Roof inspection and repair in Jacksonville, AR, near the Air Force base

Little Rock Air Force Base opened in 1955 on land from the old Arkansas Ordnance Plant, which made fuses and detonators during World War II. Much of Jacksonville's housing went up to serve the base, so the city has a large share of brick ranch homes from the 1950s through the 1970s, followed by newer subdivisions on its edges.

Jacksonville had about 29,500 residents and 12,700 housing units in 2020. Many homes are rentals, and many owners are military families who buy, rent out and sell on a schedule set by their orders. That makes roof condition a frequent question at closing, lease and move-out time.

The newer side of town looks different. Subdivisions built from the 1990s onward have larger two-story homes with steeper roofs, more valleys and architectural shingles that are now reaching middle age. They need different attention than the base-era ranches.

If you are buying, selling, renting out or leaving on new orders, you need to know the roof's real condition. We walk every slope, check the attic and photograph everything: shingle wear, flashing, vents, pipe boots, decking at the eaves and gutters. You get a clear picture of what is fine, what needs work soon and what can wait.

For owners who are leaving the area, those photos let a property manager or new owner see exactly what was found. If repairs are needed, we give you a written price and can do the work before you go.

• Shingle age, granule loss and sun damage by slope
• Flashing at chimneys, walls and skylights
• Pipe boots, vents and any roof-mounted equipment
• Decking condition at the eaves and in the attic
• Gutters, downspouts and fascia
• Signs of past storm repairs and how well they were done

On March 31, 2023, the EF3 tornado that crossed west Little Rock and North Little Rock cut about a three-mile path through Jacksonville, and the National Weather Service listed the city among the worst-damaged areas. Homes, businesses and trees took heavy damage, and a lot of roofs in the city were replaced in the months after.

Some of that work was solid, and some was rushed. During an inspection we look for the shortcuts that tend to happen during a storm rush: high nails, missing starter strip, reused flashing and gutters hung on soft fascia. Those are much cheaper to fix now than after the next windstorm.

The base-era brick ranches have long, low roofs and simple shapes, but many are on their third or fourth roof and some carry two layers of shingles. Their attics often have only a few box vents and soffits that were painted shut over the years, so they run hot and age shingles quickly.

Common work on these homes includes tear off and replacement with new decking at the eaves, better ventilation, new pipe boots and flashing and replacement of rotted fascia. Low-slope carports and porch roofs, common on homes from this era, often need a proper membrane in place of old rolled roofing.

Trees matter here as well. Parks like Dupree Park and the wooded stretches along Bayou Meto mean plenty of oaks and pines near homes, and limbs and leaves clog gutters and valleys on the low ranch roofs. Gutter cleaning and guards are often part of the plan.

Call (501) 387-1152 at any hour. We answer 24/7, and Jacksonville is a short drive up the freeway, so same-day visits for leaks are common.

Tell us whether you need an inspection, a repair or storm help, and whether a closing or move date is coming up. We work around those dates and send photos and a written price before any work starts.

Landlords who own several Jacksonville rentals can have us inspect them in one trip. Each home gets its own photo set and written price, which makes planning repairs across the whole group much easier.