Complete Tear-Off
We strip the old roof down to the decking so nothing is buried under a new layer. On older Columbus homes that already carry a second layer, this is where we find and replace the soft wood underneath.
Roof Replacement in Columbus, OH
Roof Replacement Done Once, Done Right in Columbus, Ohio
No two Columbus neighborhoods price the same, and a roof replacement in Columbus, Ohio on a Clintonville four square has almost nothing in common with one on a 1950s Northland ranch. When yours is past patching, you want a full replacement that lasts, not the cheapest bid that leaks again by next spring. Our own licensed crews work right out of our downtown office at 59 E Gay St. Veteran-owned, fully licensed, and we never hand your home to unlicensed subcontractors.
- Owens Corning Preferred
- Licensed HIC-L01421
- 4.9 / 98 Reviews
- Veteran-Owned
We Start With the Truth
A Columbus Roof Replacement Deserves a Slower, Honest Look
Replacing a roof is one of the largest home projects most Columbus homeowners ever pay for, and the pressure to just pick a number and sign is real. Older stock in German Village and the Short North often hides layered-over roofs and tired decking, while newer builds out toward the suburbs can have builder-grade shingles that gave up early under our freeze-thaw winters. A cheap tear-off usually means corners cut where you cannot see them, on the decking, the underlayment, and the flashing that actually keeps water out. We start by telling you honestly whether you truly need a full replacement, then show you exactly what goes on your roof and why.
What We Do
What Goes Into Your Columbus Roof Replacement
A Full Owens Corning System
Shingles, underlayment, ice-and-water barrier, ventilation, and flashing installed together as one engineered system built for Central Ohio wind, hail, and ice damming.
Honest Inspection First
A documented inspection with photos so you can see for yourself why replacement is the right call, not just take our word for it.
Storm and Insurance Replacements
If a spring hail or wind storm totaled your roof, we document the damage properly and work directly with your insurer.
On the Ground in Columbus
Columbus Is Not One Roof Market, It Is About Six
What a roof replacement in Columbus involves depends heavily on which part of the city you are in. Those roofs are steep, cut up, and carrying a century of additions, dormers and porch tie ins. Drop south to German Village and you are looking at mid 1800s brick with slate and clay tile still in service on some houses. Out at Berwick and Clinton Estates it is a different city again: mostly 1950s cape cods, ranches and split levels on simple low planes, whole streets of them built inside a few years of each other.
That matters because a roof quote is not portable across Columbus. A Clintonville four square and a Northland ranch with the same square footage are not the same job, and anyone who prices them the same has not been on either roof.
The Proof
Trusted by Columbus Homeowners
4.9 stars across 98 Google reviews from homeowners across Central Ohio, and every one of them is public and checkable.
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What Your Roof Actually Needs
What Decides a Roof Replacement on a Columbus Home
Columbus housing runs from the 1850s to last year, so what the work actually involves changes street by street. These are the four things that come up most. These are the four things that come up most. These are the four things that come up most. These are the four that come up most on the roofs we are actually asked to replace here.
Valley and Dormer Count, Not Just Size
On the century homes north of downtown the price driver is rarely the square footage. It is the number of valleys, dormers and roof to wall intersections, because every edge needs material, flashing and labor. Two houses of the same size can differ substantially once you count the planes.
What the Decking Looks Like Underneath
Nobody knows the true condition of the deck until the old roof is off. On homes with several layers of history we expect to find soft spots, old skip sheathing or previous patch repairs. We tell you what we find and show you before we cover it back up.
Drip Edge Has Been Code Since 2012
Ohio residential code has required drip edge since 2012, so plenty of older Columbus roofs simply do not have it. Adding it is part of bringing the roof up to current code on a replacement, not an upsell line.
Chimney and Masonry Flashing
Older Columbus homes have real masonry chimneys, and that is where a lot of leaks start. Step flashing woven in course by course is the correct detail. Sealant smeared over an old joint buys a year or two and then fails in the same place.
Materials
Owens Corning Systems Built for Columbus Roofs
As an Owens Corning Preferred contractor, we install your roof as one engineered system rather than a pile of mismatched parts. That matters on Columbus homes where steep older rooflines and complex valleys give water more chances to find a weak flashing detail. Every layer has a job, and they only protect your home when they are installed together and installed right.
- Owens Corning shingles rated for Central Ohio wind and hail
- Underlayment and ice-and-water barrier at the eaves and valleys
- Balanced attic ventilation so the roof does not cook from below
- Correct flashing at valleys, chimneys, walls, and penetrations
See the Difference
See the Difference on a Real Columbus Roof
Drag the handle, or use the arrow keys, to compare our crew mid tear-off with the finished roof on the same home.
A real Professional Roofing Contractors project: full tear-off and replacement on the same Central Ohio home.
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Roof Replacement Across Columbus and the Suburbs
From our downtown Columbus office at 59 E Gay St, our licensed crews replace roofs for homeowners across the city, from the near-east historic districts to the newer neighborhoods ringing the outerbelt.
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Questions, Answered
Columbus Roof Replacement Questions, Answered
Yes. A residential reroof in the City of Columbus requires a building permit, and we pull it for you as part of the job. If your home is in a historic district like German Village, we also account for any additional review before work starts.
No, and you would not want us to. Older Columbus homes often already carry a layer-over, which hides rotten decking and adds weight the framing was never sized for. We tear off everything down to the wood so the new roof sits on a sound deck.
Across Columbus, replacement is the answer when the damage is spread across planes rather than sitting in one spot, when granule loss has gone far enough that the mat shows, or when a century home has been re roofed enough times that nobody knows what is underneath.
Most Columbus homes are completed in a day or two, weather permitting. We give you a clear schedule before we start and keep the site clean each day.
Your roof is only ever installed by our own in-house W-2 licensed crews under Ohio HIC License HIC-L01421. We never hand the work to unlicensed subcontractors.
Yes, 10% off for active and veteran service members, seniors, and first responders.
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