Roof replacement in Medina, Ohio

A Medina roofer that tells you where it drives from

Medina Ohio Roofing is the Medina address for Guttrz, a locally owned company in North Canton. That is about 45 minutes from the gazebo on Public Square, and we would rather you hear it from us than work it out later. Medina County is one of the three counties Guttrz covers, next to Stark and Summit.

What the drive buys you is one person who answers for the whole job. The owner climbs your roof, takes the photos, writes the price and comes back when the last ridge cap is on. Nobody hands your address to a salesman, and nobody asks you to sign the same day.

What kind of roof is on a Medina house?

Medina was founded in 1818 and stayed a small county seat for more than a century. The 1950 census counted 5,093 people. By 2000 the count was 25,139, and the 1990s alone added close to 6,000 residents, the biggest gain of any decade. That history left three kinds of roof inside one city.

Old streets off Public Square

The blocks around the Square were rebuilt in brick after the fire of 1870, and the houses on the streets behind them date from the same decades and the early 1900s. Expect steep gables, dormers, porch roofs and brick chimneys. See the page on roofing near the Public Square Historic District for what the city asks of those addresses.

Ranches and split-levels from the postwar years

Medina more than doubled between 1950 and 1970. The streets from those years carry low, simple roofs that are quick to strip. Their weak points are a single brick chimney, an old bathroom vent and, often, a second layer of shingles laid over the first.

Two-story colonials from the 1990s and 2000s

This is the roof most Medina owners have. A main gable, one or two front gables, a garage wing and a couple of valleys, all shingled by the builder in the same season as every other house on the street. Many are on their first or second roof right now. The page on roofs in Medina's 1990s and 2000s subdivisions goes into detail.

What goes into a roof replacement in Medina?

Every quote covers the same scope, so you can lay it next to any other bid line by line.

• Full tear-off. Old shingles and felt come off down to the wood so soft or rotted decking can be seen and replaced.
• Synthetic underlayment across the whole deck.
• Ice and water shield along each eave and down every valley. Medina County's own building design table marks ice barrier underlayment as required here.
• Drip edge and starter strip at the roof edges.
• Architectural shingles in a color you pick. The Medina shingle page explains the choice.
• Ridge vent along the peak.
• Dumpster, magnet sweep and cleanup before the job is called finished.

Your quote also names a manufacturer warranty on the shingles and a written Guttrz workmanship warranty, with the terms printed on the quote itself.

Who issues roofing permits in Medina?

It depends on which side of the city line the house sits. Inside the city, the City of Medina Building Department at 132 North Elmwood Avenue lists Roof among its residential permits and takes every application through its online portal. The city also requires a contractor to register with the department before starting any work in Medina.

A Medina mailing address does not mean a city address. The city only covers parts of Lafayette, Medina, Montville and York townships. Homes in the unincorporated parts answer to the Medina County Building Department at 791 West Smith Road, with zoning handled by the township. The Medina roof permit guide walks through both offices.

Roof work we do in Medina

• Roof repair in Medina

  Leaks, pipe boots, flashing and nail pops at a fixed written price.

• Free roof inspection

  Every slope photographed and rated Good, Watch or Replace Soon.

• Roof replacement cost

  What moves the price of a Medina roof up or down.

• Skylights and chimney flashing

  The two spots where most Medina leaks begin.

• Roof and gutters together

  Roof edge, drip edge and gutters handled in one week.

• Areas around Medina

  The Square, the subdivisions, Medina Township and Montville Township.

Questions Medina homeowners ask first