Roofing in Winnetka, IL | Estate & Slate Roof Specialists

Roofing Contractor in Winnetka, IL

Winnetka work is its own discipline. The homes are larger, the roofs are steeper, the materials are higher-end, and the homeowner expectations are appropriately exacting. We bring a smaller, more senior crew to every Winnetka job and we leave the property cleaner than we found it.

Winnetka housing & roofing stock

Winnetka has a high concentration of estate homes with real slate, clay tile, and cedar shake roofs, alongside large colonial revivals and English manors. Roof areas of 6,000 to 14,000 square feet are common, often with multiple wings, towers, and conservatory tie-ins.

Weather and microclimate

Winnetka's lake bluff position concentrates wind events. East-facing slopes here see some of the highest sustained wind loads anywhere on the North Shore.

Slate and tile restoration

Real slate roofs in Winnetka are routinely 80 to 110 years old and rarely need full replacement — what they need is selective slate replacement, copper flashing restoration, and snow-guard reinstallation. We do this work with copper hooks (never face-nails through new slates), color-matched salvage slate, and lead-coated copper flashing on north-facing slopes.

Synthetic slate alternatives

When a homeowner is faced with a full slate replacement and the structural reinforcement that requires, synthetic slate (DaVinci Bellaforte, Brava) is often the right answer. We install both, and we will walk you through the trade-offs honestly.