Most roofs we do are completed in a single day. That said, it depends on the size of your home, the complexity of your roof, what's currently on it, and what system we're installing. A traditional Malarkey Vista shingle on an average Des Moines home — one day. Malarkey Windsors, which are a heavier, more premium shingle, typically run two to three days. DECRA stone-coated steel, our most premium system, is usually three to four days. The more complex the roof, the more complex the system has to be — more parts, more cuts, more flashings, more precision. That time investment is what separates a roof that lasts from one that doesn't. We show up in the morning with our full crew, a dump trailer, and all materials at once. By the time we leave, your old roof is gone, your new one is on, and your yard has been magnetized and cleaned. Most homeowners are surprised at how fast and clean the process is.

This is one of the most common questions we get, and the honest answer is — most of the time it's not a repair situation, even when homeowners think it is. People don't start thinking about their roof until something happens. And when something happens, the instinct is to fix that one thing and move on. But a roof isn't like a car where you replace the brake pads and you're good. It's a system. When you have a failure, it's generally just the first one you've noticed — not the only one. Here are the signs we look for that tell us a roof is in system failure rather than needing a spot repair: shingles blowing off, granule loss filling your gutters, shingles that are no longer sealed down and flap in the wind or rise at the edges, shining around shingle edges, or water getting into your home. Any one of these on its own is worth a free consultation. More than one and you're almost certainly looking at replacement, not repair. Repairs make sense when a storm or isolated event affects just one specific section of an otherwise healthy roof, or when general maintenance like resealing exposed nails is needed. But if your roof is showing age, we'd rather give you an honest assessment than sell you a repair that buys you six months.

I've been in this industry long enough to see what works, what protects homes, and what is actually built to last. These two products aren't even in the same category as traditional asphalt shingles. Malarkey shingles almost seem too good to be true after a hail storm. You walk a roof that took a serious hit and the shingles look as good as the day they were installed. The reason is how they're made. Malarkey uses synthetic polymers that don't require the super-heating or oxidation process that traditional asphalt shingles go through. That manufacturing process is actually what destroys traditional shingles — you cook the oils and pliability right out of the product. That's why you get a gutter full of granules right after a traditional roof gets installed. You've essentially knocked decades off its life before the first rain falls. With Malarkey, the oils stay in the shingle. The flexibility stays. The performance stays. DECRA is a completely different animal. It's a stone-coated alumisteel product with interlocking panels that has been engineered and refined since World War II. It's extraordinarily resilient to storms and wind, it has a designer look that's unlike anything else on a roof, and it has a track record that spans decades. Its only real downside is price — it's a premium investment. But for the right homeowner who wants the last roof they'll ever need to think about, it's the answer.

We pull into your driveway in the morning with our full crew, a dump trailer, and all of your materials at once. We don't stage jobs or make multiple trips — everything arrives together so we can work efficiently without disrupting your day any longer than necessary. We start with tear-off, removing your old roofing and loading it directly into our trailer as we go. Once the deck is clean, we install underlayments, edge metals, and all flashings. Then starter strip, then we begin shingling. Toward the end of the job we install the proper ventilation and cap, and seal any exposed nails from vents or cap. When the roof is done, we do a full cleanup — magnetizing the entire home and yard to pick up any nails, cleaning debris out of your gutters, loading all waste and leftover materials. When we pull out of your driveway the job is done. Most homeowners tell us they're surprised how clean we leave things.

We back our work with a 5-year in-house labor warranty — meaning if something goes wrong with the installation, we come back and make it right, no questions asked. On materials, the base Malarkey warranty is 40 years prorated. But through our certifications as a Malarkey Emerald Premium contractor, we're able to offer upgraded warranty packages including 50-year non-prorated material coverage and up to 25 years of labor warranty through Malarkey directly. That's one of the strongest warranty packages available in the industry and it's only available through certified installers. When you're comparing contractors, ask about warranty. A lot of companies offer the standard manufacturer warranty that any contractor can provide. The enhanced coverage we offer is different — it requires certification, it requires meeting installation standards, and it's backed by the manufacturer not just the contractor.