Roof replacement in Eau Claire, WI
Asphalt roofs here reach the end of their life at 18 to 25 years, and the signals are granules in the gutters, curling edges, and a third leak in a third place. A tear-off on a typical Eau Claire home takes one to two working days, the City of Eau Claire requires a $35 permit that we pull, and the decking under an older house carries its own allowance because nobody knows what is there until the shingles are off.
Roof replacement: the eight steps, the permit, the cost tiers.
Roof repair in Eau Claire
Most leaks are not a new roof. They are a cracked pipe boot, a failed chimney flashing, a valley that never had membrane, or the aftermath of an ice dam, and they run $300 to $4,500 depending on what is actually wrong. We find the source before we quote, and we say so when the honest answer is a $600 repair instead of a $14,000 replacement.
Roof repair: what we fix, how we find the leak, what it costs.
Storm damage roof repair and insurance claims
The April 28, 2025 tornado outbreak and the May 15, 2025 hail across Eau Claire and Dunn counties made this the busiest part of the work. The inspection is free, the documentation is built the way adjusters read it, and we meet the adjuster on the roof. Wear and tear is not covered, and we tell you which side of that line you are on before you file.
Storm damage: the claim process, step by step.
Emergency roof repair and tarping
Water coming in right now gets a tarp the same business day when a crew is free, battened into the framing so it holds through the next front, with the damage photographed for the claim before it is covered. A tarp runs $300 to $900 depending on the area; a leak left running overnight runs into the thousands.
Emergency roof repair: what to do before we arrive.
Asphalt shingle roofing
Eight of ten houses here wear architectural asphalt, and the choice is between CertainTeed Landmark, GAF Timberline HDZ, and Owens Corning Duration, standard or Class 4 impact-rated, in a color that reads right against your siding. The details that decide whether the shingles get their 25 to 30 years are the ice barrier, the fastening pattern, and the attic ventilation.
Asphalt shingles: which line, which upgrade, installed to code.
Metal roofing in Eau Claire
Standing seam for the house, at $14,000 to $24,000 on a typical home, and exposed-fastener panels for barns, sheds, and garages. Metal costs roughly twice what asphalt does, lasts two to three times as long, and sheds a Wisconsin winter instead of holding it, with snow guards over anything that matters below the eave.
Metal roofing: when it makes sense and when it does not.
Commercial and flat roofing
TPO, EPDM, modified bitumen, and standing seam for the flat and low-slope roofs on retail, offices, shops, and churches across the valley, plus the flat sections on homes. Every job starts with a free written roof asset assessment, and the repair-recover-replace decision is made from a moisture survey, not from the parking lot.
Commercial and flat roofing: systems, costs, and the recover decision.
How much does a new roof cost in Eau Claire?
For a typical 2,000-square-foot home, an asphalt shingle replacement runs $9,000 to $16,000 and standing seam metal runs $14,000 to $24,000. Inside those bands the price moves on five things: pitch and complexity (every valley, dormer, and skylight adds labor and flashing, and fall protection gets heavier above 6/12), the number of old layers coming off, how many sheets of decking need replacing, the shingle or panel grade, and whether the attic ventilation has to be brought up to code during the job. Most homeowners land in the middle of the range, and the only way to a real number is a walk on the roof.
The cost tiers by roof type.
How long does a roof replacement take?
One to two working days for most asphalt replacements, two to four for metal, with a buffer day because shingles do not go on wet decking, below 50°F, or with rain in the next 24 hours. The calendar sits four to eight weeks out in summer and fall and one to three in late winter and early spring, and storm work jumps the line. Where a permit is required, we file it when the estimate is signed so the crew is never waiting on paperwork.
The replacement timeline, day by day.
