Cedar Shake Roofing in Atlanta

Cedar shake roofing in Atlanta, Georgia

Cedar shake has the aesthetic appearance and light weight durability that has made it a highly sought after roofing choice for centuries. However, many North Georgian homeowners with cedar roofs are replacing them with asphalt products. Maintaining a cedar roof can be costly in our humid climate. But an asphalt roof will cost more in other areas and reduce the value of the home. Before you replace your cedar roof with an inferior product look at the longer life span pressure treated cedar that is better suited for our regional climate.

The benefits of cedar and the negatives of asphalt are real.

Not all cedar shake is the same. There are several different grades, cuts, thickness and treatments for cedar roof shakes. If your home has originally built by a builder who put the highest quality product into everything he did he would have put hand split, premium grade, pressure treated, heavy thickness, blue label red cedar shake on all of his houses and had it install with the best roofing crews. But that is not what happened. Most builders cut corners somewhere.

If installed correctly, the benefits of a cedar shake roof are stunning. First, cedar roofs keep their attics on average 28 degrees cooler which can save over 20% on the cost of cooling your home. Besides the money saved you’re also protecting the environment. Cedar’s insulative value also keeps warmth in during the winter months. Second, cedar roofs carry up to a class 4 impact resistance (heavy 3/4 inch shake) to hail damage which out classes any asphalt product available. Third, cedar roofs can withstand wind speeds of 245 mph which almost doubles most asphalt products. The Costliest asphalt products known as lifetime shingles carry a 110 or 130 mph wind rating. Cedar clearly wins the wind resistance test. Four, cedar roofs are also the environmentally sound choice. The cedar shake & shingle bureau states it best when it says, that it is “non-toxic, energy efficient to produce, and eminently recyclable and biodegradable, unlike the substitute products - the energy that is used, and the pollution that is created in the manufacturing of these alternative products, is a much more serious issue than wood harvesting has ever been (the forest industry replaces what it removes; the same cannot be said of iron or, petroleum, bauxite or limestone.

If you have a cedar roof that needs maintenance don’t let an amateur try to restore it. Cedar roof restoration is a serious project that must be done correctly. There are some great alternatives to prolonging the life of your roof. Call Cranor Roofing and we will come out and give you a professional honest assessment that you can trust.

Cranor Roofing also installs traditional tile roofs, natural slate roofs and wonderful light weight alternatives that can add up to real savings. Atlanta, Cranor Roofing is your tile, cedar shake, and slate roofer that you can trust. Repairs or full roofing projects, we are here to serve the Atlanta region including all of Gwinnett, Alpharetta and South East Cobb areas.

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