Roofing for Old Town and central Meridian — the oldest roofs in the city
Between Meridian Road and Locust Grove the houses are 1970s and '80s ranches and the occasional 1910s bungalow, with big trees, second layers and roofs that have already been done twice.
Old Town Meridian — the grid around Main Street and Pine, the historic blocks near the old creamery site, and the mid-century neighborhoods that spread from there along Cherry Lane, Franklin and Fairview between Meridian Road and Locust Grove — is the part of the city that existed before the boom. The houses are 1910s bungalows, 1950s–60s ranches, and 1970s–80s split-levels and ranches on real lots with mature cottonwoods, silver maples and pines. The roofs are on their second or third covering, which means second-layer tear-offs, decking that's been patched before, older flashing details around brick chimneys, and gutters that have been spiked back to the fascia one time too many.
The trees change the work. Limbs come down in spring wind and wet snow, pine needles and cottonwood fluff pack valleys and gutters, and north slopes under a big maple stay damp and grow moss. What central Meridian roofs need is a proper tear-off to the deck, a look at every sheet, chimney flashing done in metal instead of caulk, and ice barrier at eaves that have had 40 winters of ice dams. It's also where the metal roofs go on — a standing-seam roof on a 1960s ranch on a big lot is a good-looking, once-in-a-lifetime answer.
What we do in Old Town Meridian
Second-layer tear-offs
Two layers off, deck inspected sheet by sheet, rot replaced before anything goes back on.
Ranch & split-level replacement
Long, low roofs replaced in a day with ice barrier, ridge venting and new drip edge.
Chimney & flashing
Step, counter and cricket flashing at brick chimneys done in metal, not caulk.
Storm & limb damage
Tarps any hour after a limb comes through; deck rebuilt properly in daylight.
Moss & valley cleaning
Shaded north slopes cleaned and treated; valleys rebuilt where litter rotted them.
Metal roofs
Standing seam on the big-lot ranches where a 50-year roof makes sense.
Neighborhoods and areas we cover
- Old Town / Main & Pine
- Meridian Road & Cherry Lane
- Franklin Road corridor
- Fairview Avenue corridor
- Locust Grove (central)
- Meridian Speedway area
- Generations Plaza & downtown
- Storey Park
- Settlers Park (north-central)
- Meridian High School area
- Linder Road (central)
- Pine Avenue east to Eagle Road
Roofing services available in Old Town Meridian
- Roof repair & leaks, hail & wind damage, 24/7 emergency tarping
- Roof replacement, architectural & Class 4 shingles, metal roofing
- Insurance claim help, inspections
- Gutters & guards, attic ventilation, ice dams & roof snow removal
- Commercial & HOA roofing
Questions from Old Town Meridian homeowners
My house has two layers of shingles. Can you add a third?
No — code allows two layers maximum, and we won't overlay at all. Both layers come off, the deck gets inspected and repaired, and the new roof goes on clean. It's more work and it's the only way the new roof lasts.
Do older Meridian homes need a permit to re-roof?
Yes, the same roof-covering permit as anywhere in the city, through the Citizens Portal. On an older home the inspector is mostly interested in the decking and the flashing, which is where the problems are.
A limb came through my roof. What now?
Call any hour. We tarp it tonight, photograph everything, and come back in daylight to rebuild the deck and re-shingle. It's a covered loss on almost every policy, and the tarp counts as mitigation.
Is a metal roof worth it on a 1960s ranch?
On a long, simple roof with few penetrations, standing seam is at its cheapest per square and its best-looking. It's the roof you never do again, it sheds the snow, and it's a real selling point in a neighborhood where everyone else has 20-year shingles.
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