Eau Claire Roofing Connection puts on new roofs and repairs the ones that have years left in them. That means asphalt shingle and standing seam metal on houses, and TPO or EPDM membrane on flat commercial roofs. When a repair will hold, we quote the repair, even though a replacement would pay us more.
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A roofing company based in Eau Claire, with local roofers for replacement, repair, and storm damage across the Chippewa Valley. Free written estimate after we walk the roof.
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Roofing services from local Eau Claire roofers
Roof replacement
Asphalt roofs here last 18 to 25 years, and the signs one is done are granules in the gutters, curling edges, and a third leak in a third place. The estimate carries a decking allowance because nobody knows what is under the shingles until they come off.
Roof replacement in Eau Claire: the steps, the decking, and the tear-off
Roof repair
The most common leak on a Wisconsin roof is the pipe boot, because its rubber gasket cracks years before the shingles do. After that come chimney and sidewall flashing, valleys laid without membrane, and nail pops from a deck moving through freeze and thaw. A ceiling stain near an outside wall in February is almost always an ice dam. Single-point fixes get a flat price confirmed on the roof, and most finish in one visit.
Roof repair in Eau Claire: leaks, flashing, and vent boots
Storm damage and insurance claims
After hail or wind, the inspection is free, and the photographs are yours whether or not we do the work. Photograph dented gutters, downspouts, and vent caps before anyone touches them, because adjusters read hail size from soft metal. Wear and tear is not covered. Before you file, we tell you whether the damage looks like storm or age; the insurer makes the coverage call.
Storm damage roof repair and the insurance claim, step by step
Emergency roof repair and tarping
Water coming in gets a tarp the same day if a crew is free, or first thing the next morning, battened to the rafters and photographed first for the adjuster. Calls after 6 PM go to voicemail and are returned when we open. Overnight, shut off the wet circuit at the breaker, set buckets under the drips, and stay off the roof. Sun breaks a tarp down in about a month, so the permanent repair should follow inside 30 days.
Emergency roof repair: same-day tarps and what to do first
Asphalt shingle roofing
Most houses here get architectural shingles, which hold up to spring wind far better than the older 3-tab. We install CertainTeed Landmark, GAF Timberline HDZ, and Owens Corning Duration, each with a Class 4 impact-rated version for hail, and algae-resistant versions for the shaded north slopes along the river valleys.
Asphalt shingle roofing: architectural vs 3-tab, and which line
Metal roofing
Standing seam is the metal roof for a house, and it lasts 40 to 50 years. Exposed-fastener steel belongs on barns, machine sheds, and garages, and its screw gaskets give out at 15 to 20 years, long before the steel does. Snow lets go of metal in slabs, so any pitch over 4/12 gets snow guards above a walk, deck, or driveway.
Metal roofing: standing seam vs exposed fastener
Commercial and flat roofing
Flat and low-slope roofs get TPO, EPDM, or modified bitumen, from strip centers along Clairemont Avenue to downtown storefronts draining through scuppers behind a brick parapet. The first step is a free written assessment: the system, where it ponds, and a remaining-life window. When a recover looks possible, a moisture survey comes before any quote, because a recover is allowed only over one dry layer.
Commercial and flat roofing: TPO, EPDM, and the recover decision
How to choose a roofing contractor in Eau Claire
Roofing contractors around Eau Claire run from local companies to crews that arrive after a hailstorm and leave when the claims dry up. Five checks separate them:
- Insurance, sent by the insurer. Ask for a certificate showing general liability and workers' compensation, emailed to you by the insurance company rather than handed over by the contractor.
- The state certificate to pull a permit. Under Wis. Stat. 101.654, anyone but an owner who lives in the house needs a yearly state certificate to pull a building permit on it. The certificate requires at least $250,000 of liability insurance or a bond, and a contractor bonded for less than $25,000 may not take a job that costs more than the bond. Look the contractor up on the state's DSPS license lookup, and ask who pulls the permit. If the answer is you, ask why.
- A written contract. Wisconsin's home improvement rule, ATCP 110.05, requires one whenever you pay anything before the job is done or the contractor came to your door first. It must state the price, the work and the main materials, and when the work will start and finish.
- No deals on your insurance. Wis. Stat. 100.65 bars a roofer working on your house from negotiating your insurance claim or promising to pay any part of your deductible. An offer to do either is a reason to end the conversation.
- A second written bid. Line up two bids and compare what each includes: the tear-off, the decking allowance, the ventilation work, and the material. Bids thousands apart usually differ in scope, and the low one most often leaves out the decking and the ventilation.
We carry general liability and workers' compensation insurance and provide the certificates on request before any work starts.
What a new roof costs in Eau Claire
A typical 2,000 square foot Eau Claire house runs $9,000 to $16,000 in asphalt and $14,000 to $24,000 in standing seam. Pitch and complexity, the layers coming off, the decking replaced, the material grade, and ventilation to code move the number, and the estimate visit settles which of them apply to your roof.
Roof replacement cost tiers by size, pitch, and shingle grade
Roofing older homes in Eau Claire, neighborhood by neighborhood
A re-roof estimate changes with the age of the street; nearly a fifth of Eau Claire's housing units were standing before 1940. The Third Ward and Randall Park, both National Register historic districts listed in 1983, are streets of frame houses with attics vented before any code required it, so ice dams build along the eaves most winters and a re-roof there includes an intake correction. Under the Randall Park canopy the shade side of a roof grows moss and the storm side takes branches. The Emery Street Bungalow District, 1915 to 1930, carries low-slope porch roofs that fall under the code's 4:12 ice-barrier rule and dormer cheeks where the water usually gets in. South side subdivisions built after 2000 came with code ventilation, so pricing there holds with fewer surprises.
Roofers serving Eau Claire and the Chippewa Valley
We work out of Eau Claire and cover the Chippewa Valley to about 25 miles out, from Altoona and Lake Hallie next door to Menomonie and Bloomer at the far edge. Outside the city the roof changes: lake-facing slopes on Lake Wissota take open-water wind, the older houses in downtown Chippewa Falls often hide plank decking under their shingles, and a farm job usually includes a machine shed.
Reviews from Eau Claire homeowners
5.0 stars from 21 Google reviews
“Helped look into numerous concerns we had and inspected all of them happily. Professional and knowledgeable, easy to talk to and joke with during the inspection.”
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Read on Google review by Clarissa Stewart “We just had the roof replaced and it went excellent. It started leaking last fall so we called to repair it and put the replacement on hold until after winter.”
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Read on Google review by Cameron Samuelson “Really happy with my experience with Eau Claire Roofing Connection. From the beginning, they were easy to communicate with and answered all my questions without making me feel rushed.”
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Read on Google review by Damian Mattingley Questions to ask an Eau Claire roofing company
Do you pull the permit, and do I need one in Eau Claire?
Yes. The City of Eau Claire requires one for a tear-off re-roof: $35 for a house in 2026, jobs under 200 square feet exempt, and the fee doubles if work starts before it is issued. We pull it. Altoona requires one, with repairs under $5,000 exempt; Chippewa Falls requires one unless the job is under $2,000 or 200 square feet; Lake Hallie's runs through Chippewa County; Menomonie needs none for shingles with no pitch change, and Bloomer none for roofing.
Will you put the new shingles over my old ones?
No. We tear off on every residential shingle replacement. The state dwelling code, SPS 321.28(6), bars a new roof over one that is water-soaked or deteriorated or that already carries two applications, and even where a second layer is legal it works against the new roof: the old shingles hide the deck, so soft sheets stay buried, and the extra layer traps heat and shortens shingle life. A tear-off puts the ice barrier and flashing straight on the wood.
Can you replace my roof in winter?
Yes, and the material decides how. Asphalt shingles self-seal between about 40 and 85 F, when the sealant strip softens and bonds to the course below. Below 40 F the strip stays dormant and the shingles turn brittle, so a winter shingle job means hand-sealing every course with roofing cement on dry days, and it costs more. Standing seam and steel panels have no strip to wait on and go on any dry winter day, which is why a January replacement is usually a metal job.
Will a new roof stop my ice dams?
Not by itself. Ice dams start with attic heat: warm air leaking through the ceiling warms the deck, snow melts from underneath, the meltwater refreezes at the cold eave, and that ridge of ice sends the next melt back under the shingles. The cure runs in order: air-seal the ceiling penetrations, bring the insulation to full depth, balance soffit intake against ridge exhaust to meet the state vent ratio, and heat cables only after all three. Roof vents alone do not stop them, because the heat still gets in.
What happens on the day you replace my roof?
The crew pulls up between 7 and 8 AM, earlier in August. Tear-off is the noisy stretch and is usually finished by noon. Be home for the first half hour if you can: the shingle color gets checked against your siding in daylight, since a sample board reads differently than a whole roof. Any deck still open at day's end is tarped. The last pass is a magnet rolled over the lawn and driveway for nails, then a walkthrough with you.
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