Highland Park — slate-look steep-slope replacement

The problem

Beautiful lines, a roof at the end of its life

This Highland Park Tudor is all steep gables and dormers — the kind of roof that's gorgeous from the street and unforgiving to work on. The existing 3-tab shingles had gone brittle, granules were washing into the gutters, and two valleys had started to weep after the spring storms. The owners didn't want another 20-year shingle. They wanted the look of slate without slate's weight and cost.

What we did

Designer shingle, copper where it counts

We tore off to the deck, replaced a handful of soft boards near the north valleys, and dried the whole roof in with synthetic underlayment plus ice-and-water membrane in every valley and around each penetration. The finish is a laminated designer shingle with the dimension and shadow line of natural slate — a fraction of the weight, no structural reinforcement needed.

The details are where a steep roof earns its keep: hand-cut copper valleys and step flashing, copper-toned drip edge, and new ridge venting tucked into the cap so the attic finally breathes. The steep pitch meant staging and fall protection on every slope, and three days on site rather than one.

Location	Highland Park, TX
Roof size	42 squares
Pitch	12:12 (steep)
Material	Designer laminated shingle, slate profile
Details	Copper valleys & step flashing, ridge ventilation
Warranty	50-year system, workmanship backed
Timeline	3 days
Investment	$41,000–$46,000 range

From the sidewalk it reads as slate. From the attic it finally breathes. And the copper will only get better with age.

Next project — Southlake