About this project
This roof on Palmer Woods Boulevard in Sterling Heights was replaced with gray dimensional shingles and finished in August 2026. Siding was also part of the job, though both of these photos were taken from the roof.
The first photo looks over the back edge toward a deck with black railings and an open, green space beyond the fence. A plumbing vent pipe rises through the shingles near the gutter with a black boot around its base. The second follows a hip line toward the driveway, with a dark-sided wall visible below the eave.
What we did
- Replaced the main roof with gray dimensional shingles
- Capped the hips with matching cap shingles
- Sealed the plumbing vent pipe with a rubber boot
- Handled siding work on the same job
The small pipe that causes a lot of roof leaks
The white pipe in the first photo is a plumbing vent. It lets the drains in the house breathe, and it has to pass straight through the roof deck. The rubber boot around it is the only thing keeping water out of that hole. On older roofs these boots can crack in the sun long before the shingles wear out, and a slow drip at a vent pipe is one of the most common sources of small roof leaks.
Done right, the boot slides over the pipe, tucks under the shingles above it and laps over the shingles below, so water sheds past it like any other course. A roof replacement is the right time to give every vent a fresh boot. If your roof is newer, it is still worth checking the boots now and then from the ground with binoculars.
Questions homeowners ask about a roof and siding job
Can siding and roofing be done on the same job?
Yes, and this home had both. Doing them together lets the work be planned where walls meet the roof, so flashing and siding fit each other. You also deal with one schedule and one cleanup instead of two.
Will the crew need to work over our deck?
Sometimes the deck is the best place to stage ladders on the back of a house. Where crews need to work over a deck, it should be covered with tarps or boards to protect the surface and the railings from falling debris. Let us know about anything fragile out back before the job starts.
Do you work in Sterling Heights?
Yes. Sterling Heights accounts for more than 145 of our completed jobs, and over 60 of those were roofs. Palmer Woods Boulevard joins them on our page of Sterling Heights roofs.
More photos from this job
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