Asphalt · Lutz, FL · August 2025
Ridge, hips, and a steep architectural field
James P. · Pasco County
The problem
The field was still serviceable in spots. The ridge and hips were not — caps were cracked, and wind had started to lift the last course. James did not need a story. He needed the lines at the top of the house to be a system again.
What we did
Full re-roof so we were not weaving new caps into 15-year-old field. Starter at the eaves, hip and ridge cap in a straight line, nails in the nailing strip not the sealant.
The result
A dark architectural roof that photographs as one plane from the curb. The photo is the ridge. That is the part neighbors notice.
Complexities on this job
- Steep pitch. This is a two-man-on-a-ladder photo, not a 4/12 ranch
- Hip-to-ridge transitions have to land clean or the whole roof looks drunk from the street
- Wind uplift starts at the ridge. Caps are not decorative
- Matching the architectural shadow line so the new cap does not read as a different product
