We are a local, professional and affordable roofing company in Buckhead, GA. We are dedicated to providing the highest quality roofing experience in the area and our work is guaranteed. Our technicians are dependable, well trained, friendly and always clean up the work area.
At Buckhead Roofing, we offer a free written roofing estimate, the owners cell phone number and email and the foreman who would do the work on your roof should you select us as your roofing company. Count on us to provide you superior roofing at affordable prices. Buckhead Roofing
We take pride in every job we do. You having an amazing roof is important to us. You can count on your roofing last long into the future and should there ever be any problem or issue we will come right out and resolve it for you at no cost. Roofing in and around Atlanta and Buckhead.
Roofing Vocabulary
Rafter: Structural wood, usually slanted, to which sheathing is attached.
Rake: The slanting edge of a gable roof at the end wall of the house.
Ridge: The horizontal line at the top edge of two sloping roof planes.
Sheathing: Boards or sheet material that are nailed to the rafters to which shingles or other outside roofing materials are secured.
Shingle Flashing: Flashing that is laid in strips under each shingle and bent up at the edge of a chimney or wall.
Pitch (Slope): The number of inches of vertical rise in a roof per 12-inches of horizontal distance.
Soffit: The area that encloses the underside of that portion of the roof that extends out beyond the sidewalls of the house.
Square: One hundred square feet of roof or the amount of roofing material needed to cover 100 square feet when properly applied.
Underlayment: The material (usually roofing felt) laid on top of sheathing before shingles are applied.
Valley: Where two sloping roof sections come together.
Valley Flashing: The metal or fabric in valleys, extending in under the shingles on both sides.
Built-Up Roof: A low-slope or flat roof covered with alternating layers of roofing felt and hot-mopped asphalt and topped off with a layer of gravel.
Cornice: The wood or metal finishing at ends or edges of buildings including a fascia, frieze, or rake.
Counter Flashing: The flashing that is embedded, or attached, and sealed at its top in a wall or other vertical structure and is lapped down over base flashing.
Courses: Horizontal rows of shingles or tiles.
Drip: The strip of metal extending out beyond the eaves or rakes to prevent rainwater from curling around the shingles back into the wooden portion of the house.
Eaves: The lower edge of a roof (often overhanging beyond the edge of the house).
Eave, Ice, and Snow Guard: A 3-foot wide rubber membrane adhered to the sheathing at the roof’s edge that attempts to stop migrating water from entering your home during severe ice dams.
Felt: The bituminous paper used by roofers, usually made of a combination of asphalt and either paper or rags.
Fascia: A decorative board extending down from the roof edge either at the eave or at the rake.
Flashing: Sheet metal or other material used at various planes on a roof to prevent water leakage.
Frieze Board: A board at the top of the house's finished wall, forming a corner with the soffit.
Nothing Protects you like a GAF Roof. Millions of people live, work and play in buildings that are protect by our amazingly high quality roof materials!
Tens of thousands of homeowners and professional roofing installers in Georgia rely on Timberline HD® Shingles from GAF more than any other brand to protect their home. GAF Timberline HD® Shingles offers just the right combination of beauty, performance, and reliability in a genuine wood-shake look. A roof from GAF can help improve your home’s resale value and while you live in your home you will love how it looks. A GAF roof will put a smile on your face ever time. When you install Timberline HD® Shingles with Advanced Protection® Shingle Technology, you’re getting rugged, dependable performance that will last for years to come.
CertainTeed Roofing materials has achieved a reputation as a premier building materials manufacturer for more than 100 years. For all parts of a building, CertainTeed offers a quality line of roofing, vinyl and fiber cement siding. CertainTeed even offers pvc trim, sheathing, fence, railing, decking, insulation, drywall and performance wallboards, and ceilings for both residential and commercial building applications.
CertainTeed is a premier residential roofing and commercial roofing material manufacturer and provider. Quality second to none.
CertainTeed offers a full line of shingles with warranties that last from 20 years to lifetime-limited. CertainTeed’s SureStart™ protection provides the best coverage you can get in the vital early years after your new roof has been installed. In case of manufacturing defects, SureStart covers 100 percent of material and labor costs during the applicable period (three, five or 10 years) and is not prorated or otherwise reduced. SureStart protection can be transferred from the original homeowner to the subsequent property owner at no cost during the SureStart period, providing coverage for the remaining duration of the warranty.
Ownens Corning Shingles provide Your roof's first line of defense against the weather. Owens Corning Shingles help protect your home and impact and you and your neighbors will love how it looks. We offer 3 Tab Architectural shingles in many colors all with long lasting warranties. You can expect solid long lasting performance from Owens Corning shingles.
Our roof will protect against water freezing and from water thawing. It is also strong against wind driven events, leaves and other things that might be harmful to your roof. Our Roofs are built to last. An Ownens Corning roof always has a synthetic underlayment and this provides a secondary barrior to keep water out of your home.
An Owens Corning roof comes with custom Hip and Ridge shingles to provide that last bit of protection and also extra bit of beauty.
We are partnered with several national lenders with offices local to Atlanta and Buckhead. These lenders all offer us the best options when it comes to financing your home improvement and roofing needs.
We mostly work with Asphalt Shingles but we are able to work with all types of roofing materials. If you want the most affordable roof it is usually a 3 tab asphalt shingle.. Asphalt shingles are an excellent roofing material and come with good warranties.
Architectural are sometimes called “dimensional” shingles, are a popular for homeowners who really care about the appearance of their roof along with the overall high quality of their shingle. They are generally made of a more robust composition of materials and offer different colors, patterns and textures.
If you want the best in durability and longevity a standing seam metal roof is a great choice. Metal roofs are extremely long lasting. A properly installed metal roofing system will normally last 50 years+ years even in the worst weather conditions.