What We Do in Murray
White Ridge Roofing works on houses in Murray from our shop in North Salt Lake, about fifteen minutes up I-15. We handle repairs, full replacements, inspections, and the small leaks that have been bugging you since last spring.
Most of what we do here is ordinary. A chimney that drips during a wet week. A ridge vent that was never sealed right. Shingles that have given up after a long run of hot summers.
We tell you what we find and what it will take to fix it. If the roof has years left in it, we say that too. Nobody needs a replacement sold to them because a salesman drove by after a hailstorm.
Call (801) 880-7663 and we will come look.
The Roofing Services We Offer
We also handle storm damage roof repair after wind or hail, emergency roof repair when water is coming in right now, and flat roof repair for low-slope sections and additions.
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Roof repair
most of what Murray homeowners call about. Missing shingles, a leak around a vent pipe, flashing that has pulled away from a chimney or a wall. -
Roof replacement
the answer when the deck or the shingles are past repairing, or when the roof has already been layered over once and there is nowhere left to go. -
roof inspection
the cheapest way to find out which one you are dealing with. We get on the roof, look at the penetrations, and check the attic side when we can.
If you want something that outlasts asphalt, ask about metal roofing. And when the roof comes off, it is worth asking about gutter installation at the same time, since the two work together.
We Know Murray
Murray is an easy city to work in because the grid makes sense and the housing stock tells you what to expect before you get the ladder off the truck.
The stretch between State Street and the old downtown is postwar bungalows and ramblers. Simple gable roofs, decent pitch, brick chimneys. The roofs themselves are rarely complicated. The chimneys usually are.
Head toward Fashion Place and the picture changes. Townhomes and condos built in the last few decades, shared roof planes running across multiple units, low-slope sections tucked behind the fronts.
Out by Wheeler Historic Farm you get bigger lots and more mature trees, which means more shade, more needles in the valleys, and gutters that fill faster than the owners expect.
We work all of it. The approach changes depending on which Murray you live in, and knowing that before we arrive saves everybody time.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Murray
The Streets Around Chinatown Supermarket
This is the State Street corridor, with older single-family homes backing up to commercial frontage. Many are mid-century ramblers that have seen a reroof or two.
The thing we check first here is how many layers of shingle are already on the deck. A second layer is common. A third means the roof comes all the way off before anything new goes on.
The Streets Around WinCo Foods
A mix of postwar bungalows and later infill. Roofs are usually straightforward gables with a chimney on one side and a detached garage out back.
Garages get forgotten. They are often a decade behind the house on their last reroof, and they leak quietly because nobody is sleeping under them.
The Streets Around Trader Joe's
Closer to the Fashion Place side, so you see more townhome and condo construction mixed with older houses. Shared roof planes are common.
On a shared plane, a repair on your end can involve your neighbor's section. We will tell you honestly when that is the case so you can talk to your HOA before work starts.
The Streets Around Rancho Markets
More of the older Murray housing stock, modest ramblers with simple roof lines and original brick chimneys. Easy roofs to work on, which keeps costs sensible.
The weak point is almost always the flashing. We look at the chimney and the sidewall step flashing before we look at anything else.
What Murray Weather Does to a Roof
The valley gives roofs a hard time in both directions. Summer afternoons bake asphalt shingles, and south-facing slopes age noticeably faster than the north side of the same house. You can often see the difference from the driveway.
Winter brings the other half of the problem. Snow sits on a roof, melts from attic heat, runs down to the cold eave, and freezes. That is an ice dam, and it pushes water backward under the shingles.
Murray's older bungalows are especially prone to it. Shallow attics and thin insulation let heat straight through the deck. Fixing the roof without fixing the ventilation just buys you another winter.
Spring and fall bring canyon wind down the valley. Wind does not usually take a whole roof. It lifts the edges, loosens nails, and peels tabs in a line along a rake or ridge.
Hail happens here, though not every year. When it does, the damage is often hard to see from the ground and easy to miss until the next heavy rain.
Add the trees around Wheeler Historic Farm and the older east-side streets, and you get debris in the valleys holding moisture against the shingles. That shortens a roof's life more than people realize.
Chimneys, Flashing, and Why Sealant Is Not a Fix
Half the leaks we chase in Murray's older neighborhoods come back to a chimney. These are brick chimneys built when flashing was done by hand, and the original work often outlasted the shingles around it.
What usually happens is that at some point someone had a drip, climbed up, and ran a bead of roof sealant around the base. It works for a season or two. Then it cracks, and water finds the same path it always did.
Proper flashing is metal, stepped up the side of the chimney, woven into each course of shingles, with counterflashing let into the mortar joints above it. It sheds water because of how it is layered, not because of what is smeared on it.
When we quote a repair around a chimney, we will tell you whether we are fixing the flashing or just patching. Those are different jobs at different prices, and you should know which one you are buying.
Townhomes, Condos, and Low-Slope Sections
The newer development on the Fashion Place side of Murray brings a different set of problems. Shared roof planes mean a single roof covering several homes with several owners.
That matters for two reasons. First, repairs often need HOA involvement or at least a conversation with your neighbors. Second, a leak showing up in your unit may be starting over somebody else's.
These buildings also tend to have low-slope sections, flat porches, dormer returns, or tie-ins behind a parapet. Asphalt shingles do not belong on those. They need a membrane or a torch-down system.
Mixing the two is where things go wrong. The transition from steep slope to low slope is the spot that leaks, and it is the spot that gets rushed on a fast reroof.
We look at those transitions specifically. If your leak is at a roofline change, that is where we start.
How Many Shingle Layers Are Up There?
On an older Murray house, this is the first question worth answering. Utah code and common sense both put a limit on layering, and a lot of these houses are already at it.
You can sometimes tell from the ground by looking at the thickness at the rake edge. More reliably, we lift a shingle at the eave and count.
Two layers means a tear-off on the next reroof. That adds labor and disposal to the job, and it is better to know that before you start budgeting rather than on the morning the crew arrives.
It also changes what repairs make sense. Patching into a doubled-up roof is harder to do well, and sometimes the honest answer is that a patch will not hold.
The other thing a tear-off reveals is deck condition. On houses this age, we occasionally find spaced sheathing or soft spots near the eaves from old ice damming. That is not a reason to panic, but it is a reason to look before you commit.
When to Call and What to Expect
Call when you see a stain on a ceiling, grit from shingles collecting in your gutters, or daylight through the roof boards in the attic.
Call after a wind event if you can see shingles out of line along the ridge or the edges. Wind damage looks minor and often is not.
When we come out, we get on the roof if it is safe to do so. We look at the penetrations, the valleys, the flashing, and the eaves. We check the attic when there is access.
Then we tell you what we found. If it is a repair, we explain the repair. If the roof is at the end of its life, we explain why we think so and what the options are.
You will not get a pitch about a limited-time offer. Call (801) 880-7663.
Frequently Asked Questions About Roofing in Murray
Do you actually serve Murray, or just North Salt Lake?
We serve Murray. Our shop is in North Salt Lake, which is a short run down I-15, and we work throughout the valley from Bountiful to Salt Lake City.
My house is a 1950s rambler near State Street. Is that a hard roof to work on?
Usually not. Simple gable roofs with good access are among the easier jobs. The complications on those houses tend to be the chimney flashing and the number of existing layers.
How do I know if I have an ice dam problem or a flashing problem?
Timing is the clue. Ice dam leaks show up during a thaw after snow sits on the roof. Flashing leaks show up with rain, any time of year.
Can you just seal around my chimney?
We can, but we will tell you it is temporary. Sealant cracks in our temperature swings. Properly stepped and counterflashed metal is what actually keeps the water out long term.
I live in a townhome with a shared roof. Can you still help?
Yes, though shared roof planes often involve your HOA. We can inspect and tell you what we find, then you will likely need approval before any work begins.
My roof has a flat porch section that leaks. Do you do those?
Yes. Low-slope sections need a membrane system rather than shingles. See our flat roof repair page for what that involves.
There was hail last week. Should I have someone look?
It is worth an inspection. Hail bruising is hard to see from the ground and often does not leak until later. We will tell you what we find either way.
Will my insurance cover storm damage?
That is between you and your insurer, and we cannot promise an outcome. What we can do is document what we find on the roof so you have something concrete to submit.
How many layers of shingles can my roof have?
There is a limit, and many older Murray houses are already at it. We check by lifting a shingle at the eave. If you are at the limit, the next roof requires a full tear-off.
Should I replace my gutters when I reroof?
Often it makes sense. The edge detail is exposed during a reroof, so it is the easiest time to do it. Our gutter installation page has more.
Do you do emergency work if water is coming in now?
Call us at (801) 880-7663. We handle emergency roof repair, though we cannot promise a specific arrival window without knowing the situation.
What customers say
The entire White Ridge experience was top notch. From the initial consultation to the proposal to the installation. They were so much more focused on quality versus just a transaction. We received 4 quotes and 3 quotes were focused on a cheap roof option that would’ve lasted 10-15 years. Parker and his team walked us through every option and showed us the differences between the shingles and quality.
I’ve never had to face roof problems before, so I didn’t know what to expect. But White Ridge guided us through the process. What I really appreciated was the communication through the entire process. They had patience with all my questions and were so kind. The crew were friendly and they cleaned up everything when finished. I would 💯 recommend White Ridge Roofing!!
White Ridge Roofing does it better than everyone else. I’m not just saying that to promote some average service, no- they are spot on! They made the whole experience pain free, even walking us through ways to achieve extra savings. I’ll recommend White Ridge Roofing to anyone who I hear needs a roof fixed or is building a house!