Sunset Hills mixes 1950s through 1970s houses on generous lots with newer teardown rebuilds, so two neighbours can need completely different work. Heated gutter and ice management questions come up here more than most of the county.
Ice and water management comes up here more than most of the county. Older Sunset Hills houses with deep eaves and heavy insulation but weak intake ventilation build ice at the eave line, and the water backs up under the shingles. Heated gutters get sold as the fix. Usually the real fix is ventilation and proper ice barrier at the eaves, which costs less and lasts longer.
Arrowhead Roofing & Exteriors works throughout Sunset Hills and the rest of St. Louis County out of our office in Weldon Spring. Free inspections, honest assessments, and a ten-year workmanship warranty on our installations. Call 636-730-0405.
Roofing services we provide in Sunset Hills
- roof repair, from a single failed pipe boot to a slope that needs rebuilding
- Full roof replacement, including tear-off, decking repair and new flashing
- hail damage repair and wind damage repair, documented properly for a claim
- emergency roof repair when something is open to the weather right now
- Free roof inspection with photographs of anything we find
- architectural shingle roofing and metal roofing
- attic ventilation, gutters and downspouts and chimney flashing repair
Complicated roofs need more than a shingle price
A simple gable is hard to get wrong. A roof with six planes, three dormers, a chimney, long valleys and a couple of changes in pitch is where the difference between crews shows up. Water does not get in through the middle of a shingle field. It gets in at transitions: valleys, step flashing along walls, chimney counterflashing, skylight curbs and pipe boots.
On Sunset Hills houses we price the flashing work as part of the job rather than reusing what is there to keep the number down. If a bid on a complicated roof comes in well under everyone else, the flashing is usually where the money came out. Ask any contractor you are considering what they intend to do at the valleys and the chimney, and see whether you get a specific answer. We also handle chimney flashing repair on its own when that is the only real problem.
Commercial roofing in Sunset Hills
Commercial roofing is a large part of what we do, not a sideline. If you own or manage a building in Sunset Hills we handle:
- flat roofing systems and low-slope roofs, including TPO roofing and modified bitumen
- commercial roof replacement with a phased plan if the budget needs one
- Leak tracing and seam, flashing, drain and scupper repair
- Documented condition reports for capital planning and insurance
- commercial gutters and downspouts
- Scheduled maintenance so small failures do not become a tear-off
The difference between commercial and residential work is not just the membrane. It is that a commercial roof has to be fixed without shutting your tenants or your operation down, and it has to be documented well enough that you can put it in a budget. We give you a condition report with photographs and a straight answer on whether the roof has years left or needs replacing this cycle. Getting three more winters out of a roof with planned repairs is often the right call, and we will say so.
After a storm
Severe weather in this region does not always announce itself on the roof. Check your gutters for granule buildup, look for shingle pieces in the yard, and watch for new staining on upstairs ceilings. If anything looks off, we will do a free roof inspection and tell you whether it is a roof repair, an insurance claim, or nothing at all. We can also help with the insurance claim help if it comes to that.
Where we work from
Sunset Hills is inside our regular service area and we work there every week. Our office is at 6020 Weldon Spring Pkwy, Weldon Spring, MO 63304. We do not keep a separate storefront in every town we serve, and we would rather say that plainly than list addresses that are really just mailboxes.
Common questions
How do you price a roof with this many planes?
We measure it properly rather than pulling a satellite estimate. Complicated roofs are exactly where remote measurements come in short and the number changes after work starts.
Why is my quote higher than my neighbor’s?
Roof planes, pitch, valleys, dormers, chimneys and skylights all add labor and flashing material. Two houses on the same street can differ by a lot. What should not differ is whether the flashing gets replaced.
Can you repair just one section?
Often, yes. If the shingle field is sound and the problem is at a valley or a wall transition, a targeted roof repair is the honest answer and we will say so.
Sunset Hills is part of our St. Louis County service area
See everywhere we work in the county on our St. Louis County roofing page, or the full Arrowhead service area across the Greater St. Louis region. We also have pages for Chesterfield, Wildwood, Ballwin, Eureka, Ladue, Frontenac, Brentwood, Affton, Maplewood, Creve Coeur, Hazelwood, Oakville.
Get a free roof inspection in Sunset Hills
We will come out, get on the roof, and tell you what we actually find, including when the answer is that your roof has years left. Call 636-730-0405 or send us a message and we will get you on the schedule. There is no charge for the inspection and no obligation afterward.