Where flat roofs show up in Clemmons
Clemmons is a village of about 21,000 on the west side of Forsyth County, and our shop on Reynolda Road is only a 10-15 minute drive to most of it. The thing about Clemmons housing stock is that a lot of it went up in a tight window — late 1990s through the mid-2000s, in the developments off Lewisville-Clemmons Road, Peace Haven, and Stratford Road. Those homes were built bigger than the Forsyth County average, and bigger custom homes come with more of the architectural features that need a flat or low-slope roof: covered front porches, sunroom additions, bay window roofs, and the connector sections between a main house and an attached garage.
The problem we see again and again is that someone roofed those sections with asphalt shingles. Shingles need at least a 2:12 pitch to shed water, and below that they leak — full stop. If you’ve got a sunroom off the back of a Tanglewood-area home that’s been a chronic leak source since it was built, the issue almost certainly isn’t the workmanship of the patch. It’s that shingles were installed on a slope too flat to hold them.
The right system for the application
We don’t put shingles on slopes that can’t handle them. Depending on the section, we install:
- TPO membrane — our most common choice for residential flat sections under 1,000 sq ft and virtually all commercial work. The white heat-welded membrane sheds heat, which matters on a south-facing Clemmons porch that bakes in open-exposure subdivisions, and the seams are mechanically fused rather than glued so they don’t open as the building moves.
- EPDM rubber — proven black single-ply, which we still favor on sections shaded by the heavier mature canopy near the older village core, where a dark surface won’t drive heat into the room below.
- Modified bitumen — for smaller flat sections under 400 sq ft where a full TPO install isn’t justified.
- Silicone restoration coatings — if your flat roof is aging but not yet failing, a coating can buy 10-15 more years at a fraction of replacement cost. We’ll tell you honestly whether yours is a candidate.
What we check before we quote
Two questions drive every flat-roof scope. First, is the deck under the membrane wet? You can’t lay a new membrane over wet decking or insulation without trapping moisture that keeps eating the building, so we do a moisture survey or a few test cuts before committing. Second, how many leaks are there? One leak on an 18-year-old TPO roof is a repair; five leaks in different spots means the system is at end of life and patching is throwing money at it. On the larger Clemmons homes off Peace Haven where the flat sections can be substantial, getting this call right saves real money.
A note on Clemmons HOAs and commercial work
Many Clemmons developments run HOAs with approved-material lists, and we’re familiar with most of them — we can quote to your HOA’s spec from the first estimate. Most HOA scrutiny lands on the visible main roof, but it’s worth confirming color and edge-metal details on a porch that faces the street. On the commercial side, the office and retail buildings along Lewisville-Clemmons Road are almost all low-slope, and we coordinate site visits around tenant operations so the business below never skips a beat.
Why Clemmons chooses Mid Atlantic for flat roofing
- Local — 10-15 minutes from Reynolda Road, not a regional chain
- Carlisle SynTec authorized for commercial-grade single-ply systems
- In-house W-2 crews — no subcontractors, same people every job
- Owens Corning Platinum Preferred Contractor for the steep-slope work we pair with it
- Manufacturer system warranties up to 30 years on full commercial installs, plus a 3-year workmanship warranty on every project
- A+ BBB, 4.8 stars on Google and Facebook
Schedule
Call (336) 671-5208 or request an estimate online. Most Clemmons inspections are scheduled within 48 hours, often the same week.