standards behind residential roof installation
Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The residential roof installation 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 residential roof installation 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 residential roof installation free estimate in Eau Claire, or request a quote on our contact page and we'll get right back to you.