Clinton sits a few miles north of the state line, not far from our Roscoe office at 11704 Main St. Martin Exteriors Roofing & Siding has repaired roofs on both sides of the border since 2006. For a leak, a lifted shingle or storm damage, call (815) 624-6278. We answer 24/7.
Clinton’s Houses Have Some Age on Them
Census estimates put the median home in the village at 1969. About 27% of homes were built before 1940, roughly 28% between 1960 and 1989, and about a quarter between 1990 and 2009. Roughly 3 in 10 homes are in duplexes and small apartment buildings rather than single houses.
Older homes tend to get added onto over the decades, and the joint where an addition meets the original roof is one of the most common places for a leak to start.
Where Additions Meet the Original Roof
- Porch and back-room roofs. Enclosed porches and mudrooms often have a shallow roof tied into the main wall. If the flashing at that joint was cut short, water runs behind it in every heavy rain.
- Nearly flat add-on sections. Shingles need pitch to shed water. On a very shallow roof, standing water works its way under the laps, and we’ll tell you if shingles are the wrong material for that pitch.
- Mismatched layers. When an addition was roofed at a different time than the house, you can end up with one layer here and two there, and the seam between them becomes a leak line.
- Chimneys the furnace no longer uses. Many older houses still carry a brick chimney that no longer serves the heating system. Loose flashing around it lets water in all the same, so we reflash it with new metal.
Open Country Around the Village
Clinton is surrounded by open farm fields, and storms reach the village with little to slow them down. NOAA’s Storm Events Database has a short but telling list for Clinton since 2010: several wind reports of large trees uprooted or toppled in and around the village, hail of an inch or more a few times, and a brief tornado west of town that did minor tree damage.
On older shingles, wind breaks the seal strips and creases tabs along the ridge and rakes, and hail strips away grit the roof can’t spare. Neither one always shows from the yard. See wind damage repair and hail damage repair.
Duplexes and Small Rental Buildings
Roughly 3 in 10 Clinton homes are in two-unit and small multi-unit buildings, where one roof often answers to more than one owner. We repair those roofs, along with townhome and association roofs. You get photos and a written price, which makes it simple to share with a co-owner or tenant before anything is scheduled.
Patch, Larger Repair or Replacement
We sort Clinton roofs into three groups. A patch covers a single failed item: one boot, a few shingles, a short run of flashing. A larger repair rebuilds an area, such as a valley or the joint between an addition and the house, including any soft boards underneath. Replacement is our advice when the shingles are worn out across the roof, there are already two layers, or repairs keep chasing new leaks. See roof replacement. A new roof comes with our workmanship warranty plus the GAF warranty you choose.
A Repair Visit, Start to Finish
We look at the roof, then the attic, where older houses often tell the real story: daylight between boards, water trails on rafters, or frost from poor airflow. See attic ventilation. Then you get photos and a written price, and nothing is repaired until you say so.
Leak or Storm Damage in Clinton?
Call (815) 624-6278 day or night. If the roof is open, emergency tarping can be done within 24 hours. More on emergency roof repair and storm damage repair.
More for Clinton
Our Clinton roofing page covers the rest of our work in the village, and Clinton siding covers siding. Martin Exteriors is licensed in Wisconsin (#1436189), a GAF Master Elite contractor (fewer than 2% of roofers) and a four-time Inc. 5000 company. Financing is available with payments as low as $149/month for qualified buyers. We also repair roofs in nearby Beloit and Janesville.
Book a free inspection or call (815) 624-6278.
Clinton Roof Repair FAQ
My enclosed porch roof leaks where it meets the house. Can that be fixed?
Usually, yes. Most leaks there come from flashing that’s short, missing or tarred over. We open the joint, install new flashing and tie it in properly. If the porch roof is too flat for shingles, we’ll tell you.
Can you repair a roof with one layer on the house and two on the addition?
Yes. We pay close attention to the seam between the sections, because that’s where these roofs usually leak. If both sections are worn out, we’ll show you photos and talk through replacement.
Do you repair duplex and rental roofs in Clinton?
Yes. We repair duplex, small rental, townhome and association roofs, and you get photos and a written price to share with co-owners or tenants.
Does a chimney I no longer use still need flashing?
Yes. As long as it passes through the roof, the flashing around it has to keep water out. On older houses that flashing is commonly loose or patched with tar, and we replace it with new metal.
What should I do if a storm opens up my roof?
Call (815) 624-6278. Someone answers 24/7, and emergency tarping can be done within 24 hours. Stay off the roof and keep people away from any sagging ceiling.
