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A full roof installation in Antelope typically runs $11,500 to $24,000, depending on whether we’re doing a straight re-roof over solid decking or a full tear-off with a deck overlay. Most Antelope homes built between 1985 and 1995 fall into that second category, because the original wood shake went over spaced boards, not a solid deck. That changes the job. We know this before we climb the ladder because we work these streets every week. If you’re wondering what your Antelope roof will actually take, call our Roofing Company - Antelope at (743) 200-8347 and we’ll walk you through it.
Why Mercer Roofing Is Antelope’s Preferred Roof Installation Company
Our Roof Installation crews know the Antelope housing stock block by block. We can tell you before we arrive whether your home is likely to have skip sheathing under the shingles, based on the tract and the year it went up. That’s not guesswork. It’s pattern recognition from doing hundreds of these jobs across Antelope and the surrounding areas.
Every technician we send to an Antelope home is background-checked, identity-verified, and arrives in a clean, marked uniform with a photo ID badge. Before they show up, you get their name and photo. That’s the Threshold Standard, and every independently owned Mercer Roofing location operates under it. When Grant Whitlock dispatches a crew to Antelope, the homeowner knows exactly who’s walking up the driveway. That matters when you’re home alone, or when your kids are the ones who answer the door.
We answer the phone with a live person, 24/7. Not a callback form. You call (743) 200-8347, a human picks up, and you get a straight answer or a scheduled visit. Antelope homeowners tell us that’s the part they didn’t realize they were missing from their last roofing company.
TPO Roofing Installation in Antelope
TPO Roofing Installation in Antelope typically costs $7,800 to $14,500 for a full single-story low-slope section, which is where this material belongs. TPO stands for thermoplastic polyolefin, a heat-welded single-ply membrane that holds up under the sustained Sacramento Valley sun better than older rolled roofing systems. If your Antelope home has a flat or low-pitch section over a patio, carport, or addition, TPO is usually the right call.
When TPO Makes Sense Here
Antelope summers push rooftop temperatures well past 140°F on low-slope surfaces. TPO comes in white or light gray, which reflects heat and keeps the attic below cooler. That also helps on Title 24 compliance, since cool-roof reflectance requirements apply to re-roofs on low-slope sections just as they do on pitched roofs.
What a TPO Job Involves
We strip the old membrane, inspect the substrate, replace any wet insulation or damaged deck sections, then mechanically fasten or fully adhere the new TPO with heat-welded seams. Seams are welded, not glued. That’s the detail that keeps a TPO roof from leaking at the lap joints five years down the road. Every Antelope TPO install includes a written price before we start and a written guarantee on the work when we finish.
Shingle Roof in Antelope
Shingle Roof installation in Antelope runs $11,500 to $24,000 for a typical single-story tract home, with most jobs landing between $14,000 and $19,000 once the deck overlay and Title 24-compliant materials are factored in. That’s the honest range. The reason Antelope shingle jobs skew higher than older Sacramento neighborhoods is the deck work: original wood shake went over spaced boards, and you cannot lay new shingles over gaps and call it done.
Deck Overlay Before Shingles
When we tear off a wood shake roof in Antelope, we almost always find skip sheathing underneath. That means 1×6 or 1×8 boards with open gaps between them, standard practice in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Before we can install architectural shingles, we nail down a full solid deck over those boards. Skipping this step voids most manufacturer warranties and guarantees premature failure. We don’t skip it. We write the decking allowance into your contract up front, and you approve any changes in writing before we order material.
Shingle Brands We Install
We install GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, and IKO shingle lines, all ordered through local Sacramento-area suppliers so Antelope jobs don’t wait on freight from out of state. For Antelope’s heat profile, we typically recommend a Title 24-compliant cool-roof architectural shingle with a high solar reflectance rating. The specific brand depends on your roofline, your color preferences, and what’s in stock that week. We’ll show you the options and the per-square pricing for each before you sign anything. This connects to the broader services covered under our Roof Installation in Antelope page, where you can see how TPO and shingle work fit into the full picture.
Trusted Brands We Service in Antelope
We install and repair shingle roofs from GAF, CertainTeed, and Owens Corning, and we keep common accessories like ridge vent, starter strip, drip edge, and valley metal stocked on our trucks and at our Sacramento-area yard. For Antelope homeowners, that means less waiting when your job uncovers a bad flashing detail or a rotted fascia board. Parts are local. The paperwork is handled before we touch your roof. Founded in 2000 and part of the Threshold Group family, Mercer Roofing maintains manufacturer-recognized status with the brands we install, which matters for warranty registration and your resale documentation.
Common Roof Installation Problems We See in Antelope Homes
- Wood shake over skip sheathing. The original 1980s and early 1990s roofs in Antelope frequently sit on spaced boards, not solid plywood or OSB. Any tear-off that doesn’t account for a full solid-deck overlay leaves the new shingle roof unsupported at the gaps, and most manufacturers will deny a warranty claim when they see it.
- Granule loss from sustained heat. Antelope sits in the Sacramento Valley, where July and August bring weeks of 105°F-plus days. That heat breaks down the adhesive strip on composition shingles and causes granule shedding on 25- to 30-year-old roofs that are still technically “aging” but past their useful life.
- Title 24 cool-roof non-compliance. California’s Title 24 energy code sets minimum solar reflectance for re-roofs. When a contractor re-roofs an Antelope home with non-compliant shingle bundles because they were cheaper, the permit sign-off stalls and the homeowner pays to redo the roof surface.
- Rotted fascia and failed flashing at the eaves. Antelope’s flat tract-home rooflines put a lot of water volume against fascia boards and soffit edges. Once we strip the old roof, we regularly find soft fascia the homeowner didn’t know about. We price that repair in writing and get approval before we cut anything away.
Pricing for Roof Installation in Antelope, CA
Here’s what Antelope homeowners should expect to pay for a full roof installation that meets current code and carries a real warranty. Straight shingle re-roof over solid decking: $11,500 to $16,000. Full tear-off with solid-deck overlay over skip sheathing: $14,000 to $19,000. TPO low-slope section: $7,800 to $14,500 depending on size. Factors that move your number: square footage, roofline complexity, whether we find rotted decking or fascia, and which shingle line you choose. We write every price down before we start. You sign it, we follow it. If we uncover something during tear-off, we stop, show you photos, hand you a written change order, and wait for your signature before we spend a dollar. Call (743) 200-8347 for a free estimate from our Antelope roofing team.
We Also Serve Cities Near Antelope
Our Antelope crew regularly works in North Highlands, Elverta, Rio Linda, and Citrus Heights. Same Threshold Standard, same written pricing, same badged technicians at the door. If you’re a few miles from Antelope Road and wondering whether we cover your street, call (743) 200-8347 and ask.
Serving Antelope, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Antelope area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Roof Installation in Antelope
A decking allowance covers the near-certainty that your original wood shake roof in Antelope sits on skip sheathing, which means spaced boards with open gaps rather than a solid deck. New shingles need a solid surface, so we include a per-sheet allowance for the OSB or plywood overlay. If we open the roof and the deck is already solid, you don’t pay the allowance. If we need to overlay, you pay only for the sheets actually used. Call (743) 200-8347 and we’ll explain exactly how the allowance works on your roof.
Yes. California Title 24 applies to re-roofs in Sacramento County, including Antelope, and it sets minimum solar reflectance standards for the shingles or membrane you install. We specify compliant materials on every Antelope job so the permit closes and the warranty stays intact. If a bid doesn’t mention Title 24, ask why.
No. Sacramento County’s fire-safe roofing ordinances effectively prohibit installing new wood shake roofing, so a wood shake roof in Antelope has to be converted to a Class A fire-rated material, usually composition shingle or concrete tile. We handle that conversion every week, including the solid-deck overlay the shake’s skip sheathing requires. Give us a call at (743) 200-8347 and we’ll scope your conversion.
We stop work on that section, photograph the damage, and put a written change order in your hand before we cut or order anything. You approve the number and the scope, then we proceed. Nothing gets added to your invoice that you didn’t sign for. That’s Mercer’s rule on every Antelope job, and it’s in your contract.
Compare decking allowances, Title 24 compliance, shingle brand and line, underlayment type, and whether the contractor includes a written guarantee on the installation. A cheaper Antelope bid usually means the deck overlay was left out of the quote, which means you pay for it anyway once the roof is open. Call (743) 200-8347 and we’ll help you read your current bid line by line, free.
Written by Grant Whitlock, Owner at Mercer Roofing, serving Antelope and the greater Sacramento area with the Threshold Standard on every job.