What makes Vaught Roofing a Better Roofing Company? We are in fact a local, family owned business (2nd generation) that takes pride in its work and we will be there to stand behind our work. Larry Vaught went to Ruskin High School in the 50’s & his two son’s, Kevin & Mike Vaught went to Hickman Mills High School in the 70’s. We all were born & raised in Kansas City. Yet, since the April 3rd hail storm there are countless out of town roofers in the area who are making every effort to mislead you into believing they are a “local” contractor. We saw the same thing occur in 1992 after a large hail storm hit the area. It wasn’t long after those roofs were replaced and the out-of-town contractors (a.k.a. storm chasers) left, that we started getting calls from area homeowners asking us for estimates to fix their roofs. As it turns out, although the roofs were still under warranty, these homeowners couldn’t get their out-of-town contractors to come back in town to fix their roof problems. Since we see a lot of roofs once again being replaced by these storm chasers, we expect to have a booming repair business for years to come!
Regardless of whether or not a contractor is “local”, you should specifically be aware that many contractors (out-of-towners & locals) fail to achieve the level of craftsmanship provided by Larry L. Vaught Roofing. We are a better roofing company because we provide: “proper” installation of step flashings where the roof adjoins siding, skylights, chimneys, etc. Many contractors are undoubtedly replacing roofs in a fashion whereby the step flashings will not be “one per course”. Especially when a wood shake roof is being replaced with a composition shingle roof. Step flashings are typically installed every 10-inches on a shake roof, but must be installed every ~5-inches on a typical composition shingle roof. So, in order to provide one step flashing per each course of shingles, at the very minimum, additional step flashings must be installed (or all step flashings be replaced) when switching from a wood roof to a comp roof. Yet you will find a lot (probably more than half) of the wood shake roofs that are currently being replaced with composition shingles will end up not having one step flashing installed per each course of shingles as is required. You will also find most metal valley flashings being installed are 20-inch wide, not 24-inch wide as required per building code. I could go on, and on, and on, but will end this tip of the month by simply saying Larry L. Vaught Roofing installs step flashings properly, furnishes 24-inch wide metal valley flashing, takes pride in their work, is a 44+ year old local contractor, and is absolutely the best choice for your next roofing project.