Wind Damage Repaired, Chimney Reflashed — CertainTeed Landmark Pewterwood on a Smithfield, RI Cape

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

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Wind found the weak points of this Smithfield cape — and Pinnacle Roofing & Skylights fixed exactly those. The storm-damaged roof sections were rebuilt with CertainTeed Landmark shingles in Pewterwood, and the chimney, where wind-driven rain had been working past tired flashing, got a complete flashing rebuild.

Scope of Work

The crew opened the damaged areas, dried in the deck, and rebuilt: ice and water membrane at the chimney surround and vulnerable courses, new step flashing woven into the Landmark field, counter flashing seated to the masonry, and Pewterwood shingles matched across the repaired planes so the work disappears into the roof.

What We Installed (And Why)

CertainTeed Landmark‘s dual-layer construction and Class A fire rating make it the natural repair-in-kind for the thousands of Rhode Island homes already wearing it — and Pewterwood’s popularity means repairs can blend rather than announce themselves.

The craft in storm repair is invisibility: matching color lots, weaving new courses into old, and rebuilding flashing details to better-than-original. A repair you can spot from the driveway is a repair done halfway.

Project Photo Gallery

The rebuilt chimney flashing — where wind-driven leaks actually start.

Ice and water membrane going in around the chimney before the metal.

Pewterwood across the cape’s long rear plane.

Good To Know: After wind damage, repair or replace?

It depends on what the inspection finds — honestly assessed. Localized damage on a roof with years of life left calls for surgical repair, like this project. Widespread creasing, lifted seals across multiple slopes, or a roof already near end-of-life tips toward replacement, and an insurance scope should reflect whichever is true. The wrong answer in either direction costs you: replacing a repairable roof wastes your deductible’s leverage, while patching a spent one buys a year and a second deductible.

Why This Approach Works

Wind-driven leaks start at details, so the repair concentrated force exactly there — membrane, step flashing, counter flashing, matched shingles. The cape keeps its remaining roof life, and its weakest point is now its strongest.

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 match repairs to existing CertainTeed roofs constantly — color lots, course lines, and all. With more than 100 five-star Google reviews and an A+ BBB rating, our track record speaks for itself.

Smithfield, RI

Smithfield’s capes and colonials take their weather across open reservoir water and orchard country — gusty, grit-carrying wind that tests every flashing joint. Pinnacle repairs and replaces roofs throughout the town. See our Smithfield roofing page for more on how we serve this community.