Roofing Contractor in Grand Rapids, MI

Roofing the GR housing stock, the way it was built.

Grand Rapids has the deepest housing inventory in West Michigan, and it spans more eras than almost anywhere else in the region. We see four patterns most often:

• Pre-1900 Heritage Hill and East Hills homes. Originally cedar shake or slate. Most have been converted to asphalt over decades, but some restoration projects still go back to cedar. Steep pitches (10/12 or steeper), complex geometry, often with integrated chimney work.
• 1920s-1940s Eastown, Creston, and West Side homes. Steep gables, often with original tar-and-gravel flat sections over additions. Most have had two or three roof replacements by now; the next one often involves decking replacement.
• 1950s-1970s south side and Garfield Park ranches. Long, shallow eaves that ice-dam easily without proper attic ventilation and insulation. The single biggest pattern in our calls.
• Newer subdivisions (post-2000) on the city's edges. Architectural asphalt installed at original construction, now hitting 20+ year window where replacement makes sense.

Working with the City of Grand Rapids.

The City of Grand Rapids requires a building permit for every roof replacement and most repairs that touch decking. Permits issue through the Development Center on Monroe Center NW, typically within 2 to 5 business days. Final inspection is required before the project closes.

Heritage Hill, Heartside, and a handful of other historic districts impose additional review through the Historic Preservation Commission for any change visible from the public way (material change, color change, profile change). Routine asphalt-to-asphalt replacement in the same color is exempt; cedar-to-asphalt conversions and any visible profile changes need HPC sign-off. We handle that paperwork.

Working across Grand Rapids.

Heritage Hill, Eastown, East Hills, Creston, North Park, West Side, Westown, Roosevelt Park, Garfield Park, Plaster Creek, Alger Heights, Madison Square, Baxter, Highland Park, Belknap Lookout.

What we do here.

• Residential Roofing, repair, replacement, new construction
• Commercial Roofing, flat-roof systems, EPDM, TPO, modified bitumen
• Storm Damage & Insurance, tarping, documentation, full insurance claim management
• Siding, vinyl, fiber-cement, full re-skin
• Gutters, seamless 5″ and 6″ aluminum, leaf-guard systems
• Windows, energy-efficient double and triple-pane
• Interior Remodeling, water damage repair plus full kitchen/bath/basement