When a Fairwood roof is past patching
A lot of the housing stock in Fairwood went up during the same building waves, which means whole pockets of the neighborhood tend to hit roof replacement age around the same time. If your home falls into that window, watching for the right signals saves you from paying for repairs that only delay the inevitable.
- Shingles curling, cupping, or going bald as the granules wash into the gutters and downspouts
- Repeated leaks that keep coming back in different spots after each fix
- Sagging rooflines or soft decking you can feel underfoot
- Daylight or moisture in the attic, especially along the north-facing slopes that hold snow longest
- An age past 25-30 years on a typical asphalt roof in this region
When several of these stack up, replacing the whole system costs less over time than chasing one failure after another.
What full re-roofing actually involves
A complete replacement is more than swapping the visible shingles. We tear off the old material down to the deck, inspect and repair any rotted sheathing, then rebuild the roof as a connected system designed for Inland Northwest weather.
- Ice and water shield at the eaves and valleys where ice dams form
- Synthetic underlayment as a secondary moisture barrier
- New flashing at chimneys, walls, and penetrations
- Balanced intake and exhaust ventilation to slow the freeze-thaw cycle that destroys decking
- GAF architectural shingles rated to stand up to wind and hail
Because we are GAF Master Elite certified, a designation held by only the top 2-3 percent of roofers nationwide, your finished roof qualifies for the GAF Golden Pledge coverage of 25 to 50 years on top of our own 15-25 year workmanship warranty.
Built for north Spokane winters
Homes in this part of the county take a beating that milder regions never see. Heavy snow loads sit for weeks, daytime melt refreezes overnight, and the resulting ice dams push water up under shingles that were never sealed for it. Spring and summer then bring wind and hail.
We build every Fairwood roof with those realities first, not as an afterthought. Proper eave protection, tight valleys, and correct attic ventilation are what keep a roof from failing early between Whitworth and Mead, and they are the details a quick bid often skips.
a 15-25 year workmanship warranty with your replacement
Gutters and roofs work as one drainage system, so it makes little sense to install a new roof and leave aging, sagging gutters to dump meltwater against your foundation. With every full roof replacement in Fairwood, we include a 15-25 year workmanship warranty at no extra cost.
For most homes in the neighborhood that covers the entire run, giving you a roof and gutter system that sheds snowmelt and rain together the way it should.
Working with a family-owned local crew
DG Contracting has been replacing roofs across north Spokane since 2013, and we live and work in the same conditions your home faces. We are licensed and insured in both Washington and Idaho, and our work has earned a 5.0 rating across 288 Google reviews.
Every replacement starts with a free, no-pressure estimate where we walk the roof, show you what we find, and lay out your options. Flexible financing is available so a needed roof does not have to wait, and we keep the jobsite clean and respectful of your established Fairwood neighborhood from tear-off to final cleanup.
