Roofs Built for Wind and Rain in Scranton
Scranton is farm country. The town sits on US 52 in the southern part of Florence County, a few miles north of Lake City, and outside of the handful of streets near the highway it is mostly flat fields, tree lines and long driveways. On a lot of properties the house is only one of the roofs: there is a shop, an equipment shed, a carport, maybe an old barn that has been standing longer than anyone living there.
That changes what a roofing job looks like here. People call us about the house, and while we are there they ask about the shed with the rusted panels or the barn roof that has been rattling in the wind. We are glad to look at all of it.
Wind Across the Fields, Limbs Along the Tree Lines
Flat, open land does not slow the wind down. A summer thunderstorm can push straight-line gusts across a plowed field and hit a house broadside, and the damage shows up at the edges first: shingles lifted along the rakes, ridge caps torn off, metal panels pulled up at the eaves where the screws have loosened. Spring severe-weather season sometimes brings tornado warnings to the Pee Dee too, and hail now and then.
Hurricane remnants matter out here as well. Matthew in 2016 and Florence in 2018 dropped trees and days of rain across the county, and a roof that held through the wind can still leak once the water has nowhere to go. Most homes have pines somewhere close, whether in the yard or along the edge of the field, and a limb that comes down in a storm can crack decking that looks fine from the ground. If that has happened to you, here is what we do the week after a storm.
The Houses and Buildings Out Here
Scranton homes run from older frame farmhouses with porch roofs and add-on rooms, to brick ranches, to manufactured homes and newer houses on family land. Most have shingles. Many of the outbuildings and some of the houses have exposed-fastener metal, and that metal has its own list of problems: screws that back out as the panels heat and cool every day, rubber washers that crack, rust at the laps, and leaks where the panels meet a ridge cap or a wall.
Metal is also what a lot of people out here want when the old roof finally goes, for the house or the shop. It sheds pine needles, stands up to wind when it is fastened right, and lasts a long time. If you are weighing metal over a shop or a house, we will walk you through the options on site.
After a Storm Out This Way
Scranton is a fair drive down US 52 from Florence, past Coward, and an address in the form helps us find the right farm road. When a storm has just come through, we sort calls by what is actually leaking: open roofs and active leaks get tarped first, then we come back for the full inspection and repair.
On the day we come out, we look at every roof you want us to see. For a property with three or four buildings, you get one quote that lists each one separately, so you can do the house now and the barn later if that suits you. The same open-field wind and old pole barns carry on just down the road in Lake City.
Start With the Form
Send your name, a phone number and a short note about what is going on. Mention the outbuildings too, if they need a look. The address is optional but helps us plan the route. We will call you back and set a time.