Roofing in Ankeny, where a lot of the city still has its first roof
Ankeny has grown fast along I-35, and much of it was built in the last 25 years. That means thousands of roofs installed in the same few years, now aging and getting hit by the same storms.
Drive through the neighborhoods north and west of the old downtown, out toward Prairie Trail and past the DMACC campus, and the pattern is easy to see: two-story homes with three-car garages, wide streets, young trees and roofs that all went on around the same time. When a hailstorm crosses Ankeny, it often hits a whole subdivision of similar roofs at once.
Builder roofs, 15 to 25 years in
Many Ankeny homes were roofed with a builder's standard shingle. Those roofs are now at the age where three things show up together:
- Granule lossShingles look darker and smoother, and granules collect at the ends of downspouts. The asphalt is now exposed to the sun.
- Thin ventilationSome builds had too little intake at the soffits, which bakes the shingles from below in summer and builds frost in the attic in winter.
- Hail historyA roof that has taken two or three light storms may not leak yet but has lost much of its protection.
Research puts Ankeny home values around $270,000 with homeownership above 70 percent. For a lot of those owners, the next roof is a choice between another standard shingle and an impact-rated one; we price both, and it's worth asking your insurer whether they discount for the upgrade.
Permits for replacements come from the City of Ankeny. We pull them, schedule the inspection and leave the paperwork with you.
Ankeny roofing questions
My whole street is getting new roofs. Do I need one?
Not necessarily. Hail paths can skip houses, and roof age differs. A free inspection tells you what happened to yours.
Can you add ventilation during a replacement?
Yes, and on many Ankeny homes we recommend it. Balanced intake and exhaust protect the new shingles.
Do you do gutters in Ankeny?
Yes. Many two-story homes here benefit from six-inch seamless gutters.
