Roof Replacement in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Why are so many Cuyahoga Falls roofs coming due at once?

Because so much of the city was built in one burst. The Falls counted 29,195 people in the 1950 census and 47,922 in 1960, a jump of about 64 percent in ten years. The houses came with them. Census survey data puts the median year built for a Falls home at 1959, and about 5,500 of the city's housing units date from the 1950s alone, more than from any other decade.

A house from 1958 is not on its first roof. It is usually on its third or fourth, and plenty carry a second layer of shingles nailed over an older one a few decades back. Those layovers, and the thin 3-tab shingles that followed them, are wearing out together, street by street.

It is also a city of owners. The Census Bureau's American Community Survey for 2019 to 2023 counts about 14,800 owner-occupied homes here, more than any Summit County community except Akron. If half your block seems to be pricing a roof, that is why.

What does a roof replacement in Cuyahoga Falls include?

Every replacement quoted through this site is the same scope, whatever the size of the house:

• Tear-off of every old layer. The roof comes down to bare decking so each board or sheet can be looked at before it is covered again.
• Synthetic underlayment rolled across the whole deck.
• Ice and water shield along every eave and valley. Ohio's residential code wants that barrier to run from the roof edge to at least 24 inches inside the exterior wall line.
• New drip edge on eaves and rakes, so runoff drops clear of the fascia.
• Starter strip under the first course, which is the row wind tries to lift first.
• Ridge vent along the peak to let attic heat and moisture out.
• Architectural shingles in a color you choose. The architectural shingles page explains what they are and how long they last.
• Dumpster, magnet sweep and cleanup. Old roofing goes off the property, and the lawn, beds and driveway are swept for nails.

Which roofs go with which part of the Falls?

The city is really four or five housing eras stitched together, and each one has its own roof problems. The area guides go street by street. The short version:

• Off State Road and Portage Trail. The 1950s and 1960s belt. Low ranches and steep little Cape Cods, many with two layers on them. See roofs off State Road and Portage Trail.
• Downtown and the riverfront streets. The oldest blocks, close to Front Street and the numbered streets, with plank decking and brick chimneys. See roofs near downtown and the river.
• The south side near the Gorge. 1920s to 1940s houses on the Akron line, shaded by the park woods. See roofs on the south side near the Gorge.
• The north end. The former Northampton Township joined the city in 1986, and most of its houses are newer and larger. See roofs in the north end and old Northampton.

East of the river, the streets along Bailey Road and Hudson Drive are mostly 1950s and early 1960s too. Silver Lake, just past them, is its own village and not part of the Falls.

Who issues roofing permits in Cuyahoga Falls?

Cuyahoga Falls does not run its own building department. The city's website says it contracts with the County of Summit Division of Building Standards, which has its office at 1030 East Tallmadge Avenue in Akron. The county's residential building permit application carries its own re-roof line, and the county takes permit and inspection requests through an online portal.

City Hall at 2310 Second Street still handles zoning. The city says its zoning certificates verify things like use, size, location and finish materials.

How does a Falls roof go from inspection to install?

1. Free inspection. The owner of the company gets on your roof himself and takes photos of what he finds.
2. Photo report. It reaches you that day with one plain rating: Good, Watch or Replace Soon.
3. One flat written quote. A single number for the whole scope above. It does not expire for a year.
4. Install on a date you pick. Replacements begin in spring 2027.

The full walk-through, with what to do before install day, is on the how it works page.

What else can you get help with here?

Not every roof needs replacing. If yours has one leak and plenty of life, start with roof repair in Cuyahoga Falls. If you only want to know where it stands, book the free roof inspection. Trouble at a skylight or the chimney has its own page on skylight and chimney flashing. And if you are budgeting, what a new roof costs in Cuyahoga Falls lays out what moves the number, with labeled market ranges.

Who is behind Cuyahoga Falls Ohio Roofing?

Guttrz is behind it, a locally owned company in North Canton, Ohio. The drive up Interstate 77 and Route 8 takes about 30 minutes. The phone is answered 24 hours, seven days a week, and if you leave a message we text or call back within the hour.

Guttrz works on asphalt shingle roofs only. Flat, metal, slate and tile roofs are outside what we do. Because the company started with gutters, it can also put the roof edge and the gutters on the same week.