Exeter, RI Roof Repair — CertainTeed Landmark Re-Roof in Moire Black

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A home on Raymond Potter Lane in Exeter had reached the point where spot repairs were no longer the honest answer. The main house and a detached garage were both showing their age, so the homeowner turned to Pinnacle Roofing & Skylights for a damage-driven re-roof, finished in CertainTeed Landmark shingles in Moire Black.

Scope of Work

We started by tearing the failing shingles off down to the deck on both the house’s lower slope and the detached garage, then inspected the sheathing and replaced any decking that had gone soft. From there we rebuilt the roof as a system: ice-and-water shield at the eaves, valleys, and penetrations, synthetic underlayment across the field, drip edge and starter strips at the perimeter, fresh step- and counter-flashing where the roof meets walls, new pipe boots and vents, and matching ridge cap to finish. See our roof repair services for how we handle damage-driven work like this.

What We Installed (And Why)

The new roof is CertainTeed Landmark, a dimensional architectural asphalt shingle, in the color Moire Black. Landmark’s two-layer construction gives the roof depth and a shadow line that a flat three-tab simply cannot match, and the deep charcoal-black tone reads crisp and clean against the home. It is the shingle we reach for again and again because it balances looks, durability, and value on Rhode Island homes.

Just as important is what sits beneath the shingles. The ice-and-water membrane at the eaves and valleys is the real defense against the ice dams our winters produce, and the synthetic underlayment adds a second water-shedding layer across the whole roof. Refreshing the flashing and boots at the same time closes off the exact spots where the old roof would have started leaking again, so the repair addresses the cause, not just the symptom.

Project Photo Gallery

New roof, side gable view, Exeter roof repair

Completed home exterior, Exeter

Rear property view after roof repair, Exeter

Good To Know: When does a roof repair become a full re-roof?

When the damage is isolated to one area, a targeted repair is the right call. But when the shingles are widely worn, the flashing is failing in multiple places, or the decking is soft in spots, patching only postpones the problem and often costs more over time. At that point, tearing off to the deck and rebuilding the roof as a complete system is the honest, longer-lasting answer, which is exactly what this Exeter home needed.

Why This Approach Works

Tearing off to the deck lets us see and fix what is actually happening under the old shingles instead of guessing. Replacing rotted decking, layering in ice-and-water shield and synthetic underlayment, and renewing every flashing detail means the new roof is watertight from the sheathing up, not just on the surface. Doing the house and garage together also gives the property a consistent, finished look that a series of piecemeal repairs never achieves.

Why Pinnacle

Pinnacle is a CertainTeed ShingleMaster Premier contractor, the highest residential credential CertainTeed offers, so the Landmark system on this Exeter home was installed exactly to the standard that backs its warranty. We have been roofing Rhode Island since 2012, hold RI Residential License #39446, carry a BBB A+ rating, and have earned 100+ five-star Google reviews. When a repair turns into a full re-roof, that experience is what keeps the job honest and the result lasting.

Exeter, RI

Exeter is one of Rhode Island’s most rural and wooded communities, where homes sit on generous lots surrounded by tree cover that drops leaves, needles, and moss onto roofs year-round. That setting is beautiful but hard on shingles, making durable roofing and clean flashing especially important. Pinnacle is glad to serve homeowners throughout Exeter with roofing built for those conditions.