Roofing · Siding · Gutters · Exteriors
Roofing & exterior servicesbuilt for Michiana weather.
8 services, one crew of our own out of Mishawaka. Hail in the spring, straight-line wind through the summer, ice damming every winter — everything we do is shaped by what this corner of Indiana actually does to a house.
Full-service exterior construction
Roofing is the core.
It is not the whole job.
Most contractors in this trade narrow down to one product and stay there. It works fine until a storm comes through, because weather does not respect the boundary between trades. The same hail that bruises the shingle dimples the vinyl on the exposed elevation and dents the gutter run. The same wind that lifts tabs pulls siding off its nail hem.
Underdog was set up as an exterior construction company rather than a roofing crew that sometimes says yes to other work. That is not a marketing position — it is the practical reason a claim gets documented properly, and the reason nothing falls into the gap between the roofer and the siding company, each assuming the other detailed the roof-to-wall junction.
In practice it means one site visit, one itemised written scope, one crew on the property, and one number to call afterwards. Everybody who works on your house is employed by Underdog — Jorge Marquez walks the roof and writes the scope, and the same people carry out the work. No subcontractors, and nobody on your property you have not met.
Four systems, one contractor
A weather-tight house is these four working together. Fix one and ignore the others and the water simply finds the next way in.
- The roofShingle, underlayment, ice-and-water shield, flashing and ridge ventilation.
- The drainageGutters, downspouts, drip edge and the soffit intake that feeds the attic.
- The wallsSiding, house wrap, trim, corners and the detail where cladding meets roof.
- The structureDecking, fascia, dormers, porch framing and the additions behind all of it.
Everything we do
8 services. One crew.
Pick the one that matches what you are dealing with. If you are not sure — a stain on the ceiling could be a pipe boot or it could be the whole north slope — call and describe it, and we will tell you which of these it actually is before anyone comes out.
How we run a job
What makes an Underdog job different.
Not the shingle — everybody buys from the same manufacturers. The difference is who is on your roof, what they do when they find something unexpected, and what the property looks like when the trailer pulls away.
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The person who quotes it is on the job
There is no sales department here. Jorge Marquez walks the roof and writes the scope, and the same in-house crew installs it. Nothing is handed off to a subcontractor you have never met once you have signed, because there is nobody here to hand it to.
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Photographs before opinions
We document the roof first and form a recommendation second — never the reverse. You get the images either way, and you are welcome to take them to another contractor for a second read. A company that will not give you the photographs is telling you something.
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We will talk you out of work
If a repair beats a replacement, or the roof simply has eight good years left, that is what you will hear. It costs us the bigger invoice and it is the reason people call us back and pass our number along. Being right is worth more than being booked.
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One contractor across the whole exterior
Roof, siding, gutters, soffit, fascia and the framing underneath. When one company owns every side of a transition detail, there is no seam where two trades each assume the other handled it — and only one number to call if something is wrong.
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The site is left the way we found it
Debris contained on sheeting instead of dropped on the lawn, elevations and landscaping protected during tear-off, and magnets run across the drive, the beds and the grass before the trailer leaves. Nails in a tyre a month later are a job we did badly.
Before you hire anyone
Questions worth asking every contractor.
Including us. These are the answers we would want if it were our house — and the ones a company that intends to be here in five years should be able to give without hesitating.
How do I tell a real local roofer from a storm chaser?
Ask where the shop is and how long it has been there. Ask whether the person quoting the job will be on site while it is installed, or whether the work gets handed to a crew they have never worked with. Ask for a certificate of insurance and check the name on it matches the name on the contract. A company that knocked your door two days after a hailstorm and cannot answer those three questions will not be reachable in three years when the flashing fails.
Two estimates are thousands apart — what am I actually comparing?
Almost always the difference is in what is not written down. Check whether both include a full tear-off or one is a layover, whether decking replacement is priced and at what rate, whether ice-and-water shield runs the eaves and valleys, whether ventilation is being corrected or just reinstalled, and who is disposing of the debris. Get both scopes itemised and the cheap bid usually stops looking cheap.
Do you only do roofs, or the whole exterior?
The whole exterior. Roofing is the core of the business, but we also handle siding, gutters, soffit and fascia, exterior trim, additions and structural rebuild work — 8 services in total. A house does not fail one trade at a time, and a hailstorm that bruises the shingle usually cracks the siding on the same elevation.
Should I pay for a roof up front?
Not in full, to us or to anybody else. Before work starts you should have a written, itemised scope and an agreed payment schedule in front of you — and you should be able to see what each stage covers. If a contractor wants the full amount in cash before material is ordered, that is the moment to stop.
Do you take small jobs, or only full replacements?
We take small jobs. A pipe boot, a length of ridge, a section of fascia, a leak around a chimney — those are ordinary weeks for us. Some of the work we are proudest of is telling somebody their roof needed a two-hour repair rather than the replacement another company had already quoted them.
What happens if there is a problem after the job is finished?
You call the same number you called the first time and we come back out. Our installations carry a workmanship warranty on top of whatever the manufacturer covers on the material — and because we are based here rather than three states away, coming back out is not a logistical event for us.
Free inspection · No pressure
Not sure which of these you need?
That is a normal place to start. Describe what you are seeing on the phone, or book an inspection and we will work it out on the roof — and tell you plainly if the answer is that nothing needs doing yet.
Mon–Fri 7:00am–6:00pm · Sat 8:00am–2:00pm