Roofing Contractor in Mabton, WA

Roofs at the Foot of the Horse Heaven Hills

Mabton lies in Yakima County on State Route 22, south across the Yakima River from Grandview, right where the Horse Heaven Hills rise up from the valley floor. Around it is farm country: dairies, hay fields and row crops. The climate is dry, with hot summers, cold winters and very little rain.

The hills matter to your roof. Wind comes down off that open ground with nothing to slow it, and it pulls at the weakest parts of a roof first: the starter row at the eaves, the rake edges along the gable ends, and the ridge cap on top. Once a shingle loses its seal, each gust lifts it a bit more. Add months of hard summer sun that dries out the shingles, and you get a roof that looks fine from the driveway but is coming loose at the edges.

Metal Roofing in Mabton

Metal roofs are common on shops, barns and outbuildings around Mabton, and they leak in their own way. Exposed-fastener panels are held down by hundreds of screws, each sealed with a rubber washer. The metal grows and shrinks with the daily swing from hot afternoons to cool nights, the screws gradually back out, and the washers dry and crack in the sun.

Each loose screw becomes a small leak, often right over equipment or stored hay. We inspect and repair these roofs, replacing worn fasteners, resealing laps and trim, and fixing flashing, as part of our commercial roofing in Mabton. If you are weighing metal against asphalt shingles for a house, we will talk it through honestly: metal handles wind and sun well but depends on its fasteners and flashing, while shingles are simpler to repair one piece at a time. We would rather help you choose well than push one material.

Roof Replacement in Mabton

Sometimes the honest answer is that patching will not keep up. A roof replacement in Mabton begins with a full tear-off so we can see the decking.

Building codes generally allow no more than two layers of shingles, so a roof that already has two must come down to the boards anyway. Older farmhouses may have spaced board sheathing meant for wood shakes, which needs solid decking added before shingles go on. From there we install new underlayment, edge metal, flashing and ventilation, and we nail the starter course and ridge with the hill wind in mind. Our crew arrives when we say we will and cleans up nails and debris before we leave.

Gutters, Storm Damage and Emergency Roofing in Mabton

In farm country, gutters fill with dust and chaff over a dry summer and then overflow at the first real storm or snowmelt. We clean out, repair and install gutters and downspouts in Mabton so water runs away from your walls and foundation instead of down them. When wind or winter weather opens up a roof, our emergency roofing in Mabton covers the damage to keep water out, and we work directly with your insurance company on the storm-damage claim. We also serve Mabton's neighbor just north across the river in Grandview, and northeast along the valley in Prosser.