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Residential Roofing - Shingle Styles/Colors Available

Certain homes make a strikingly good impression from the first glance?  Attention to detail, quality products, quality craftsmanship is key. Your choice of roofing material can be one of the most important decisions you make to bring out the beauty of your home.  Not to mention the useful service life of your roof system.  Don't stop there because choosing the right contractor to install your roof is just as important as selecting quality materials. It is true that nearly anyone has the ability to drive a nail through a shingle, but if that was all there was to proper shingle installation, we would not be replacing roofs installed by others after only a couple of years that have failed.  We're not here to bore you with details.  Dunne Roofing Company has been installing residential roofs for the past 120 years.  We also know the price point is important to our customers and is fair and affordable. Our installers are permanent employees at Dunne and average more than 10 years experience on the job.  Together with our long-standing continuity as a Chicago area roofing company and our solid work experience over the years, Dunne Roofing Company is a good choice to make. Dunne Roofing offers you quality materials, quality service at a quality price.  It all adds up to a quality roof for you, the customer.  Please, call us today for a free consultation. We use quality materials from the manufacturers listed below. IKO

Re-roof with the right stuff Are you pondering a new roof? Wondering what type of material might be best for your home? There are many types of roofing materials—some of which are brand new—with a range of plusses and negatives. You can reroof with the same type of roofing material that you currently have or investigate alternatives. Some materials are environmentally friendly and some are long lasting or low maintenance. And who doesn't love low maintenance? Before making your choice, consider the life-cycle cost of your roofing material. Some materials, though much more expensive, require less maintenance and have a longer life expectancy than others. An asphalt composition roof might last just 20 years whereas a metal roof might last more than 50. Consider both the current and potential value of your home, and its age when calculating whether a roofing material is actually "too expensive." It might just be more cost-effective in the long run. The following table describes some of the roofing choices available. Roof Type House Style Advantages Disadvantages Composition (asphalt shingles) Can be used on any house from contemporary to historic. False thatched roof with the wrapped roof edge on 1920s Tudor style. inexpensive ranges from low-cost 3-tab shingle to architectural shingles with extra durability and style many colors, types, and manufacturers suitable for most residential applications easy to repair fire resistant relatively short life-span (15–30 years) scars easily when hot subject to mildew and moss environmentally unfriendly Wood shingles or shakes Bungalows, ranch, contemporary, cottage, historic natural look weathering to a soft grey offers some insulation value blends in with the environment easy to repair or replace long lasting if maintained (30–50 years) expensive usually requires professional installation high maintenance tends to rot, split, mold, and mildew poor fire rating unless pressure treated Metal (steel, aluminum, tin, copper) Bungalows, ranch, contemporary, cottage, historic (virtually all) available in different looks including cedar shingles, slate, or standing seam many colors light weight durable long life span (at least 50 years) low maintenance can be installed over existing roofs excellent performance in high wind, hail and rain environmentally friendly may be difficult to install can be expensive may need periodic painting Tile (concrete, clay) Mediterranean, Italian, French Eclectic, Spanish Eclectic, Beaux Arts, Mission, and Prairie. May also be attractive on some contemporary or ranch style homes. non-combustible many colors and styles attractive fireproof easy to maintain extremely durable when maintained expensive heavy used primarily in new buildings because of weight and structural requirements installation and repairs can be tricky fragile; walking on roof may break tiles Slate Colonial, French, Italianate, Exotic Revivals, Chateauesque, Beaux Arts beautiful, distinctive appearance fireproof long life span low maintenance very expensive requires specialized installation heavy fragile high maintenance Concrete (fiber reinforced) Virtually any style of home many colors and styles including shakes, tile, and stone relatively lightweight fire and insect resistant; meet many of the more restrictive fire codes low maintenance extremely durable resource efficient can be expensive uneven quality among products Hot mopped asphalt with decorative stone Flat roofed California-style modern inexpensive easy to repair stinks health risk to installers fumes promote smog Engineered rubber/plastic Virtually any style of home about 1/3 the weight of slate long lasting (30–50 years) cost effective attractive available in a large range of styles and colors with more appearing constantly made of reclaimed materials new to market Eco-roofs Flat to moderately sloped roofs. Environmentally friendly; filters rainwater through a roof system of vegetation and soil Low maintenance; can extend the life of the roof membrane substantially Provides insulation to even out climate variations; in particular, keeps houses cooler in summer Attractive initially expensive unconventional in US, though used more than 30 years in Europe

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