From Glencoe's century-old worker cottages to Rockwood Acres' mid-century ranches, we strip every Burlington roof to bare deck and rebuild it true to the house.
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Yes, though the tear-off itself takes the same amount of care either way. A Glencoe-area cottage roof from the 1880s comes off in careful sections, since the decking underneath is frequently original, and the new one goes back on to that same low, simple pitch instead of a modern profile.
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Out in Rockwood Acres, Brookwood Subdivision, and Westview Terrace, the postwar single-story houses from Burlington's mid-to-late-twentieth-century growth take a standard architectural-shingle tear-off instead. 23 full replacements sit on our Burlington book, spread across both eras of housing. A city-limits address pulls its permit from City of Burlington Inspections Department; an unincorporated Alamance County address instead answers to the county's own inspections desk, and we sort out which applies before anything gets filed.
We photograph every slope and walk you through exactly what we found. No pressure, no jargon.
A single honest number with material options and financing. We help document an insurance claim if it is storm damage.
Most roofs go on in a single day. We protect the landscaping and sweep every nail before we leave.
- Complete tear-off down to the decking, never a layover on top of old shingles
- Decking inspection and replacement of any rotten or soft sheathing
- New synthetic underlayment, ice-and-water shield in the valleys, and drip edge
- New step flashing and pipe boots at chimneys, walls, and penetrations
- Manufacturer-certified shingles installed to spec for the full warranty
- Ridge ventilation corrected so the new roof breathes properly
- Landscaping, siding, and gutters protected for the entire job
- Full cleanup with a magnetic nail sweep of the yard and driveway
Signs to Watch For. Caught Early, Fixed for Less.
If any of these sound familiar, book a free documented inspection — slope-by-slope photos, a straight answer on how much life the roof has left, and one fixed price if it is time. If a repair is the smarter spend, that is what we will tell you.
Full Tear-Off vs. Going Over the Old Roof
- Two layers is the NC legal ceiling, not a goal
- A layover hides the decking rot you are fixing
- Best-tier warranties require a clean tear-off
Decking Inspection: What Rot Actually Looks Like
- Rot clusters at eaves, valleys, and chimneys
- A shingle is only as good as the wood under it
- Bad wood is photographed before we replace it
Attic Ventilation: The Step Most Roofs Get Wrong
- Intake low at the soffits, exhaust at the ridge
- Exhaust without intake starves the whole system
- Trapped heat ages a roof from the inside out
Underlayment and Where Ice-and-Water Shield Goes
- Synthetic underlayment beats felt in humidity
- Ice-and-water membrane seals around every nail
- It goes in valleys, eaves, and penetrations
The Warranty Logic: What Actually Unlocks the Best Coverage
- Product warranty is separate from workmanship
- Most leaks trace to install, not the shingles
- Off-brand accessories can void the coverage
Material Lifespan and How Install Quality Changes It
- Shingles are rated 25-30 years installed right
- Pine debris traps moisture and eats granules
- Poor ventilation bakes shingles from below
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A full roof replacement on a Knollwood home, one of 23 finished across Burlington. Every completed job in this book opens with a documented inspection, photographed before a single shingle comes off. Knollwood is one of the residential streets named in our Burlington book, alongside the heavier concentration of finished replacements in Rockwood Acres and Brookwood Subdivision.
23 full roof replacements completed in Burlington.
Source: Mabrey Roofing completed-jobs book
Two offices split Burlington's roofing permits. City of Burlington Inspections Department covers anything inside the city line; cross into unincorporated Alamance County and the county's own inspections desk takes over instead. Gibsonville, Whitsett, and Graham addresses answer to yet another town or county office, so we confirm the right one before filing.
Tropical Storm Chantal's stalled rainfall on July 6, 2025 broke a decades-old daily reading at Burlington's airport gauge, and the Haw River climbed to major flood stage that same week; on an older roof already near the end of its service life, that kind of saturating rain often turns a slow leak into a full-replacement call.
Glencoe Mill Village's worker cottages can still carry their original 1880s decking, so a tear-off there opens with a hands-on look at what's underneath, and soft or delaminated wood gets replaced before any new shingle goes down.
Knollwood is one of the residential streets behind that count, with the heaviest concentration of finished replacements in Rockwood Acres and Brookwood Subdivision.
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- A real person answers. No phone tree, no pressure to commit.
- Free documented inspection: photos and a written report before any quote.
- Straight answers on cost, insurance, and financing, even when the answer is a repair, not a replacement.
Yes. A city-limits address pulls its permit from City of Burlington Inspections Department; cross into unincorporated Alamance County and the paperwork instead answers to the county's own desk, with Gibsonville, Whitsett, and Graham each filing through a separate town or county office of their own. We sort out the right one before anything gets filed.
Possibly, even on a roof that looked fine right after the storm. Chantal's rainfall soaked ground and roofing systems across the county in July 2025, and on an older shingle roof already close to the end of its service life, that kind of soak can be the tipping point toward a full replacement rather than another patch. A documented inspection gives you the honest read.
Yes. We open with a look at the original decking under those 1880s worker-cottage roofs, then carry the existing low-pitched profile forward on the new roof rather than swapping in whatever tear-off kit works for a modern subdivision.
23 full replacements completed across Burlington, concentrated in Rockwood Acres and Brookwood Subdivision, with further work in Knollwood, Westview Terrace, The Glen, and Country Club Forest, plus corridor work out toward Altamahaw and Pleasant Grove.
Free, documented inspections across Burlington and Alamance County. A real estimator within the hour, no pressure.