Roof rejuvenation in Trinity
Roof Armor works in Trinity. From downtown Asheboro, it's about 21 miles. We head north on I-74, cut through Archdale and finish on NC 62. Give it 30 to 35 minutes. Trinity is part of the Greensboro-High Point metro area, but it still has plenty of open land.
Trinity jobs follow the same path as all our work. First comes a free roof assessment, where the owner handles the shingles himself. Next, any loose shingles, nail pops or worn flashing seals get fixed in a tune-up. Last, we spray on APEX-1132, our soy-based roof treatment, which soaks into the asphalt. The instant estimate can show you a price range before any of that happens. You can call (336) 523-0113 and ask about your roof before you book.
The town where Duke got its start
Trinity has a big claim to fame. Duke University started here. It began as Brown's Schoolhouse, a subscription school founded in 1838 by Methodists and Quakers. It became Union Institute, then Trinity College in 1859. The college moved to Durham in 1892 and later became Duke. The town kept the name.
The area is older than the college. The city says its first settlers arrived between 1763 and 1776, and the 1779 tax records list 25 families in Trinity Township. Trinity was first incorporated in 1869. The charter was dropped in 1924, and the city incorporated again in 1997. Today it's home to Trinity High School and Wheatmore High School.
The Trinity Museum, in the old Winslow House on NC 62, holds artifacts from the college days. The Trinity Historic Preservation Society keeps it up. The gazebo in front of the former Braxton Craven school has a bell from the old college chapel. Craven was the school's principal and later its president.
Lots of 1970s homes and plenty of room
Trinity is spread out. About 7,000 people live on nearly 17 square miles of land, and farms are still common around town. Census Bureau estimates say the 1970s were Trinity's biggest building decade, at more than a quarter of all homes. The median home dates to about 1979. Most are single-family houses, and about 4 in 5 are lived in by their owners.
That mix tells us a few things about Trinity roofs:
- Most are not original. A house from 1975 is likely on its second or third set of shingles.
- Open lots take full sun. If your house has few trees around it, the south and west slopes fade and curl first. See faded shingles and curling shingles.
- Owners stay put. People who plan to keep a house for years get the most out of repeat treatments.
Trinity borders Archdale, with High Point and Thomasville close by. We also serve Randleman to the east and our home base of Asheboro.
Garages, workshops and the price of a bigger roof
If your Trinity property has a detached garage, a workshop or a barn with shingles, those roofs can be part of the same job. They have to qualify on their own, just like the house.
We price by square footage, so more roof means a bigger number. Size isn't the only thing that moves the price, though:
- A steep pitch takes more time and care.
- A second story means more ladder work.
- The shingles have to qualify. The tune-up is part of the same price.
A metal barn roof is not a fit, so it stays off the bill. If your house is a long single-story, the roof has a lot of surface facing the sun, and that square footage drives the price. Our cost page walks through how each of these changes the total.
What a Trinity roof might be telling you
Walk out to the street and look up. These are the signs we ask about first.
Dark grit on the splash block means shingles are shedding their UV shield.
Dry shingles get brittle, and brittle shingles crack when temperatures swing.
Small raised spots are often nails backing out from heat cycling.
One slope looking bleached next to another usually means the sun has worn that side down faster.
Our list of common signs of drying shingles is a good place to start.
One treatment is good for up to about 5 years. For a Trinity family staying put, repeating it on schedule can push a full replacement a long way down the road.
Common questions
Is Trinity too far out for Roof Armor?
No. Trinity is about 21 miles from downtown Asheboro, roughly 30 to 35 minutes by I-74 and NC 62. Measured from our base on US 220, it's around 28 miles. That's still well within the roughly 40 miles we cover.
My 1970s Trinity house still has the original roof decking. Does that matter?
Not by itself. Old decking can be perfectly solid. What we watch for is soft or spongy spots underfoot, which point to water damage. If the deck is sound and the shingles are aging but intact, treatment can still fit. That's one of the first things we check on the roof.
We plan to stay in our Trinity house a long time. How often would we treat the roof?
About every 5 years. Over three rounds, that can add up to about 15 years of roof life in all. We look the roof over again before each round. Our page on how long rejuvenation lasts has the details.