Metal roof repair in Chandler

Almost all of Chandler was built after 1990. That means the housing stock is relatively new, the main roofs are overwhelmingly tile, and the metal is on the secondary structures: the patio cover, the ramada, the casita, the RV cover and the occasional contemporary infill build.

A roof that is thirty years old or less should not, on its own, be giving much trouble. And mostly it does not. What creates the work in Chandler is what has been added to those roofs since.

Rooftop solar adoption here is high, and every array is attached to the building by mounting feet that are bolted through the roof covering. On tile that is one set of problems. On a metal patio cover or ramada it is a different one: the installer has put a hole through a panel, sealed it with something, and moved on. Solar installers are electricians and mounting specialists, and the flashing detail is frequently not their strongest area. Several years of Arizona sun later, that sealant has done what all sealant here does, and the roof that was fine before the array went on is now leaking around its feet.

The second Chandler pattern is the patio cover wall junction, same as everywhere else in the Valley, but with a young city twist. These structures were often added by the homeowner or a patio specialist rather than a roofer, sometimes within a few years of the house being built, and they were attached to a stucco wall with surface applied flashing and a bead of sealant. That detail has a short life here. The older Chandler core near downtown is a different picture, with mid century stock carrying metal awnings and porch roofs of a much more conventional kind.