Holden sits higher than most of the towns around Worcester, and you feel it every January. Snow comes earlier, stays longer and piles deeper on your roof. Many homes here are capes, ranches and colonials on wooded lots, which means shade, moss on north-facing shingles and gutters full of pine needles by October. That wears out an exterior faster than it would on the same house down in the valley.
The biggest risk is ice. Deep snow melts from attic heat, runs to a cold eave and freezes into a dam. Water backs up under your shingles and drips into walls and ceilings. Wind coming across open ridges peels back shingles that were nailed too high. Siding on shaded walls stays damp, and that moisture creeps into any seam nobody taped.
We put your roof back with architectural asphalt shingle in a high-wind nailing pattern, with flashing and roof details done by hand at every wall, chimney and valley. If you want to stop fighting snow, standing seam metal sheds it fast. On the walls, we tape and seal the Tyvek before siding goes up. It's a short drive north from our Auburn shop.
What we see on Holden houses
- Deep, long-lasting snow load on capes and ranches
- Moss and constant damp on shaded, wooded lots
- Pine needles packing gutters and downspouts
- Shingles lifted by wind on exposed hillside homes
