Columbia's tight blocks of early-1900s cottages and Foursquares have simple gable roofs but aging decking, and tear-offs here often turn up rot at the eaves.
Columbia is a tight-knit grid of early-1900s cottages and Foursquares just north of downtown. The roofs are mostly simple gables, which keeps the work straightforward, but the decking underneath is old. The common surprise on a Columbia tear-off is rot at the eaves, where old gutters overflowed for decades and kept the edge of the deck wet.
That is why we open the roof and show you the decking before we price the repair. We replace the soft sheathing per sheet, fix the drainage so the new eaves stay dry, and put down proper underlayment and ice-and-water before the shingles go on. A simple gable roof done right on a Columbia cottage lasts the way it should.
A roof replacement on a Columbia cottage or Foursquare typically runs $9,500 to $20,000 in 2026, plus any deck repair we find at the eaves. We price the decking per sheet and show you before we replace it. Repairs start around $450.
Do you replace roofs in Columbia?
Yes. We know the tight early-1900s blocks north of downtown, the simple gable roofs, and the aging decking that often hides rot at the eaves. We tear off, repair the decking, fix the drainage, and re-roof.
What roofing services do you offer in Columbia?
Roof replacement, roof repair and leak fixes, asphalt shingle roofing, metal roofing, roof inspections, and gutters and moss treatment throughout Columbia and the rest of Bellingham.
Ready for a free Columbia roof quote?
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