A Solar-Ready Roof Replacement — CertainTeed Landmark Pewterwood on a North Providence, RI Brick Ranch

Like most Pinnacle roofing projects, the work was completed in a single day — minimizing disruption for the homeowner.

Pinnacle makes every roof affordable with monthly financing options to make your home project affordable with low monthly payments, including 0% interest for 18 months.

Solar panels last twenty-five years — so the roof under them had better, too. Partnering with a local solar company, Pinnacle Roofing & Skylights replaced this North Providence brick ranch’s roof ahead of its panel installation: the CertainTeed Integrity Roof System with Landmark shingles in Pewterwood, ready to carry hardware for decades.

Scope of Work

The crew stripped the old roof and installed the complete system — waterproofing underlayment at the vulnerable edges, water-resistant underlayment across the field, starters, Landmark shingles in Pewterwood, and matching caps — leaving clean, well-fastened planes for the solar crew to mount on.

What We Installed (And Why)

CertainTeed Landmark‘s dual-layer build, Class A fire rating, and lifetime limited warranty make it a sound platform for solar: the shingles under an array must outlast the array, because replacing a roof beneath panels means paying to remove and reinstall the panels.

Pewterwood’s warm gray blend flatters brick better than most colors — masonry reads red-brown, and Pewterwood bridges it to the trim. Between the panels’ dark glass and the brick below, the roof plays the calm middle note.

Project Photo Gallery

The garage plane — reroofed with the house so the panels’ neighbor matches.

The system underneath — what a roof needs before it carries 25 years of panels.

Mid-install across the ranch’s long planes.

Good To Know: Should you replace your roof before going solar?

If the roof has less life left than the panels — yes, always. Solar arrays commonly run 25 years; a roof with 10 years left guarantees a mid-life removal-and-reinstall bill that can run thousands, on top of the reroof itself. The economical sequence is exactly what this homeowner did: new roof first, panels second, both clocks starting together. Good solar companies insist on it; ours partners with them to make it one smooth handoff.

Why This Approach Works

Roofer and solar installer working in sequence means penetrations get planned, planes get verified, and warranties stay clean — the roof manufacturer’s, the roofer’s, and the solar company’s, each starting from a documented day one.

Why Pinnacle

Pinnacle Roofing & Skylights is a CertainTeed ShingleMaster Premier contractor — the highest residential credential CertainTeed offers — which means verified installation standards and access to enhanced warranty coverage on every CertainTeed project. We coordinate directly with solar crews on scheduling and mounting zones — a partnership this project ran on. With more than 100 five-star Google reviews and an A+ BBB rating, our track record speaks for itself.

North Providence, RI

North Providence’s ranches and capes sit on tidy lots that catch good southern sun — one reason solar keeps spreading across town. Pinnacle handles the roof side of that transition street by street. See our North Providence roofing page for more on how we serve this community.