Selected Work

Northwoods roofs, documented start to finish

Farmhouses, ranch homes, cabins, storefronts and barns across Tomahawk, Minocqua, Rhinelander, Merrill and Wausau. Every project below is the same story: what we found, what we did about it, and how it was left.

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A sample of the roofs we've completed

These projects represent a small selection of our work across the Northwoods. We'd be glad to share a reference list from our many satisfied customers — just ask.

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Case Study 01 · 2024

Century Farmhouse Reroof

Rural Tomahawk, WI

System: Architectural asphalt shingles, full ice & water at eaves and valleys
Challenge: Three layers of old roofing, cupped decking over the kitchen addition, and valleys that had been leaking into the upstairs bedrooms for two winters.
What we did: Complete tear-off to the deck, sheathing replaced where it had gone soft, new ice barrier six feet up from the eave, and closed-cut valleys detailed by hand.
Scope: Full tear-offDeck inspection & repairIce-and-water protectionValley & flashing detailsArchitectural shinglesMagnetic cleanup

Aerial Documentation

Our work from above

Northwoods lake home — architectural shingles with crisp ridge lines and clean eave detail.

Real roofs. Real Northwoods homes. Every project is documented from the air so the planes, ridges and valleys you cannot see from the driveway are on record.

Lincoln County, WI

Case Study 02 · 2023

Log Cabin Standing Seam

Rural Vilas County, WI

System: 24-gauge black standing seam metal, concealed fastener
Challenge: Snow sliding off the original shingle roof was tearing up the porch railing and burying the only door every February.
What we did: Standing seam panels run the full slope with no exposed fasteners, plus snow retention set above the entry so the load releases where it should.
Scope: Full tear-offStanding seam systemConcealed fastenersSnow retentionProperty protectionMagnetic cleanup

Aerial Documentation

Northwoods home in architectural shingles — full valleys and balanced ridge ventilation.

Lincoln County, WI

Case Study 03 · 2025

Lakeside Home Standing Seam

Oneida County, WI

System: Dark bronze 24-gauge standing seam with high-temp underlayment
Challenge: A generous two-story lake home with several intersecting gables, dormers and a porch roof — every transition a place for ice to back up under the old shingles.
What we did: Panels run continuous from ridge to eave with custom-formed valley and dormer flashings, ice barrier across the whole deck, and snow retention above the entry and garage doors.
Scope: Full tear-offStanding seam systemIce-and-water protectionCustom-formed flashingsSnow retentionMagnetic cleanup

Aerial Documentation

Northwoods cabin reroofed in architectural shingles with upgraded ridge venting.

Lincoln County, WI

Roof Masters owner inspecting shingles on a Northwoods roof before writing an estimate

Every Project Starts Here

We assess every roof before we quote it

Decking, flashing, ventilation, valleys and eaves get inspected on-site or virtually using aerial measurement technology and your photos. The estimate is written against real data — not a guess from the driveway.

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Aerial Documentation

Northwoods home with steep roof planes and hand-formed valley flashing.

Roof planes, ridges and property scale documented from above.

Lincoln County, WI

More recent projects across the Northwoods

Residential, commercial and agricultural work in Tomahawk, Minocqua, Rhinelander, Merrill, Phillips and Wausau.

Northwoods lake near Tomahawk, WI · 2025

Lake Home Shingle Replacement

Weathered-wood architectural shingles, full ice & water

Wide low gables over a screened porch with heavy shade and moss on the north slope.

Full tear-off, algae-resistant shingles, and upgraded ventilation to dry the deck out.

Oneida County, WI · 2024

In-Town Colonial Metal Roof

Steel-grey standing seam metal

Steep two-story slopes with a masonry chimney and tight tree cover.

Custom-bent chimney flashing and panels cut on site to keep every seam straight.

Oneida County, WI · 2025

Ranch Home Shingle Replacement

CertainTeed architectural shingles

Original 22-year-old roof with granule loss and brittle, curling tabs.

One-day tear-off and install with the yard cleaned and magnet-swept before dark.

Lincoln County, WI · 2023

Pole Barn Steel Roof

Green ribbed steel panels

Wind-lifted panels and elongated screw holes across a long, exposed run.

New panels with upgraded fasteners and closures at every eave and ridge.

Wausau, WI · 2024

1950s Bungalow Reroof

Grey architectural shingles, upgraded ventilation

Attic heat and moisture with almost no intake ventilation.

Continuous ridge vent balanced with new soffit intake to dry the attic out.

Marathon County, WI · 2023

Small-Town Church Roof

Dark architectural shingles, new steeple flashing

Steep pitch and a steeple base that had been leaking around old caulked flashing.

Proper metal flashing formed to the steeple, no caulk holding the detail together.

Merrill, WI · 2025

Duplex Roof & Trim

Grey shingles with new soffit and fascia

Rotted fascia behind failing trim on a rental the owner needed turned quickly.

Roof, fascia and soffit handled together so both units stayed rentable.

Small lake near Minocqua, WI · 2024

Lake Cottage Reroof

Brown architectural shingles

A modest cottage with limited access and no room for a dumpster near the door.

Staged materials up the drive and hand-carried tear-off to keep the lawn intact.

Eagle River, WI · 2025

Country Ranch Reroof

Charcoal architectural shingles, full ice & water at eaves

A quiet ranch back in the sticks with a long gravel drive and no easy place to set a dumpster.

Staged the tear-off off the driveway, wrapped the eaves in ice barrier, and swept the whole yard before we left.

Merrill, WI · 2024

Steep-Slope Tear-Off

Full tear-off to deck, architectural shingles

Two dormers, a steep pitch and old wood decking that had to be checked board by board.

Harnessed crew, staged tear-off and same-day dry-in so the home was never left open.

Rural cabin, Oneida County · 2022

Snow-Country Metal Roof

Standing seam metal

Deep snow loads and ice buildup at the eaves every season.

Metal panels that shed snow cleanly with the eave detailed for freeze-thaw.

Vilas County, WI · 2024

Valley & Flashing Rebuild

Closed-cut valleys, new step and counter flashing

Water tracking behind old surface-caulked flashing at a wall-to-roof transition.

Flashing formed on site and woven into the courses so the detail sheds water on its own.

Price County, WI · 2024

Two-Story Reroof

Architectural shingles, synthetic underlayment

A tall walkable-only-in-spots pitch with a tight window between rain systems.

Full crew on site, tear-off and dry-in the same day, finish trim work the morning after.

Langlade County, WI · 2023

Lakeside Reroof at Dusk

Architectural shingles with upgraded ridge ventilation

Heavy shade off the water side kept the north slope damp long into the season.

Algae-resistant shingles and balanced intake-to-ridge airflow to keep the deck dry.

Northwoods, WI · 2024

Aerial Documentation

Architectural shingles

Homeowner needed proof of workmanship on planes they could not see from the ground.

Drone documentation of every plane, ridge and valley delivered at completion.

Aerial Documentation

Northwoods ranch home — architectural shingles with full ice & water at the eaves.

Aerial documentation delivered to the homeowner at completion.

Lincoln County, WI

The details nobody sees

Valleys, step flashing, drip edge and ice barrier are where a Northwoods roof is won or lost. It is the part of the job that never shows up in a photo from the street — and the part we will not rush.

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Close-up of shingle valley and flashing detail on a Northwoods roof

Aerial Photography

Finished roofs, photographed from above

Completed Roof Masters projects in Lincoln County, Wisconsin. Click any photo to view it full size.