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Cypress Creek Lakes started in 2004. The first houses there are now on roofs old enough that the question is often replacement, not repair.
A production roof from the mid-2000s has had roughly twenty Cypress summers. Builder-grade laminated shingles of that era commonly show it: granules washing into the gutters, tab edges beginning to curl, and brittle shingles that crack when a crew tries to lift them for a repair. When a repair would mean replacing shingles that no longer lie flat, it is time to talk about the whole roof. What the builder put on, and what to replace it with
The 2024 storms landed on those roofs at the worst age: old enough to be brittle, young enough that owners assumed they had years left.
Before the shingles fail, pipe boots usually do. A twenty-year-old rubber boot is often cracked, and it is one of the most common leak sources on houses of this age. Roof and leak repair
For a first re-roof, ask for a scope that names the underlayment, drip edge, flashing and vent work, and gives a per-sheet price for any decking. Submit the new shingle and color to the association before scheduling. Full re-roof · ACC approval
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Tell the contractor roughly when the house was built and whether the roof has ever been replaced.
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