Homeowners from all over the Research Triangle area of North Carolina face a couple of the same problems when they’re trying to find a roofing company, and get started on their roof replacement or repair.
A lot of the time, people don’t know what they need out of their project, and they don’t know where to start. Also, very frequently, people who are in the early stages of their search get inundated with the number of roofing companies vying for their attention and business.
Just in our area alone, there are too many roofing companies to count, plenty of which haven’t been around long enough, don’t have the right experience, and are hard to get ahold of when something goes wrong.
In order to prevent Triangle homeowners from having a horror stories to tell, and save you some of the trouble of vetting the hundreds of roofing companies around, we’ve been writing blogs about the best roofing companies in each town, and up next, is Wake Forest!
In today’s blog, we’re going to be talking about:
One quick disclaimer before we start: this list is not based on any personal or business experience with any of the companies shown, and they are not listed in any particular order. We’re picking the companies on here based on customer reviews, their services provided, as well as their experience in the area.
Also, you may be wondering why we, a roofing company that serves Wake Forest, is writing about our competition in the area. Well, our mission is to become a source of roofing information for homeowners in the Triangle area, and that by sharing our knowledge and experience with you, you'll feel like you know us long before you need to reach out to us for a roofing service.
A big part of the roofing industry is of course, the companies, so we're going to talk about them! Companies can pay to be ranked highly on some of the more popular national rankings sites, so we took it upon ourselves to make lists of local roofers that you can trust are accurate and unbiased.
Alright, with that out of the way, let’s get started!
With the most Google reviews of any roofing contractor in Wake Forest, Roofstruction’s 5-star rating is not one to scoff at. They’ve done the work to make sure their customers are happy with their work every time they finish up. The company offers storm damage roof repair and replacement services for both asphalt shingle and metal roofs, as well as gutter services. Roofstruction has over 25 years of roofing experience, and would be a good option for homeowners in their service area of Wake Forest, as well as Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Rolesville, and Youngsville.
Lifetime Roofing and Exteriors has been serving Wake Forest, as well as Franklin & Granville counties for decades. They previously had their office in Raleigh, but moved out to Wake Forest in 2014 to better serve their customers in the area. Lifetime has been certified as a ShingleMaster by CertainTeed, which means that they have passed the manufacturer’s criteria to offer a higher level of warranty coverage. The company started out by restoring homes in Raleigh, but continued to build out using their three main principles: treat people fairly, keep their word, and give the best service possible.
ABJ Roofing was created by two brothers in 1993, and has been family owned and operated ever since. The company provides free roof replacement estimates, but also conducts roof repair and roof maintenance services using CertainTeed products.
ABJ’s work has landed them an A+ rating on the Better Business Bureau, Elite Service status from Home Advisor, and CertainTeed’s SELECT ShingleMaster status, their highest level of asphalt shingle roofing certification. Their goal is to provide excellent service to their clients, and exceed all expectations that their customers have.
Precise Roofing & Exteriors offers roofing services for residential & multifamily roofs. Their motto of “Always on Top” exemplifies their approach to their roofing work, always on top of the building, and striving to be the best in their area. They pride themselves on their quality of workmanship and following all of the manufacturer’s specifications. With their mascot, “Roofy” branded on their trucks, Precise Roofing also offers 24/7 Emergency Service to all of their customers, and roofing services for Homeowner’s Associations and property management companies.
Housetop Roofing is Certified as a ShingleMaster Contractor with CertainTeed, and prefers their roofing products, but also uses GAF and Owens Corning. They hand-nail all of their roof replacement projects and can do work on gutters and vinyl siding, so whatever home exterior project that you need for your roof, Housetop has the ability to get it done. They are locally owned and operated, contribute to their local Fire Fighters’ and Sheriff’s Associations, and the owner of the company has over 30 years of experience working in the home improvement industry.
Throughout this article, we’ve name-dropped a couple of different shingle manufacturers that these roofing companies use for the majority of their projects. If none of those names really mean much to you, keep on reading! We’ll go over a couple of the top shingle brands in North America!
GAF is the biggest name on the roofing market, and one of the industry’s leading brands.
The roofing side of the company was founded as The Standard Paint Company in 1886, and got involved in roofing in 1892, creating RU-BER-OID asphalt roofing rolls. In 1912, they began manufacturing asphalt shingles that were pretty close to how we know them today. Those became so popular, the company rebranded to The RUBEROID Co. and began focusing its energy on producing those shingles.
The company became an innovator in the roofing space, creating interlocking shingles, adding a mix of granules that are still used today, and creating the first architectural style of shingle, the Timberline, in 1967, the same year the company merged with GAF, which was primarily a photographic film company at the time, and kept the GAF name.
Today, their most popular shingle is the Timberline HDZ, an upgraded version of the 1967 Timberline that has high-definition granules and algae protection. GAF claims the Timberline HDZ to be the best-selling asphalt shingle in North America, but also offers three-tab and luxury lines of asphalt shingles.
GAF offers a certification program to contractors that use their product, that allows for contractors to set themselves apart from competition, and show consumers that they have GAF’s backing.
This company, the second oldest on the list, was founded in 1904 as the General Roofing Manufacturing Company, and had the slogan “Quality made certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed.” From that slogan, the Certain-Teed name was born, and officially adopted in 1917.
Though it started as an asphalt shingle manufacturer, and continued to produce and grow as one, over the years, CertainTeed became a general building manufacturer, and now sells roofing, solar, siding, insulation, and wood building products. As far as their roof shingle offerings, they have a full range of asphalt shingles, but their most popular is the Landmark architectural shingles.
Now, CertainTeed is a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, a global manufacturing company, and has its headquarters in Malvern, Pennsylvania. A major part of their stated mission is to become a producer of environmentally and socially sustainable roofing and building products.
CertainTeed also has its own certification program, challenging roofing companies to earn their ShingleMaster status.
Owens Corning has one of the more interesting company histories, getting their start as two glass manufacturing companies, Owens Bottle Machine Company, and Corning Glass Works. Owens, a company that thrived on producing bottles used for alcohol sales, had to get creative to survive the prohibition era. As such, they managed to figure out how to use glass fibers to create mineral wool insulation. To help refine their discoveries, they began partnering with Corning in 1935, eventually leading to a merger in 1938, becoming the Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation.
Insulation was their main game for the first few decades, until they got their start in roofing by producing shingles, and improving them by subbing out the predominant paper base for a fiberglass mat. This strengthened the shingle greatly, and made them much more fire resistant, so they gained a firm foothold in the roofing market as a result.
Now they have manufacturing facilities all across the globe, and offers all kinds of asphalt shingles, with the most popular being their Duration architectural shingle line.
If you want to learn more about the top roofing shingle manufacturers, the above is only an excerpt of our blog on that topic! In that blog, we talk about the three mentioned above, as well as Atlas, and IKO!
Also on that page, we’ve got a video going over that content, if that’s more your speed!
As we mentioned earlier, we are a local roofing company that works in and around Wake Forest. You may have noticed that we didn't include ourselves on this list, but that's not because we don't think we're one of the top roofing companies in Wake Forest.
We're confident in our work, and experience, but we understand that we aren't going to be the best fit for everyone, so we want to make sure that homeowners that don't choose us will be going for a quality company that won't take advantage of them, and will help them through the process.
On Tops Roofing has been replacing and repairing roofs in Wake Forest since 1991! With all that experience, we’ve got what it takes to handle whatever your roofing projects require!
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