Memphis Premium Roofing provides professional asphalt shingle roofs in Memphis, TN for residential and commercial properties across the Mid-South. On most Memphis houses we recommend a laminated asphalt shingle, and one of the reasons is unglamorous. At roughly two pounds per square foot it is the lightest covering that will do the job, on framing that was designed around exactly that assumption.
The specification we quote is a laminated architectural shingle meeting ASTM D3462 with a D7158 Class H wind classification, over a synthetic or SBS-modified underlayment, with self-adhered membrane at the eaves, the valleys and every masonry junction. Class H is the top wind class in that standard and costs almost nothing over the alternatives on a residential roof.
What we generally do not do is talk a Memphis homeowner into a heavier premium covering for appearance. The designer-profile shingles that imitate slate and shake weigh noticeably more than a standard laminate, and on a stick-framed house in a Seismic Design Category D county there is a real reason to think about that before choosing a texture. If you want the look, we will price it and tell you the number.
Shingle life here is set by heat and by humidity more than by any single storm. Summer deck temperatures cycle the asphalt, the mat loses flexibility, and the failure eventually shows up as brittleness at the nail line rather than as a dramatic hole. That is why ventilation and shingle selection are one decision on this roof, not two, and we quote them together rather than letting one get cut.
Nailing is where the money quietly hides. The manufacturer's high-wind pattern, nails in the nailing zone rather than above it, and no overdriven heads. A shingle installed with four nails in the wrong place has a warranty on paper and no rating in practice, and there is no way to tell from the ground. We set the guns each morning, check them through the day, and will pull a shingle to show you where the nails went.
If your roof is fifteen years old and sound, we will say so and leave. Laminated shingles in this climate routinely run past twenty years when they were nailed correctly and the attic breathes, and the most common reason a good Memphis roof gets replaced early is that somebody needed the sale more than the homeowner needed the roof. Roofs get replaced early in this city for the wrong reasons.
Our licensed and insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — two 3/16-inch by 1-inch chimney anchor straps at the roof line, twelve-inch strap embedment into a masonry chimney, roof-deck subdiaphragm crossties in the perimeter bays, parapet height-to-thickness bracing ratio, wall anchors at six-foot maximum spacing, out-of-plane wall anchorage at 42 pounds per square foot — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve Memphis and nearby communities including Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Millington.
What We Handle
Everything our asphalt shingle roofs in Memphis covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of asphalt shingle roofs work in Memphis, TN. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
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Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our Memphis services.
Materials, equipment and how we do asphalt shingle roofs
The difference between asphalt shingle roofs that lasts and asphalt shingle roofs that gets redone in three years is almost always preparation and materials, not the finish you see on day one. We work with two 3/16-inch by 1-inch chimney anchor straps at the roof line, twelve-inch strap embedment into a masonry chimney, roof-deck subdiaphragm crossties in the perimeter bays, parapet height-to-thickness bracing ratio, spec them to the job instead of to the invoice, and write the material grades into the free estimate so you know exactly what you are buying.
Every Memphis job runs the same way: site walk and measurements, written scope and fixed price, protection of the surrounding area, then the work itself with a daily clean-up. Years of roofing work in the Mid-South means we have already met whatever your property is going to throw at us — awkward access, older construction, an HOA with opinions.
Where we do asphalt shingle roofs outside Memphis
Memphis Premium Roofing covers Memphis and the surrounding communities of the Mid-South. Crews run out to the same nearby cities every week, so an out-of-town job does not mean an out-of-town price.
- Asphalt Shingle Roofs in Bartlett, TN — Shelby County, population 57,786
- Asphalt Shingle Roofs in Collierville, TN — Shelby County, population 51,324
- Asphalt Shingle Roofs in Germantown, TN — Shelby County, population 41,333
- Asphalt Shingle Roofs in Millington, TN — Shelby County, population 10,582
- Asphalt Shingle Roofs in Arlington, TN — Shelby County, population 14,549
- Asphalt Shingle Roofs in Lakeland, TN — Shelby County, population 13,904
Start on the Memphis Premium Roofing homepage for a free estimate, or call (844) 511-2320 and describe the job.
Why Memphis Chooses Memphis Premium Roofing
- ✓Every proposal states the new covering's dead load in pounds per square foot next to the load of whatever comes off, because Shelby County is a Seismic Design Category D jurisdiction and weight is not a decorative question here.
- ✓Our inspection report includes the chimney's anchorage at the roof line, the parapet's unbraced height and the deck fastening where it meets masonry, three findings that are almost never on a Memphis roof report.
- ✓We tear off rather than overlay, because a tear-off is the only hour in which the chimney straps, the deck fastening and the top of the wall are all visible at the same time.
- ✓We turn down tile on existing stick-framed houses unless a Tennessee-licensed structural engineer has written down what the framing can carry, and we will help you find that engineer.
The standards behind asphalt shingle roofs
Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The asphalt shingle roofs work we do in Memphis follows published industry standards: NRCA publishes the Roofing Manual, the industry's reference for details and slope minimums, and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association sets the shingle application and ventilation guidance the warranties reference. If a contractor cannot tell you which standard a detail comes from, that is worth asking about before you sign.
Every asphalt shingle roofs project in Memphis gets the same attention, whether it is a single room or a full commercial job. We show up on schedule, keep the site clean, and stand behind the work — the estimate is free and there is no pressure.
Ready to get started? Call (844) 511-2320 for a free asphalt shingle roofs free estimate in Memphis, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.