Portland ME Roof Pros provides professional asphalt shingle roofs in Portland, ME for residential and commercial properties across southern Maine. Asphalt covers most roofs in Portland and it should. It is the cheapest square foot on the market, it handles this climate, and on a house whose real problem is the trim at the edge, spending the covering budget on something exotic is money in the wrong place.
Our opinion on product is direct. The mid-weight laminated architectural shingle from any of the major manufacturers is the right buy for almost every house here. The designer lines above it cost forty to sixty percent more, carry the same wind rating, and buy you a shadow line you will notice from the sidewalk for about a week. Three-tab is a false economy at current pricing and we no longer install it on residential work.
What actually determines whether a shingle roof lasts is underneath it. A self-adhered ice barrier at the eaves and in every valley. Synthetic underlayment across the field rather than felt, which tears when a board deck moves. Six fasteners per shingle rather than four, set in the reinforced nailing band, driven flush and not overdriven into a soft board.
Board sheathing deserves its own paragraph because this city is full of it. Nominal one-by boards shrink apart over a century, and a fastener landing in a gap wider than three-eighths of an inch holds nothing. A shingle held by four of its six nails is a shingle waiting for a nor'easter. Where we find it we quote a thin overlay panel across the plane; where we do not, we leave the deck alone and say so.
Cold weather changes the install rather than preventing it. Shingles laid below about forty degrees will not seal to each other from solar heat alone until the following spring, so every tab in the first courses and every cut edge at hips and rakes gets hand-sealed with roof cement as we go. We schedule the way the thermometer allows and we tell you which half of the year you are buying in.
The one thing we will not do on a shingle roof is sell you a coating for it later. There is no product that meaningfully extends a worn asphalt roof, and the ones marketed for it trap moisture in the mat and shorten what is left. It is the one upsell in this trade we will never make.
Our licensed and insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — self-adhered ice barrier membrane at eaves and in every valley, over-fascia intake vents slotted through sheathing instead of painted soffit, board sheathing overlay panel where plank gaps outrun a fastener's grip, concealed-clip standing seam panel in a Kynar finish, counterflashing let into a raked mortar joint and repointed, soldered stainless liners fitted inside built-in cornice troughs — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve Portland and nearby communities including South Portland, Westbrook, Scarborough, Gorham.
What We Handle
Everything our asphalt shingle roofs in Portland covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of asphalt shingle roofs work in Portland, ME. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
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Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our Portland services.
Materials, equipment and how we do asphalt shingle roofs
The difference between asphalt shingle roofs that lasts and asphalt shingle roofs that gets redone in three years is almost always preparation and materials, not the finish you see on day one. We work with self-adhered ice barrier membrane at eaves and in every valley, over-fascia intake vents slotted through sheathing instead of painted soffit, board sheathing overlay panel where plank gaps outrun a fastener's grip, concealed-clip standing seam panel in a Kynar finish, spec them to the job instead of to the invoice, and write the material grades into the free estimate so you know exactly what you are buying.
Every Portland job runs the same way: site walk and measurements, written scope and fixed price, protection of the surrounding area, then the work itself with a daily clean-up. Years of roofing work in southern Maine means we have already met whatever your property is going to throw at us — awkward access, older construction, an HOA with opinions.
Where we do asphalt shingle roofs outside Portland
Portland ME Roof Pros covers Portland and the surrounding communities of southern Maine. Crews run out to the same nearby cities every week, so an out-of-town job does not mean an out-of-town price.
- Asphalt Shingle Roofs in South Portland, ME — Cumberland County, population 26,498
- Asphalt Shingle Roofs in Westbrook, ME — Cumberland County, population 20,400
- Asphalt Shingle Roofs in Scarborough, ME — Cumberland County, population 22,135
- Asphalt Shingle Roofs in Gorham, ME — Cumberland County, population 18,336
- Asphalt Shingle Roofs in Windham, ME — Cumberland County, population 18,434
- Asphalt Shingle Roofs in Falmouth, ME — Cumberland County, population 12,444
Start on the Portland ME Roof Pros homepage for a free estimate, or call (844) 511-2320 and describe the job.
Why Portland Chooses Portland ME Roof Pros
- ✓Every estimate carries two numbers, the covering and the painted roof edge, because in this city they are governed by different rules and only one of them behaves predictably
- ✓The report opens with your build year pulled from the City of Portland assessor's record, not guessed from the sidewalk by somebody looking at your clapboards
- ✓We are not lead inspectors and never pose as them; Maine law reserves identifying a hazard to a licensed inspector or risk assessor, and our reports say so in those words
- ✓Sound paint over sound wood gets left alone, and we will hand you a written estimate stating that the correct spend on your cornice this year is nothing
The standards behind asphalt shingle roofs
Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The asphalt shingle roofs work we do in Portland follows published industry standards: NRCA publishes the Roofing Manual, the industry's reference for details and slope minimums, and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association sets the shingle application and ventilation guidance the warranties reference. If a contractor cannot tell you which standard a detail comes from, that is worth asking about before you sign.
Every asphalt shingle roofs project in Portland gets the same attention, whether it is a single room or a full commercial job. We show up on schedule, keep the site clean, and stand behind the work — the estimate is free and there is no pressure.
Ready to get started? Call (844) 511-2320 for a free asphalt shingle roofs free estimate in Portland, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.