A Historic Saunderstown, RI Shingle-Style Home — CertainTeed Landmark PRO in Max Def Colonial Slate

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

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Saunderstown’s old shingle-style homes — weathered cedar walls, whitewashed chimneys, water views — deserve roofs that keep the character and lose the leaks. Pinnacle Roofing & Skylights reroofed this Saunderstown classic with CertainTeed Landmark PRO in Max Def Colonial Slate, working carefully around original masonry and a rambling, many-angled roofline.

Scope of Work

Old shingle-style homes grow in ells and additions, and every junction is a flashing detail. The crew stripped the roof section by section, keeping the house dried-in against bay weather, then installed the system: ice and water shield through the valleys and transitions, synthetic underlayment, new drip edge and starters, Landmark PRO field shingles, rebuilt flashing at the whitewashed chimney, and matching ridge caps across every intersecting plane.

What We Installed (And Why)

Landmark PRO gives a historic home modern armor without modern looks — dual-layer construction and Max Def color depth in profiles that sit comfortably on a century-old roofline. Its weight and factory sealant matter here: this close to the bay, wind is not an occasional event but the permanent condition.

Max Def Colonial Slate is the historic-district favorite for a reason — the gray-on-gray blend reads as aged natural slate above weathered cedar walls. Against this home’s whitewashed chimney, it looks like the roof the house was always meant to have.

Project Photo Gallery

The rear ell and connecting rooflines — every intersection of this rambling shingle-style home reflashed.

The home’s whitewashed chimney — flashing rebuilt around original masonry without disturbing its character.

Good To Know: How do you reroof a historic home without losing its character?

Respect the lines and the materials that show. Keep original masonry — repoint and reflash rather than rebuild; choose shingle colors drawn from the materials the house era used, like slate grays and cedar browns; and let trim, walls, and chimneys stay untouched by the staging. The roof itself can be thoroughly modern underneath — waterproofing membranes and synthetic underlayment the original builders would have loved to have — as long as what you see from the lane belongs to the house.

Why This Approach Works

Section-by-section dry-in protected the interior through the project; system layering protects it for decades ahead. On a many-angled roof, most of the work is in the valleys and junctions — which is exactly where this system is 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. Saunderstown is minutes from our North Kingstown shop, and its historic homes are the neighborhood work we are proudest of. With more than 100 five-star Google reviews and an A+ BBB rating, our track record speaks for itself.

Saunderstown, RI

Saunderstown keeps its village feel — the ferry landing, Casey Farm’s stone walls, lanes of shingle-style homes above the bay. Pinnacle serves Saunderstown with roofs built for salt wind and finished for history.