Ethel Project: Rotted Deck Section Rebuilt Under New Landmark Shingles

A Rotted Deck Section Rebuilt on an Ethel Home

This Ethel home had an older gray shingle roof with a busy layout: an eight-sided hip section, a second-story bay, and a low metal roof over the porch. Roof Rescue tore it down to the deck, rebuilt the section that had rotted out, and put the whole roof back together in a single install day.

What went on the roof

• Full tear-off of the old shingles and underlayment, down to the deck.
• New OSB decking over a section beside the metal porch roof that was opened all the way to the rafters, plus other areas where the deck needed it.
• TriBuilt synthetic roofing underlayment across the full deck, with ice and water shield called for in the valleys and transitions.
• CertainTeed Landmark architectural shingles in Georgetown Gray, capped with CertainTeed Shadow Ridge hip and ridge in the same color.
• New drip edge, pipe flashing and vents as part of the replacement scope.

What the old roof was showing

Up close, the shingles had weathered flat and at least one spot had broken open, with splintered wood showing through the hole. That is the kind of damage a patch can cover for a while, but it does not tell you what is happening to the wood underneath.

Opened to the rafters beside the porch roof

Once the old shingles came off, the section running along the metal porch roof did not hold up. The crew cut it out down to the rafters, and the photos show darkened, deteriorated wood and the insulation below exposed to open air.

That section was rebuilt with new OSB sheets fastened to the framing before anything else went back on. New shingles do not hold well in wood in that condition, so it had to be fixed while the roof was open.

Dried in with synthetic underlayment

With the deck solid again, the crew covered it in TriBuilt synthetic underlayment. Synthetic lies flat, sheds water while the roof is open, and stands up to foot traffic over a long summer install day. The scope also called for ice and water shield in the valleys and transitions, where water concentrates.

Landmark shingles on an eight-way hip

The finished roof is CertainTeed Landmark, a dimensional architectural shingle, in Georgetown Gray. The eight-sided hip section means eight hip lines meeting at one peak, and each one was capped with Shadow Ridge hip and ridge shingles so the lines run clean into the top.

A clean edge where shingles meet metal

Where the new shingle roof runs into the low metal porch roof, the crew measured the edge along the metal as the last courses went on. Transitions like this are where leaks tend to start, so it got the same attention as the main field.

Roughly 16 squares, one install day

The roof came to roughly 16 squares of material. Materials were picked up that morning, and the tear-off, deck repair, dry-in and shingles all happened the same day, with the finished roof photographed that evening.

Thinking about your own roof in Ethel?

Roof Rescue handles roof work across Ethel, Slaughter, Zachary and the wider Baton Rouge area. See our roofing services in Ethel, or read how we approach a full roof replacement when a roof has reached the end of its life. You can also schedule a free roof inspection, and we will tell you plainly what your roof needs.