Roofing in Shawnee, KS

Shawnee has one of the wider spreads of housing age in Johnson County. The eastern neighborhoods near Nieman Road are postwar and modest, with simple gable roofs and the small square footage that came with them. Head west toward Monticello and the construction gets progressively newer and bigger. Those two extremes need completely different conversations: on the older stock the question is usually whether the decking is sound, and on the newer stock it is usually whether the details were done right the first time.

The postwar housing on the east side frequently has original 1x6 board decking with gaps between the boards. Modern shingle warranties assume a solid nailing surface, and a nail that lands in a gap holds nothing. When we tear off one of those roofs we sheet over the boards with proper decking rather than shingling back onto a surface that will not hold fasteners. It adds cost, and it is the difference between a roof that lasts and one that starts backing nails out in five years.

Shawnee sits on the northern edge of the Johnson County storm track and catches wind as often as hail. Straight-line wind does its damage at the edges, the rake, the eave, the ridge, lifting and creasing shingles that then fail from the crease outward. Creased shingles do not look dramatic from the ground but they are compromised, and they are legitimate storm damage that adjusters will scope when someone documents them.

Shawnee is around 9 miles southwest of downtown Kansas City, and Johnson County jobs are handled by the same KC team that works the metro. Our Kansas City line, 913-281-6000, is staffed around the clock. For Kansas work we're licensed under KS14-004306.