The Flat and Shingle Roof Install Chesapeake, VA Residents Trust

Expert Flat Roofing Services in the Chesapeake, VA Area

If you're in need of a flat roof replacement in Chesapeake, VA, turn to Atlantic Craftsman Co. Flat and low slope roofs present their own unique challenges when it comes to repairs or replacement. Although more commonly found in commercial applications, many residential homes feature a full or partial flat roof.

Are you looking for a roof install in Chesapeake, VA? Atlantic Craftsman Co has worked on flat roofs since our founding over 40 years ago and has great expertise in both traditional flat roof styles, such as built-up and modified bitumen, and more advanced single membrane roofing systems. Among the flat roofing systems we install and repair are:

Single-Ply Roofing Membrane

We install and repair both EPDM and TPO single-ply membrane roofing systems. We know the benefits and limitations of each and are fully trained in all manufacturer-recommended installation procedures.

HydroStop Roof and Wall Waterproofing Systems

HydroStop waterborne products provide superior waterproofing solutions for the entire building envelope. The HydroStop product line represents a family of products that provide tested, trusted solutions that architects, building owners, and contractors turn to for all their roofing and waterproofing project needs.

HydroStop delivers sustainable roofing and waterproofing solutions that won’t come out of warranty until you tear the building down. Install a HydroStop roof system, and simply maintain roof surface and recoat as needed to extend the warranty for the life of the building.

Modified Bitumen Roofing

Polymer-modified bitumen membranes are engineered waterproofing materials using asphalt-based bitumen and advanced polymers. Modified bitumen membranes are attached to the substrate by hot asphalt, heat fusing, or cold-applied adhesives to form a strong, flexible, puncture-resistant material.

They combine the reliability of time-proven hot asphalt-applied built roofing systems with the modern benefits of flexible plastic additives and polyester/fiberglass reinforcement roofing technology to create a reliable roofing structure.

Built-Up Roofing (Tar and Gravel)

Applied over low-slope roof decks, a built-up roof consists of two or more plies of fiberglass-reinforced felts that are saturated with bituminous asphalt materials. We also have the option of using more advanced substrate materials to minimize environmental impact while delivering a roof with a longer service life.

Contact Atlantic Craftsman Co for additional information on flat and low slope roofing options for both residential and commercial applications!

Choose Our Affordable Asphalt Shingles for Your Next Roof Install in Chesapeake, VA

Asphalt shingles are the most popular choice for roof coverings in North America and the type of roof most commonly installed by roofing contractors in the Chesapeake region. Atlantic Craftsman LLC has installed thousands of shingle roofs on homes of all sizes over the past four decades, most of which are still providing reliable protection.

Asphalt roofs are among the most affordable roofing options, can be installed quickly, and provide durable protection against most weather conditions.

Today’s shingles are made with an asphalt or lighter-weight fiberglass base. They are available in different grades. The better the grade, the longer the life expectancy, which can range from 15 to more than 30 years. The asphalt covering is actually a composite made up of either a fiberglass or rag mat with asphalt that is covered with colored mineral granules.

Asphalt and fiberglass shingles come in a variety of colors and styles and can be arranged in many patterns to create an attractive look for your roof. Higher grade shingles are thicker and more substantial and provide greater protection with longer service life.

One of the most important advantages of a shingle roof is its flexibility when it comes to repairs. Individual shingles may be replaced if damaged. In certain circumstances, a shingle roof can be installed over an existing roof of asphalt shingles, eliminating the need for “tear-off” to remove the old roof.

Choose Your Level of Protection

Atlantic Craftsman Co is a GAF-certified roofing contractor. GAF offers three distinct levels of shingle quality and protection, plus a remarkably affordable slate shingle option. We’ll help you select the one that is right for your home’s design and location. Some of your shingle options include:

• Three-Tab (3-Tab) Shingles: Affordable basic protection for projects on a limited budget
• Timberline® Lifetime Shingles: Protect and beautify your home with Timberline® shingles, North America’s #1-selling shingles that now have a lifetime limited warranty
• Designer Lifetime Shingles: Beautiful, stylish, and exceptionally durable, Designer Lifetime shingles will make your home the envy of the neighborhood!
• TruSlate Shingles: Affordable, genuine slate roofing

Choose Your Shingle Style

GAF provides a wide array of shingle styles. Choose the best look for your home with the GAF Shingle Style Guide.

We’re 100% Committed to the Protection of Your Most Valuable Asset

When you install a GAF Advanced Protection Shingle, you’re getting the very best combination of weight and performance that modern manufacturing technology can deliver. In fact, no one makes a better asphalt shingle for:

• Toughness
• Granule adhesion
• Wind uplift resistance
• Flexibility
• Fire resistance

But more than that, GAF’s history of innovation has supported continuous warranty upgrades that exceed competitors’ coverage. That’s why GAF has confidently increased the warranty on all of their laminated shingles to lifetime. *GAF is the first in the roofing industry to offer this unprecedented level of warranty protection, so why settle for anything less?

*The word “lifetime” means as long as the original individual owner of a single-family detached residence (or the second owner in certain circumstances) owns the property where the shingles are installed.

Maximum Protection Against Wind Disasters

According to the Institute for Business & Home Safety, more than 60% of all homes in the U.S. are vulnerable to damage from high winds. That’s why GAF’s Advanced Protection shingles are leading the way to ensure your protection.

GAF’s special Dura Grip® adhesive seals our shingles so tightly that they pass the industry’s two toughest wind resistance tests:

• ASTM D3161, Class F, 110 mph
• ASTM D7158, Class H, 150 mph

GAF is the first manufacturer that can say that all of its shingles pass these two critical wind resistance tests. Since wind from hurricanes and tornadoes cause more than $6 billion each year in property damage, you need all the protection you can get.

How Do Experts View Advanced Protection?

Some people think asphalt shingles are just low-tech, but GAF has turned the art of making roofing shingles into a science with its Advanced Protection™ shingles.

Utilizing some of the most advanced design, manufacturing, and testing techniques available in any industry (including computer simulation technology originally developed for the Space Shuttle), the result is today’s most advanced roofing technology.

How Does Advanced Protection Impact the Environment?

GAF’s Advanced Protection shingles:

• Eliminate the unnecessary waste of natural resources, because they use less asphalt and natural limestone
• Reduce transportation waste, because they are weight-optimized to use less fuel to transport while reducing wear-and-tear on transportation equipment
• Result in less landfill waste, when your shingles are eventually replaced
• Can be recycled to benefit the environment. Used asphalt shingles have traditionally not been recycled—they’ve just been thrown into landfills. That’s why GAF supports a new recycling program that will allow our contractors to recycle old shingles for re-use in roadways!

Whether you're looking for roof installation, roof repair, or roof replacement in Chesapeake, VA, call Atlantic Craftsman Co today to learn more or for your free home roofing estimate!