Diagnose before you shop materials.
Deck soundness under decades of lake-effect snow load, ice-dam history at the eaves, ventilation balance, and valley and penetration flashing -- not the shingle brand -- point toward repair or full replacement.
Everything a real scope should cover.
- What's happening now and why
- Protection for the property during work
- Material compatibility and installation details
- Permits, testing, cleanup, and restoration steps
- Exclusions, warranty terms, and change orders
Grand Rapids Context
West Michigan sits in Lake Michigan's lake-effect snowbelt, and Grand Rapids' winter precipitation load -- more than three feet of snow fell in February 2013 alone, ahead of that April's major flood -- puts real, recurring weight on rooflines across the city's mix of century-old Heritage Hill homes and later twentieth-century construction.