Newton Roof Pros provides professional asphalt shingle roofs in Newton, MA for residential and commercial properties across Middlesex County and the inner-western suburbs. Asphalt is what almost every Newton house ends up with, and the shingle is the least interesting decision on the job. What decides whether the roof lasts is the deck under it and the detailing at the edges, both governed by code rather than a brochure.
Plank sheathing is the local condition. Boards laid in 1905 with a quarter-inch gap, then shrunk another eighth over a century, do not give a nail the withdrawal resistance a shingle warranty assumes. Where we measure gaps past a quarter inch we overlay the whole plane in half-inch CDX and re-nail through both. Where the boards are tight and sound we leave them, because sheathing a good deck is money spent on nothing.
Ice barrier is not optional on this stock. Newton eaves run cold under finished third floors, and the membrane needs to reach from the edge to a point two feet inside the exterior wall line, which on a wide eave with a low-pitch dormer means more than one course. We also run self-adhered membrane up the valleys and around every chimney before any metal goes on.
Fastener count is where the cheap quotes hide. Above 8:12 we drive six nails per shingle rather than four, and on the rake courses we set them within the nail zone rather than high, because a high nail on a steep plane holds only the shingle above it. Ring-shank fasteners into old plank sheathing rather than smooth-shank, every time.
For product we default to SBS-modified laminates on the exposed windward planes. The polymer keeps the mat flexible through a January where the roof goes from minus ten to a sunny forty in an afternoon, which is the cycle that turns a standard laminate brittle at the ridge and rake first. On sheltered rear planes a standard laminate is a defensible saving and we will price both.
Because a full asphalt reroof is permitted work in Newton, we pull the permit under our own license and register the job before the deposit is taken. Section 2 obliges us to tell you that a homeowner who pulls the permit loses the guaranty fund, and we would rather you never had to find out what that sentence means. It is a line we would rather you read here than learn the hard way later.
Our licensed and insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — 1x6 plank sheathing with open board gaps, half-inch CDX re-sheathing overlay, ice barrier carried two feet inside the warm wall, unfading Vermont slate on copper slate hooks, 16-ounce copper open valleys, lead-wedged counterflashing in soft lime mortar — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve Newton and nearby communities including Waltham, Watertown, Brookline, Needham.
What We Handle
Everything our asphalt shingle roofs in Newton covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of asphalt shingle roofs work in Newton, MA. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
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Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our Newton services.
Materials, equipment and how we do asphalt shingle roofs
The difference between asphalt shingle roofs that lasts and asphalt shingle roofs that gets redone in three years is almost always preparation and materials, not the finish you see on day one. We work with 1x6 plank sheathing with open board gaps, half-inch CDX re-sheathing overlay, ice barrier carried two feet inside the warm wall, unfading Vermont slate on copper slate hooks, spec them to the job instead of to the invoice, and write the material grades into the free estimate so you know exactly what you are buying.
Every Newton job runs the same way: site walk and measurements, written scope and fixed price, protection of the surrounding area, then the work itself with a daily clean-up. Years of roofing work in Middlesex County and the inner-western suburbs means we have already met whatever your property is going to throw at us — awkward access, older construction, an HOA with opinions.
Where we do asphalt shingle roofs outside Newton
Newton Roof Pros covers Newton and the surrounding communities of Middlesex County and the inner-western suburbs. Crews run out to the same nearby cities every week, so an out-of-town job does not mean an out-of-town price.
- Asphalt Shingle Roofs in Waltham, MA — Middlesex County, population 65,218
- Asphalt Shingle Roofs in Watertown, MA — Middlesex County, population 35,329
- Asphalt Shingle Roofs in Brookline, MA — Norfolk County, population 63,191
- Asphalt Shingle Roofs in Needham, MA — Norfolk County, population 32,091
- Asphalt Shingle Roofs in Wellesley, MA — Norfolk County, population 29,550
- Asphalt Shingle Roofs in Weston, MA — Middlesex County, population 11,851
Start on the Newton Roof Pros homepage for a free estimate, or call (844) 511-2320 and describe the job.
Why Newton Chooses Newton Roof Pros
- ✓We check the deck before quoting, because a roof covering license covers only a quarter of the sheathing and Newton's pre-1930 stock regularly exceeds it.
- ✓Every estimate is already a Chapter 142A contract: materials, dates, capped deposit and cancellation rights on the same page you sign.
- ✓We file the building permit under our own license, which is what keeps your Guaranty Fund eligibility intact if anything ever goes wrong.
- ✓Photographs by roof plane, layer counts at the rake, and deck probes at eaves and valleys, given to you whether or not you hire us.
The standards behind asphalt shingle roofs
Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The asphalt shingle roofs work we do in Newton follows published industry standards: NRCA publishes the Roofing Manual, the industry's reference for details and slope minimums, and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association sets the shingle application and ventilation guidance the warranties reference. If a contractor cannot tell you which standard a detail comes from, that is worth asking about before you sign.
Every asphalt shingle roofs project in Newton gets the same attention, whether it is a single room or a full commercial job. We show up on schedule, keep the site clean, and stand behind the work — the estimate is free and there is no pressure.
Ready to get started? Call (844) 511-2320 for a free asphalt shingle roofs free estimate in Newton, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.