Roofing for Beaverdam, Montpelier and Rockville homes

Homes from every decade

Western Hanover didn’t grow all at once. In the Beaverdam, Montpelier and Rockville ZIP codes, no single decade accounts for more than about 1 in 5 homes, according to the Census Bureau. In Glen Allen’s 23059, about 1 in 3 went up in the 2000s alone.

About 1 in 3 homes here were built before 1980, and about 1 in 7 in 2010 or later. One road can have a farmhouse, a 1970s ranch and a house from the last ten years, and their roofs need different things.

Older roofs, more layers

On older homes, Houston checks how many layers of shingles are already up there. Virginia’s building code doesn’t allow a new roof over two or more old ones.

We tear off to the deck on every replacement, so the old layers come off either way. If tear-off turns up soft or broken boards, we replace them before the new roof goes on.

Wind and trees

NOAA’s storm records list thunderstorm wind reports in Hanover County on 53 days from 2016 through 2025, and hail an inch or larger on 9 days.

Out here, wind is the storm to watch: it lifts shingle edges and brings limbs down on roofs. After a storm, we do a free inspection and send you photos of what we find, so you can decide what’s next.

Cleanup on a big lot

On a big lot, nails can land in the grass, the gravel drive or the field. We lay tarps over the landscaping before tear-off and run a magnet sweep for nails before we leave.

Sources

• U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year, Table B25034 (year structure built), ZIP codes 23015, 23192, 23146 and 23059 and Hanover County
• U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA to County relationship file (ZIP code 23146 by county)
• 2021 Virginia Residential Code, Section R908.3.1.1 (roof recover not allowed)
• NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, Hanover County, Virginia, 2016–2025 (thunderstorm wind; hail 1 inch or larger)