Roofing Contractor in Irma, Wisconsin

Being ten minutes up the road from Irma changes what we can say yes to. A failed vent boot, a chimney flashing that's been caulked three times, a wind-lifted section on one slope — none of that has to turn into a full replacement just to make the drive make sense.

It also means fast response when water is actively coming in. Most Irma leak calls get eyes on the roof same day or next morning.

Irma has more open field exposure than the lake towns north of us, and wind behaves differently across open ground. Ridge caps and rake edges take the brunt of it, and drifting snow loads one slope far heavier than the other.

We spec starter and ridge accordingly, pay attention to fastener patterns at the perimeter, and look hard at the windward eave when we inspect. On barns, machine sheds, and pole buildings, exposed-fastener steel with the right screw pattern and closure strips is usually the right answer.

The winter problems we see in Irma are the same ones we see in Tomahawk: attic heat melting the snowpack, water refreezing at a cold eave, and ice working back under the shingle courses until it finds the interior.

The correction is unglamorous and it works — open the soffit intake, add continuous ridge exhaust, get the insulation depth right at the eave, and run ice-and-water shield past the warm wall line.