When Michelle Dooley reached out to DaVinci Roofscapes for help with a brand new roof, she hit the trifecta. Her change to composite slate included the help she wanted from a superb customer support consultant, an skilled colour knowledgeable and a devoted DaVinci Masterpiece Contractor.
“From begin to end, the group I labored with to get my new composite roof was distinctive,” says Dooley, a Virginia home-owner. “My expertise began on DaVinci’s excellent web site, the place I discovered a lot of the analysis I wanted, and it solely received higher from there.”
Dooley was keen to vary up the look of her Conventional Colonial house. She had premium cedar shake roofing overhead, and liked it. Nevertheless, she felt a brand new look was wanted to mix in along with her house’s Virginia setting.
The Assist Workforce Trifecta
The primary name Dooley made was to DaVinci’s Buyer Service Division. There she chatted with Jessica Baumli.
“Jessica gave me a lot info,” says Dooley. “She actually listened, gave me nice suggestions and supplied me with stable particulars about composite roofing choices.”
Baumli subsequent put Dooley in contact with DaVinci’s colour knowledgeable, Kate Smith. The Chief Shade Maven at Sensational Shade, Smith works with householders to offer free “prime down” colour recommendation. Oftentimes this contains contemplating the fastened options of a house. In Dooley’s case, it was the multi-tonal brick siding.
“Kate’s suggestions confirmed some colours I already had in thoughts,” says Dooley. “She inspired me to order samples of the colours I used to be ruling out, simply to ensure I used to be making the best choices. I believe having this free service is nice. If I had pals or neighbors seeking to get a brand new roof, I’d completely need them to seek the advice of with Kate. I believe an knowledgeable like Kate may also help a typical home-owner from stopping any colour mishaps.”
The most important win for Dooley got here within the type of WGM Contracting. The DaVinci Masterpiece Contractor was really helpful to her by DaVinci Roofscapes.
“Our roofers had been excellent and very element oriented,” says Dooley. “They had been true craftsmen who created a customized roof. They went above and past to provides us the roof of our desires.”
The Composite Slate Change
When Dooley first met with WGM Contracting, she and her husband Dan had been leaning towards a composite shake tile that matched the brick on their house. Scott Kim, proprietor of WGM Contracting, had a special concept.
“Seeing their house, I assumed that slate could be a greater match for his or her home,” says Kim. “So we ordered quite a lot of shake and slate samples by Jessica. We put them on the roof so the householders might view them for a number of days, throughout each daylight and nighttime hours. Michelle and Dan ended up liking the slate higher. And, they chose the normal Slate Grey colour.”
After that, The Dooleys had been within the single-width slate, however needed a thicker definition. That’s when Kim really helpful DaVinci Province™ Slate.
“Province Slate is 5/8-inch thick,” in response to Kim. “It has life like chisel marks like DaVinci Single-Width Slate. Nevertheless, Province Slate is considerably decrease in materials price because of the new design. They provide the identical publicity, however they’re quicker to put in, so we save on set up prices.”
Province Slate Makes Its Mark
Though WGM Contracting has put in near 100 DaVinci roofs previously, this was their first Province Slate set up. Kim refers back to the product as an “innovation.” The price of Province Slate is stored down, whereas the traits of the product mimic different DaVinci tiles.
Province Slate shingles are Class 4 impression and Class A hearth rated. The composite slate tiles resist algae, moss, bugs and fading. A “in-built rain gutter” system on the facet of the shingles permits water to empty safely off the following tiles with out having an extended flange. And, the snap-fit design permits installers to save lots of time. That’s as a result of they don’t have to manually align and area the shingles.
“The northern Virginia space the place we’re has many Conventional Colonial type properties,” says Kim. “I consider Province Slate will develop into extraordinarily standard for properties on this market.”
Remodeling the Roof
To place the “icing on the cake,” within the household’s change to composite slate, WGM Contracting enhanced the Dooley roof with steel accents. Within the entrance of the house, copper flashings are added close to the storage, dormers and valleys. An excellent visible from the again patio is an eye catching jumbo-sized chimney copper flashing.
Because of the snowfall within the space, the roofing firm additionally put in snow guards across the house. To assist management snow shed, Yeti 18-style Rocky Mountain Snow Guards had been positioned in a sample that most closely fits the roof for the security of the householders.
“The Dooley house has been reworked with this Province Slate roof,” says Kim. “It’s a basic look of genuine slate with its pure, non-repeating magnificence that matches this Virginia neighborhood.
“Michelle was concerned in all the pieces from the thickness of the slate choice to the colour variations throughout completely different occasions of the day. I really like working with householders who’re so concerned. They know what they need, which helps us perceive their expectations. Then we will ship 110 % and go the step additional to exceed these expectations!”