Roof Replacement in Gonzales, LA
On Gonzales houses built before 1990, the deck under the shingles can carry decades of storm repairs. We plan that deck before the tear-off and include it in your estimate.
Strip the shingles off an older Gonzales house, and the deck tells you what the roof has been through: a run of newer plywood beside darker original sheathing, a rafter doubled up where a limb came through, a patch laid across a gap with nothing under its edges. Those details decide how much of the job is roofing and how much is deck repair, and nobody can see all of them from the yard.
Roughly 40 percent of the houses within Gonzales city limits predate 1990, and that older stock is where replacement comes due first. Epic Roofing is owned by Joey Noto, who earned his construction management degree at LSU and spent a decade in Baton Rouge commercial construction before founding Epic. Your estimate comes from his company, and the crew on your roof works for him.
Gonzales Houses Built Before 1990
The 1960s and the 1970s each account for roughly one home in nine, the 1980s about one in ten, and a smaller group goes back to the 1950s and earlier. Houses that age have usually had at least one roof replaced, so the roof we tear off is rarely the first one the deck has carried.
Age changes the estimate. A house from the 1960s has been through more storms and more roofers than a drone flight can show, so our inspection includes the attic, where old repairs give themselves away: plywood of a different color, blocking added in odd places, nail lines that miss the rafters, and water stains that predate the current shingles. Whatever we find there goes into the estimate with photos. The city's newer homes mostly need Gonzales roof repair at this stage.
Older Roofs, Gustav Repairs and Permits in Gonzales
A tree hit our Gonzales house in Gustav. What will a tear-off find?
Most likely, the repair made after the storm is still in place under the shingles. We photograph it, replace any weak decking, flag any framing issues for a framing contractor, and show you the photos before the new roof covers them.
How does the estimate handle decking you cannot see yet?
The first few sheets of decking replacement are included, and the estimate states the sheet count and per-sheet rate. If the deck needs more than that, we stop, photograph the damage, and obtain your written approval before proceeding.
Does a Gonzales reroof go through the city or the parish?
Inside city limits, the City of Gonzales issues the permit through its online system. Outside them, the Ascension Parish Building Department does. Since August 1, 2025, Louisiana has required permit-issuing cities and parishes to issue permits and inspect each one- or two-family reroof, and the work is inspected against the code chapters for roof framing and sheathing, as well as roof coverings.
Can you reuse the vents and flashing on our 1970s house?
Only what is still sound. The code requires rusted, damaged, or deteriorated flashing, edge metal, and vents to be replaced on a reroof, and on a house that age, the metal at walls, chimneys, and pipes may have been reused through more than one roof. You will see photos of each piece we replace.
Does deck repair make a Gonzales reroof take longer?
It can. An asphalt reroof usually takes 1 to 3 days on-site, and significant deck repair adds to that.
Who stands behind the new roof, and for how long?
Epic, with a written 5-year transferable workmanship warranty that transfers to the buyer. The shingle manufacturer's warranty sits alongside it.
What Gustav Left Under Older Ascension Roofs
Hurricane Gustav crossed Ascension Parish on September 1, 2008, leaving trees on homes across the parish, including Gonzales. Shingles put on during that recovery are now well along in their life, and any deck repairs made after the trees came down can still be underneath them.
What a tear-off can turn up
- Mixed sheathing: Old boards, plywood, and OSB of different thicknesses side by side, so the new shingles can telegraph every seam unless we even out the surface.
- Patches without support: Squares of plywood nailed over a hole with no blocking under the edges. They feel solid until someone stands on them.
- Sistered or cracked rafters: Some were reinforced properly after the storm, and some with a few nails and a short scrap.
- Old water damage: Dark, soft decking where a roof sat under a tarp too long before it was fixed.
Each finding gets photographed in CompanyCam before anything is covered, and failed sheathing is replaced before new underlayment goes on.
The Reroof Schedule on an Older Gonzales House
Inspection and estimate:
Drone flight, attic check, and infrared and moisture readings at the location where the roof has leaked. You get a written photo-documented estimate within 2–5 business days, including the decking allowance. No deposit is collected at the consultation.
Permit:
We pull it with the City of Gonzales for in-city addresses or with the Ascension Parish Building Department outside the city, and schedule around the inspection.
Tear-off and deck day:
The old roof comes off, the deck is photographed and repaired, and rusted pipe flashings, edge metal, and vents are replaced with new ones.
Install and closeout:
Underlayment, shingles fastened per the manufacturer's installation specs, a magnetic nail sweep each workday, and your CompanyCam album.
When a Storm or a Grant Shapes the Gonzales Reroof
If a recent storm is behind the replacement, we document the roof and deck and meet your adjuster on-site when you invite us. Louisiana RS 22:1684 bars roofers from serving as public adjusters, so we do not negotiate or settle claims. No contractor may legally cover or waive a deductible in Louisiana. The carriers on these jobs include State Farm, Allstate, National General, Louisiana Citizens, and USAA.
A FORTIFIED roof certifies the whole system, starting with how the deck is attached to the framing, and an older Gonzales house already needs that deck work. A Fortify Homes grant of up to $10,000 can go toward that roof only if it is approved before any work begins, so the decision belongs ahead of tear-off. Selection is by lottery; each round's eligible parishes are listed at fortifyhomes.la.gov, and Ascension made the Round 9 list. Our state approval as a Fortify Homes contractor, Joey's three IBHS FORTIFIED credentials, and more than 30 completed FORTIFIED roofs back that work.
Budgeting a Gonzales Reroof
A standard architectural shingle reroof on a 2,000 to 2,500 square foot house runs $13,000–$23,000. Pitch, product choice, and decking work beyond the allowance move the final number, and each appears as its own line. Financing through GoodLeap and Hearth is available. Material options match our roof replacement lineup, and a Baton Rouge roof replacement on a house of the same era gets the same deck-first approach.
Find Out What Is Under the Shingles First
The best time to learn what is under an older Gonzales roof is before anyone starts pulling shingles. Call 225-396-8122 to set up the drone and attic inspection, and you will receive a written estimate that covers the deck, the permit, and the FORTIFIED question in a single document.
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