Bellingham craftsman roof replacement

This 1912 craftsman in the Lettered Streets had its last re-roof in the mid-1990s and was showing all the signs: cupped shingles at the ridges, granule loss in the gutters, and a persistent leak around the chimney flashing every time the wind came out of the south.

The homeowners wanted a re-roof that would look right on a historic craftsman without sacrificing performance. We specified an architectural-grade asphalt shingle in a deep charcoal that reads as period-appropriate slate from the street, upgraded the underlayment to a synthetic membrane with ice-and-water shield at all eaves and valleys, and rebuilt the chimney flashing from scratch with proper step and counter flashing.

The old roof came off in a single day. Deck inspection revealed two areas of delaminated sheathing near the chimney — replaced with matching plywood before underlayment. New shingles, ridge cap, and a zinc strip at the ridge to keep the north-facing slope moss-free went on over the next two days. Total site time: four working days.

1912 craftsman, Lettered Streets, Bellingham.

Full tear-off, deck repair, re-roof with architectural shingles.

Architectural asphalt shingle, synthetic underlayment, zinc ridge strip.