Tyler County Roofing Contractor
Roofs in Tyler County run from the steep Victorian turrets of Sistersville to plain farmhouse gables up Middle Island Creek. Platinum Home Exteriors works on all of them, with crews doing roof replacement, roof repair, metal roofing, and seamless gutters. Millersburg, two hours northwest, is our home base. Our crews are fully insured and bonded, the work is backed by our 5-Year Industry Leading Craftsmanship Warranty, and we offer financing on projects that qualify. Call (330) 275-0935 to set up a free inspection and a written estimate.
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Roofing Services in Tyler County
Roof Replacement
The first step on any of these roofs is a clean tear-off, right down to the bare wood, and that tells us what shape the old deck is really in. Many of them went up during the Sistersville oil boom, when money was flush and builders framed steep, showy roofs with turrets and dormers. Under the shingles you find wide plank, sometimes the original boom-era board, and a hundred years of weather can work rot into it. We pull the rotted boards, then rebuild the roof true to its lines, valleys, hips, and all. Getting the flashing and the tie-ins right is most of the work on a roof like that, and it is exactly where a rushed crew leaves a leak. One Amish crew handles it all, no subs.
Metal Roofing
A standing-seam metal roof shines on a steep, complicated one, the kind Tyler County has plenty of. Water and snow slide right off the smooth panels instead of working into every valley and seam. Steel lasts fifty years or more, far past what an asphalt roof gives you. On a tall Victorian or a farmhouse with a cut-up roofline, that long life saves you from setting up around the house again and again. It costs more up front, and we say so. Steel runs higher than asphalt to start, and we will tell you whether it makes sense for your home before you decide anything.
Seamless Gutters
Fancy old roofs around here send water down in a dozen directions, so the gutters have to be sized and placed for each run. We shape every length on site to fit the roofline above it, cut to handle the water it will carry. On a big old place with three or four roof planes, that can mean a heavier gutter on one side than the other. Big maples and oaks shade a lot of these yards, and by late fall the gutters clog tight with leaves. Once that mess freezes, the weight can rip a gutter and its spikes right off the trim board. A fall cleanup and tight hangers keep it flowing.
Roof Repair & Storm Damage
Most of what we repair starts with a storm, a few shingles torn loose or flashing that has rusted through along a wall. Big tornadoes almost never reach Tyler County, with only a stray F1 near Kidwell back in 2000, so the real danger is wind. In 2024 a fast-moving storm hit Sistersville hard, taking down trees and damaging buildings around town. Wind like that goes after the weak spots fast. What hail does is harder to see, scarring the surface and shaking grit loose while the shingle still looks whole. Many times a solid repair will outlast the rest of the roof, and we will be honest with you when that is the case. After a storm we get up on the roof and document the damage for your insurance claim, and we will tarp an active leak the same visit.
What Local Weather Does to Tyler County Roofs
Sistersville, Friendly, and Paden City sit on the Ohio River, but most of Tyler County runs back into wooded hills and creek valleys. The county covers 261 square miles, and Middle Island Creek threads through the middle of it, past the county seat at Middlebourne. Steep ground tilts and folds in every direction. Houses here are spread thin, a few hundred in each small town and the rest scattered along the ridges and bottoms. The oil boom of the 1890s left Sistersville full of grand homes, while the farm country kept its plain, sturdy houses. That mix, fine and plain, old and patched, is what we work on here.
More than four in five homes in Tyler County are owner-occupied, one of the highest shares anywhere in the region. A lot of these houses are kept by the families that have always owned them, the grand ones in Sistersville and the plain farmhouses alike. That kind of care shows in the roofs, but even a well-tended roof wears out. The old ones tend to hide their plank decks and slate-era framing under newer shingle, which makes a careful tear-off matter. A roof seldom fails in a single day. It loses a shingle here and a flashing there, until the damage finally turns up inside as a stain.
Summer is the rough season, when afternoon heat boils up into thunderstorms that roll in off the Ohio. Most of them pass with just rain and noise. The ones that turn mean bring wind and hail, and the wind is what does the most harm here. It comes over the ridges in gusts strong enough to peel shingles and snap limbs onto a roof. Hail is the quiet wrecker, chewing up a roof surface in a way you may not notice until it starts to leak. Under West Virginia rules you generally have a year to file on storm damage, but insurers move faster, and a claim made within a few weeks goes smoother. We get out fast after a storm, while the damage still points right back to it.
Local Roofing Projects in Tyler County, West Virginia
A good share of our Tyler County work lately has been on older homes in Sistersville and Middlebourne, with metal roofs going up on farms out toward Alma and Friendly. Ask us and we will point you to recent jobs near you.
I was very impressed with everything about Steve and his crew. The work was done professionally and in good time. Everything was cleaned up afterwards. Steve even went up on the roof to put a few shingles up because he said he could see light. He wanted to be sure I didn't have any problem until they were able to install the new roof. I would recommend them to anyone and in fact I have
A great experience all around! The crew was efficient, detailed and very tidy. The bidding/contract process was my favorite part. All materials and labor itemized in a straight forward manner. I highly recommend Platinum Exteriors!
We Handle Tyler County Roofing Permits
Sistersville and Middlebourne both run their own permit offices, so a reroof inside either town needs a city or town permit first. Paden City and Friendly handle their own as well. Most of Tyler County, though, is unincorporated, and out there nobody pulls a permit to reroof. Knowing which towns require a permit is part of our job, and we take care of the filing wherever one is needed. That part of the work is ours, not a chore we leave on your plate.
We build to code every time, permit or not. A code-built roof holds in a hard blow, and it clears inspection if the house ever goes on the market. The inspection is just there to confirm the work was done right, which protects you down the road as much as anyone. If the town wants a permit and an inspection, that whole process is on us, not on you. We will also tell you up front, before any quote, whether your address needs one.
City of Sistersville and the Town of Middlebourne issue their own building permits through their municipal offices, so check with them before a reroof inside town limits. For property in the unincorporated county, where most reroofs need no permit, the Tyler County Commission at the Tyler County Courthouse, 121 Main Street, Middlebourne, WV 26149, can point you the right way. Paden City and Friendly run their own permits as well. Call ahead, since hours and requirements differ from one town to the next.
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Tyler County Communities We Serve
Our crews work every part of Tyler County, from the river towns of Sistersville, Paden City, and Friendly to Middlebourne, Alma, Shirley, and the farms up Middle Island Creek. We come down from Millersburg, a bit over two hours to the northwest, on a regular basis through the roofing season. Tap your town below for local roofing details. If you do not see your town listed, call us anyway, since we cover the whole county.
We provide roofing services in all cities in Tyler County, including Sistersville, and Middlebourne. Contact us at (330) 275-0935 to get your roof inspected.