Intersecting gables and valleys of dark architectural shingle roofs — representative

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The standard we build to.

Correct details, correct order, photographed as we go. This page shows what that looks like — and it’s where every True North job will be published.

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Representative photography — for now

True North is a new company, so the photos below show the techniques and details we build to, not jobs we’ve completed. Our first Wyoming County job photos land here spring 2027 — before, during, and after, every one. Sources are listed on the photo credits page.

// The details that matter

Roofing, taught in pictures

Every caption is a lesson. Tap any photo to zoom.

Close-up of gray architectural asphalt shingles showing granule texture — representative — Architectural shingle courses — staggered reveal, double-layer mat

Worker stripping old shingles from a residential roof during tear-off — representative — Tear-off to bare deck — rot gets found, not covered

Ladder set against a dark shingle roof beside a stone chimney — representative — Chimney flashing — the leak point most repairs miss

Inspector on a roof beside wind-damaged shingles, ladder at the eave — representative — Walking a slope after high wind — lifted tabs show from up here, not the ground

Worker carrying a shingle bundle across a roof with material staged behind — representative — Material staged on the slope — courses stay straight when bundles are close

New rafter framing running to the ridge on an open roof build — representative — Rafters to the ridge — the frame every shingle depends on

Hip-roof eave over brick with gutter, downspout, and soffit line — representative — Gutter, soffit, and fascia in one line — the eave does the hard work

Gutter packed with debris along a roof edge — representative — A packed gutter — overflow waiting for the next storm

Row of icicles along a gutter line on a shake-sided house — representative — Icicles at the gutter line — early ice damming at the eave

Daylight beam across attic rafters and decking — representative — The attic side of the deck — where ventilation problems show first

Dark stamped metal roofing panels interlocked in close-up — representative — Interlocked metal courses — metal sheds snow before it becomes load

Brick chimney rising through a dark roof with white soffit and fascia lines — representative — Soffit and fascia lines around a chimney — order matters at every joint

Representative photography — our first Wyoming County job photos land here spring 2027. Photo credits →

// The job log

Project #001 — spring 2027

Every job we complete gets photographed, documented, and published here — before, during, and after. The first one starts the log.

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// Photos before decisions

Every job, documented

The camera comes out before the tools do.

Roofer setting an architectural shingle course, nailer in hand — representative

Representative photo Course by course — the work you’ll see in your report

1

Before

Every slope, valley, and flashing photographed at the free roof check — you see what we see.

2

During

Deck condition after tear-off, underlayment, ice-and-water shield — photographed before it’s covered up.

3

After

Finished roof, clean yard, magnetic nail sweep — and a final walk-through with you before we call it done.

// Start the log

Your roof could be Project #001

// Let’s take a look

See the standard on your own roof

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