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Kettering Roofing Contractor

Roof replacement, roof repair, gutters, gutter guards, soffit and fascia across Kettering, from Oak Creek to Roseland Terrace, built past code on every roof.

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Roofing and gutters in Kettering, Ohio

Serving Kettering from our Beavercreek base

Most of Kettering was built in the 1950s and 1960s. Census figures put 56 percent of the city's homes in those two decades and 85 percent before 1980. We've been on those roofs from Oak Creek to Roseland Terrace, and this page shows what we found.

Services in Kettering

  • Roof replacement: Most Kettering roofs sit on houses from the 1950s and 1960s. We tear off to the deck, replace any decking that won't hold a nail with 7/16-inch OSB, and build every roof to the Helping Hands Roofing Standard. We install Owens Corning Duration architectural shingles.
  • Roof repair and storm damage: After wind or hail we inspect as soon as we can, photograph the damage and help you through the insurance claim. On E. Stroop Rd and Westlawn Dr, wind lifted and tore shingles.
  • Gutters and gutter guards: Seamless aluminum gutters sized for the water they carry, and stainless steel micro-mesh guards screwed to the gutter, never nailed into the roof. On Blocker Dr in Rosewood Gardens, a larger front gutter stopped the overflow and the basement has stayed dry.
  • Fascia and soffit: We replace damaged fascia and soffit. On Brookpark Dr in Oak Creek, wind had torn the fascia off two gables.
  • Free roof inspection: We walk the property, then the roof. Every finding is photographed and explained in plain words, and your estimate follows.

Also in Kettering: Siding, Emergency roof tarping.

The ranch house and garage from the drone, Kettering, Ohio.
Irelan St, Wilmington Heights

The part of your roof you'll never see

Code sets the minimum. We build past it on every roof: two rows of ice and water shield on the eaves, one row in the valleys, ice and water shield along every roof-to-wall transition and around every protrusion, then two layers of synthetic underlayment overlapped 24 inches. It's a better-built roof at a price comparable to a standard one, and decades of peace of mind.

On Irelan St in Wilmington Heights, the 42-inch soffits meant the ice and water shield had to run much farther up the roof to reach 24 inches inside the heated wall.

Before you sign with any roofer, ask: How many rows of ice and water shield will you install? How many layers of underlayment? What's the overlap?

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Why homeowners choose Helping Hands Roofing

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  • The Helping Hands Roofing Standard

    Two rows of ice and water shield at the eaves of every roof, one row in the valleys, along sidewalls and around every pipe and vent, then two layers of synthetic underlayment overlapped 24 inches. More than Ohio code asks for.

  • Lifetime Workmanship Warranty

    Covers our workmanship on qualifying installations and replacements. See what it covers.

  • Documented Before It's Covered

    We photograph the bare deck after tear-off, the underlayment before the shingles go on, and the finished roof. If we find rotted wood, we photograph that too.

  • Fully Insured Since 2016

    Aub Holley founded Helping Hands Roofing in 2016. We're fully insured and based in Beavercreek.

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Local considerations

Homes from the 1950s and 1960s usually sit on plank decking, 1x6 to 1x12 boards, sometimes laid with gaps between them. Plywood, and later OSB, came after. Shingles need a solid deck: Montgomery County's building office says spaced boards, or boards too damaged to hold a nail, have to be covered or replaced. Before we quote an older roof, we check the layers at the edge and the decking. We tear off to the deck and replace what has to go with 7/16-inch OSB. If we find rotted wood, we photograph it.

Source: Montgomery County Building Regulations, re-roofing memo (2019)

Solid 1x board decking seen from the attic, Kettering, Ohio.
Irelan St, Wilmington Heights

Kettering roofs we've inspected and repaired

Our drone photos are taken by FAA Part 107 certified drone pilots.

The ranch house and garage from the drone, Kettering, Ohio.
From the drone.

Irelan St, Wilmington Heights

Built 1962, ranch

The homeowner was getting the house ready for his mother to move in. We started in the attic, where the decking is solid 1x boards, laid tight. We measured the soffit, the pitch, the layers and the sheathing. The chimney needs a cricket, and the storm took a shingle beside it. The soffits are 42 inches deep, which sets how far up the ice and water shield has to run. We took drone photos of the roof.

  • Solid 1x board decking seen from the attic, Kettering, Ohio.
    Tight board decking, seen from the attic.
  • A tape measure along the brick chimney on the roof, Kettering, Ohio.
    Measuring the chimney, which needs a cricket.
  • A tape measure across the deep soffit, Kettering, Ohio.
    Measuring the soffit depth.
Solid soffit along the back of the brick house, Kettering, Ohio.
Solid soffit with no intake vents.

Oakshire Cir, Oak Creek

Built 1966, split level

The homeowner called us about attic ventilation. New soffit, custom bent metal, six-inch gutters and high grade gutter guards were already installed. The soffit is solid, with only a few short perforated sections, so the ridge vent has almost no intake feeding it. There was an earlier repair around the skylight. The fix would be intake vents near the eave with a new roof, and the solar panels would have to come off and go back on, so it didn't make sense for him. Our advice: have soffit vents cut before new soffit, gutters and guards go up.

  • A short perforated soffit section above a window, Kettering, Ohio.
    One of the few perforated sections.
  • Patched shingles around the skylight below the ridge vent, Kettering, Ohio.
    An earlier repair around the skylight.
  • Solar panels beside the ridge vent on the roof, Kettering, Ohio.
    The solar panels would have to come off.
The roof and brick chimney above the street, Kettering, Ohio.
Checking the roof after the storm.

E. Stroop Rd, Roseland Terrace

Built 1954, ranch

A storm came through, and the homeowners wanted a professional to check the roof, which we do anytime. We found one damaged tab and reported it to the homeowners. The chimney flashing is near the end of its life, with no leaks. We checked the sheathing at the edge. The roof doesn't need replacing yet, but it's time to start planning for one.

  • One damaged shingle tab among the older shingles, Kettering, Ohio.
    The one damaged tab.
  • The flashing at the base of the brick chimney, Kettering, Ohio.
    Chimney flashing near the end of its life.
  • The roof sheathing at the edge, behind the drip edge, Kettering, Ohio.
    Sheathing checked at the edge.
Wind-torn fascia on a gable, with the bare wood showing, Kettering, Ohio.
Fascia torn off by the wind.

Brookpark Dr, Oak Creek

Built 1966, ranch

Wind tore the fascia off the front and end gables. The homeowners' son lives out of state and called us for his parents. We don't usually take small fascia repairs, but for a family looking after their parents we make it work. We matched the aged color as closely as we could.

  • Wind-torn fascia along the second gable, Kettering, Ohio.
    Fascia torn off the other gable.
  • The repaired gable fascia on the brick ranch, Kettering, Ohio.
    The gable after the repair.
  • The brick ranch from the yard, with damage on another gable, Kettering, Ohio.
    Other damage on the house.
The older three-tab roof and the neighborhood behind it, Kettering, Ohio.
The older three-tab roof.

Colony Way, Oak Creek

Built 1965, ranch

We did a free inspection on an older three-tab roof. We documented the pitch, the soffit depth and every slope.

  • A pitch gauge on the three-tab shingles, Kettering, Ohio.
    Measuring the pitch.
  • A tape measure across the soffit above the garage, Kettering, Ohio.
    Measuring the soffit depth.
The Cape Cod roof from the drone, Kettering, Ohio.
From the drone.

Aerial Ave, Woodward Heights

Built 1942, Cape Cod

The homeowner wanted us to come out, have a look and give an estimate. We measured the layers, the shingle thickness, the steeper pitch and the soffit, which tells us how far the ice and water shield has to run. We took drone photos of the roof.

  • The shingle edge showing the layers underneath, Kettering, Ohio.
    Checking the layers.
  • A shingle gauge measuring three-tab shingle thickness, Kettering, Ohio.
    Measuring shingle thickness.
  • A tape measure across the soffit by the front door, Kettering, Ohio.
    Measuring the soffit.
A chalk mark on a wind crease across the top of a shingle, Kettering, Ohio.
Each wind crease marked.

Wilmington Pike

Commercial building

The business called us about missing shingles. We found wind creases across the tops of the shingles and marked each one. We gauged the shingle thickness to tell a 20-year shingle from a 25-year one, and measured the pitch, the soffit width and the layers. The decking was plywood.

  • A shingle gauge at the roof edge for 20-year and 25-year three-tab, Kettering, Ohio.
    Gauging shingle thickness.
  • A tape measure across the soffit of the building, Kettering, Ohio.
    Measuring the soffit width.
  • A gloved hand lifting the shingle edge to show the plywood decking, Kettering, Ohio.
    The decking is plywood.

Soffit and gutter repair after wind tore a lattice off a house on Gracemore Ave in Green Meadows.

Sources: Build years: Montgomery County Auditor property records. City figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019 to 2023, table DP04, Kettering city.

What does a roof cost in Kettering?

Typical Dayton-area roof replacements run $8,500 to $18,000, or about $3.50 to $7.00 per square foot. Size, pitch and the number of layers set where yours lands. On older Kettering homes, decking is the other variable: replacement sheets run $60 to $80 each, depending on pitch. Financing is available.

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Kettering roofing questions

How much does a new roof cost in Kettering?

Typical Dayton-area replacements run $8,500 to $18,000. Size, pitch, layers and decking set the final number.

Does my 1950s or 1960s Kettering house need new decking?

Not always. Sound boards can stay. Spaced boards, or boards too damaged to hold a nail, have to be covered or replaced. We check during the inspection.

How far up the roof does ice and water shield have to go?

At least 24 inches inside the exterior wall. A deep soffit pushes it farther up the roof, so we measure every soffit.

Can solar panels stay on during a roof replacement?

No. They come off and go back on, which adds to the cost. That's worth planning for before new panels go up.

Will gutter guards void my roof warranty?

No. Ours screw to the gutter. Nothing is fastened into the roof.

Do you check roofs after a storm?

Yes, at no cost. We come out as soon as we can and photograph anything we find.

Projects in Kettering

Front of the house with the new white gutters over the porch, Kettering, Ohio.

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Seamless Gutters and Gutter Guards in Kettering, Ohio

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 Drone view of the two-story house during the roof inspection, Kettering, Ohio.

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Wind Damage Roof Inspection in Kettering, Ohio

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Covered by the Lifetime Workmanship Warranty

Every qualifying installation is covered by the Helping Hands Roofing Lifetime Workmanship Warranty. When a covered problem results from our workmanship, Helping Hands Roofing returns and corrects it according to the warranty terms: material and labor for a covered workmanship failure at no expense to the homeowner.

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How it works

  1. Step 1

    Inspect and document

    We inspect the roof and photograph what we find, every time. When a drone gives a better view, we fly one.

  2. Step 2

    Recommend honestly

    We explain what the roof actually needs, answer your questions, and recommend only the work we believe is necessary.

  3. Step 3

    Build to the Standard, and prove it

    Most jobs start about two weeks after you sign, and most roofs are finished in one day. We build to The Helping Hands Roofing Standard and photograph the deck and underlayment before they're covered.

What Greater Dayton homeowners say

  • David
    We felt Helping Hands Roofing did an awesome job. They were very considerate about our property and took the time to make sure they didn't leave a mess. They even used tarps to cover the bushes. We would highly recommend them for your roofing job.
  • Michael
    Helping Hands Roofing took away all of our pain in getting our new roof installed. They dealt with our insurance company, explained our options and performed quality work on time and on budget! Very much recommend them for future work!
  • Shari
    It was the most effortless roof job I've ever had done. They took care of everything. It was professional, and everything looks fantastic. Great clean up I didn't have to do a thing. I can't recommend them enough.

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