Shingle Roof Replacement in Newberry, FL

What you are looking at

The first photo looks straight down the main ridge from above the house. The ridge vent runs down the middle under a row of cap shingles, and its black vent strip shows along both edges. Warm attic air leaves through that strip while the caps keep rain out. A group of black vent caps and plumbing pipes sits on the slope to the right.

From a distance the shingles read as a soft dark gray. Up close the tabs mix charcoal, slate blue, a lighter gray and a few warm brown pieces, which keeps the roof from looking flat. These were taken on an overcast August evening after rain, and the damp spots look a shade darker.

A hip roof slopes down on every side, so there are no tall gable walls to catch wind. Each hip, the outside corner where two slopes meet, is covered with a row of cap shingles. The close views show those rows running up the hips and tucking in where the ridge vent begins.

Photos from the same day show what sits underneath. With the old shingles gone, damaged pieces of the deck were cut out and new plywood was set in, each patch marked with a painted number. The ridge was opened for the vent, and most of the deck was covered in gray synthetic underlayment printed with the Brehm name and held down with green plastic cap nails. White metal drip edge runs along the roof edges.

Pictures from a visit in late June show the roof this one replaced: flat three-tab shingles in a faded gray brown, with square box vents on the slopes.

Out back, the fence wraps a lawn with a small light blue shed with French doors and an inflatable pool. Newberry roofs take strong sun most of the year and heavy afternoon storms all summer, so the airflow at the ridge and the layer under the shingles matter as much as the color on top.