Roof Replacement in Huntington, NY

When Your Insurance Company Makes You Replace the Roof

This is now about 10 to 15% of the roofs we replace. It comes from two moments: buying a house, and switching homeowners insurance carriers. The new carrier sends an inspector out. If the roof looks old or worn, they will not insure the home until it is replaced, and they usually give you a short window to do it.

When that happens, we move your job up so the roof is finished before the policy deadline, photograph the roof and the completed work, and send a written report with photos to your insurance company. Storm damage claims are rare here. Huntington is not a heavy storm-loss area, and the last time carriers paid out widely on Long Island roofs was Hurricane Sandy. Almost every insurance-driven replacement here is inspection-driven, not storm-driven. If you are on a deadline, say so when you call and we will schedule around it.

We Tear Off. We Never Roof Over.

Every job is a complete tear-off down to the wood deck. We do not install new shingles over old ones. The reason is simple: you cannot see the plywood until the old roof is off. Rotted or soft decking is common on Huntington homes, especially around chimneys, in valleys, and along eaves where a roof has been leaking slowly for years. Covering that up means nailing a new roof into wood that will not hold it.

If we find bad decking, we show you, we replace it, and it is charged at the per-sheet rate already written on your estimate. There is no surprise number at the end of the job. New York State code does allow up to two layers of roofing, but only over sheathing thick enough to take it, and on many older Huntington houses it is not. A layover also shortens the life of the new shingles and voids the full system warranty, so it is not something we offer.

Most Roofs Are Finished in a Single Day

A typical Huntington home is torn off and fully re-roofed the same day. We only tear off what we can finish that day. Your house is never left open overnight, and never covered with a tarp waiting for the crew to come back. That is the whole point of working this way: an open roof deck is the single biggest risk in a replacement, and the way to remove that risk is to not create it.

Larger or steeper roofs are quoted as a two-day job up front, so you know before we start. Michael is on site at tear-off and again at the end of the day.

Your Warranty, and What Happens If Something Goes Wrong

Standard gives you the full Owens Corning material warranty. We register it, and Owens Corning emails it directly to you, plus our own workmanship coverage.

Ultimate gives you the Owens Corning Platinum Protection warranty: 50 years, backed by Owens Corning rather than by the contractor, covering workmanship as well as materials, and transferable to the next owner. That transfer matters when you sell, and the documentation is useful with insurance carriers who ask whether the roof is sound.

Only Owens Corning Platinum Preferred contractors are allowed to offer that warranty. Smart Choice Contracting is one of only ten on all of Long Island.

If something goes wrong later, you call Michael and he comes back. Same phone number you called the first time.

The Best Time of Year to Replace a Roof on Long Island

Any month, weather permitting. Roofing here is not seasonal, it is weather-dependent. We cannot install in rain, on snow, or when it is around 15 degrees, and we will not put a crew on a roof at 100 degrees. Between those limits, January works.

Our busiest stretches are mid-March through the end of June, and September through Thanksgiving. If your roof can wait, booking outside those windows usually means a sooner date. If you have an active leak or an insurance deadline, do not wait for a season.