Professional Roofing Services in Provincetown, MA

Roofing in Provincetown: what's different here

Provincetown is the end of the Cape and unlike anywhere else on it: dense, historic, and almost entirely within a local historic district. Houses sit inches apart on narrow lots along Commercial and Bradford Streets, many are 150 to 250 years old, and a large share have been converted to condos, guesthouses and rentals. Exterior work here means tight access, careful staging, historic review for anything visible from the street, and materials that survive salt air from three directions. Provincetown is about 75 minutes from Centerville, and we schedule these projects as continuous blocks.

Provincetown roofs are close together, steep and often visible from the street, so material and color may need Historic District Commission approval. We stage carefully on tight lots and protect the neighboring buildings.

A Cape Cod roof works harder than almost any roof in the country. It takes nor'easters from October to April, salt air all year, blazing summer sun and freeze-thaw cycles that lift shingles and open seams. Most roofs we replace on the Cape failed early because of one of three things: shingles installed with too few nails for a high-wind zone, no ice-and-water membrane at the eaves and valleys, or ventilation so poor the plywood rotted from underneath.

We fix all three on every job. Our roofing work starts with a full inspection of the decking, then a proper underlayment system, ice-and-water membrane where the code requires it and beyond where the exposure calls for it, and shingles fastened for the wind ratings the Cape actually sees. We pull the building permit, schedule the inspection, and leave you with a roof that is documented, warrantied by the manufacturer, and built for the next twenty years of Cape Cod weather.