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4.9 Google rating, 1,100+ reviewsLicensed and insured, VA 2705155080Springfield and Fredericksburg
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4.9 on Google, 1,100+ reviews McLean / Virginia

Luxury Roofing in McLean, VA

McLean roofs sit on houses that cost real money to get wrong. We inspect the whole system first, tell you plainly what it needs and what it does not, then quote the material your architecture actually calls for.

Slate Real cedar shake Standing seam copper Custom copper gutters
4.9
Across 1,100+ Google reviews
2
Offices, Springfield and Fredericksburg
Free
Inspections, no pressure
270 lb
CertainTeed Landmark Pro standard
Overview

Most of what we replace in McLean is slate, cedar shake or standing seam metal on a house where the roof is a visible part of the elevation rather than a hidden surface.

That changes the work. A Georgian front with a copper standing seam porch needs snow guards, or the first hard winter drops a sheet of ice onto the boxwood below. A long private drive changes staging, trailer placement and how we protect the pavers before a single course comes off. We settle that before we price anything.

01

Material first

Slate is quoted individually because no two slate roofs carry the same load, pitch or salvage rate. Real cedar shake runs about $65K and up on an average home. Standing seam metal runs $1,200 to $1,600 and up per square.

02

Estate site protection

Crews tarp the beds, board the walkways and keep the drive clear. Pools get covered, hardscape gets protected, and magnets run the property before anyone leaves. You should not be finding nails in the lawn in April.

03

Documented start to finish

Every stage goes on CompanyCam and stays there indefinitely, and you get the link. If you are away while we work, you can watch the deck, the ice and water shield and the flashing go in from anywhere.

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Detail

How a McLean roof gets built

The finish material is the part you see. The four things below are the part that decides whether the roof is still right in twenty years.

  • Slate and cedarSpecialty systems take real expertise and most roofers in this market have never set a slate. We handle repair, selective replacement and full tear off, and we say so when the existing field still has years left in it.
  • Copper and metalStanding seam on porch and bay roofs gets snow guards, no exceptions. Flashing metal matches gutter metal every time. Copper against aluminum sets up galvanic corrosion and destroys the joint from the inside out.
  • Under the finishSynthetic underlayment only, never asphalt felt. Full ice and water shield at the eave running 24 inches into warm space, plus every valley, wall and protrusion. Type D drip edge at eave and rake, as Virginia code requires.
  • When asphalt is correctOn the elevations that call for it we set CertainTeed Landmark Pro at about 270 lb per square, roughly 1,100 lb more material than standard Landmark. Architectural asphalt runs $550 to $650 per square. We do not install three tab.
Diagnostic

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Four questions. You get a straight read on whether this is a repair, a replacement, a gutter job or an insurance claim, and where to go next.

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Coverage

Where we work

We cover Northern Virginia and the Fredericksburg area out of two offices. Search for your town, or pick it off the list to see the map and the local page.

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    Why us

    The part other crews skip

    Inspected first

    We get on the roof and photograph what we find before we quote. You see the same evidence we do.

    Roofing and gutters together

    One crew for the roof, the siding and the gutters, so nobody is blaming the other trade.

    Licensed and insured

    Virginia license 2705155080, CertainTeed ShingleMaster certified, fully insured on every job.

    Every job documented

    Photos and video through the whole install on CompanyCam, stored indefinitely, with a link that is yours to keep.

    Reviews

    What Virginia homeowners say

    Questions

    Luxury Roofing in McLean, VA questions we get asked

    What does a slate roof cost in McLean?

    Slate is quoted individually. The number depends on the quarry, the pitch, how many valleys and dormers you have, whether the deck can carry the load, and how much of the existing field is salvageable. We inspect and put it in writing at no charge, with nothing owed either way.

    Is real cedar shake worth it over a synthetic?

    On the right house, yes. Real cedar runs about $65K and up on an average home and it weathers and silvers in a way the composites do not match. If your architecture and your review board do not require it, we will tell you that instead of selling you a roof you do not need.

    Do you work with architectural review boards?

    Yes. We pull the samples, color and profile your submission needs and we will meet on site with your architect or builder. If a board has already approved a specific slate or shake, we source that, rather than steer you toward whatever we happen to stock.

    How long will my house be a job site?

    Asphalt is one day, tear off through clean up. Slate, cedar and standing seam run longer and we schedule them honestly, with the roof dried in every night before the crew leaves. You get the real day count in the estimate, not a best case number.

    My roof looks fine. Should I do anything now?

    Possibly not. We inspect before we quote and we tell homeowners to wait more often than you would expect. If you have five good years left, the answer is five good years, and we will hand you the CompanyCam photos that back that up so you can see it yourself.

    Book a McLean inspection

    Free inspection, free written estimate, no obligation. Call (703) 347-6482 and we will walk the roof, photograph all of it and tell you exactly where it stands.

    • Free inspection, no pressure
    • Photos of everything we find, yours to keep
    • Licensed and insured, VA 2705155080
    • CertainTeed ShingleMaster certified

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