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Small fixes first

Pre-Treatment Roof Tune-Ups in Clearwater

The minor repairs worth doing before a shingle treatment, from resealing popped nails and tired flashing to firming up vents, swapping cracked boots and refitting loose shingles.

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Why the small stuff comes first

A treatment helps shingles that are already in place. It will not reattach a tab that has blown loose or seal a nail head that has backed out. Treating over those spots leaves the weak points exactly where they were.

So when the assessment turns up minor issues, we fix them in a tune-up before any treatment goes on. You see the list and the price for those fixes separately, so it is clear which part is repair and which part is treatment.

Typical tune-up work

Every tune-up is built from what the assessment found.

  • Exposed or backed-out nail heads sealed
  • Lifted flashing resealed at walls, chimneys and valleys
  • Loose vents and cracked pipe boots secured or replaced
  • Loose shingles fastened back down
  • Missing shingles replaced with the closest match available
  • Debris cleared from valleys and behind chimneys

Where a tune-up fits, and where it does not

A tune-up covers

  • Minor wear found during the assessment
  • A handful of loose or missing shingles
  • Flashing and boots that need resealing
  • Prep before shingle rejuvenation

A tune-up is not

  • Leak repair or storm-damage repair
  • Replacing large sections of decking
  • A substitute for a new roof when one is due

Tune-up questions

Can I get a tune-up without a treatment?

Yes. Some roofs only need the small fixes for now. We will tell you if that is the case and leave the treatment for a later visit.

Will the replacement shingles match?

We find the closest match available. On an older roof a new shingle can look slightly different at first, and we point out where they will go before we start.

Get the small problems handled properly

Mention whatever caught your eye when you call. The visit covers the whole roof, and you get a clear list of fixes to make first.

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