Roofing Contractor in Big Lake, Alaska
Roof replacement, metal roofing, repairs, and snow removal for Big Lake homes and cabins, from the North Shore to South Big Lake Road. Free inspection, with photos and a written price within 24 hours.
Big Lake is about 13 miles past Wasilla, and plenty of what’s out here is lake homes, cabins, and weekend places. We replace and repair roofs, put on metal roofs, and clear snow, and every job starts with a free inspection. If you’re not out here full time, the photo report lets you see the roof without making the drive.
Roofs and wildfire around Big Lake
Big Lake remembers Miller’s Reach. The fire started near Houston on June 2, 1996, burned about 37,300 acres, and destroyed 344 structures in the Houston and Big Lake area. On the north side of the lake, 14 homes burned in a single hour.
Fire is still part of life out here. Horseshoe Lake, just north of Big Lake, formed Alaska’s first Firewise community in 2006, and Division of Forestry crews have stopped smaller fires near the lake since, including one on its northwest side in 2017.
Alaska’s Firewise guide says a non-combustible roof protects a home from burning embers. Its roof advice:
- Use non-combustible roofing, such as metal or asphalt shingles.
- Cover attic and ridge vents with 1/8-inch wire mesh.
- Keep the roof and gutters clear of needles, leaves, lichens, and branches.
- Install gutter guards or covers.
If your place still has a wood shake roof, metal shake keeps the look in steel. Cedar shake replacement →
No residential building code out here
Big Lake is outside any city, and the Mat-Su Borough hasn’t adopted a residential building code, so a new roof here, tear-off or re-roof, needs no building permit and gets no inspection. That makes the written scope your protection: tear-off or re-roof with decking included, ice and water membrane at the eaves and valleys, ventilation, and flashing, line by line.
Not out at the lake much in winter?
Text the address and a photo if you have one, and we’ll set up a time to check the roof.
Cabins, snow, and nobody home
A roof on a weekend place has it harder. Snow piles up with nobody there to rake the eaves, a small leak can run all winter before anyone sees it, and a spruce limb can sit on the roof until spring.
Roof snow removal
If the snow is getting deep or drifting over the eaves, we clear it with fall protection and plastic tools and leave a thin layer to protect the roofing. Roof snow removal →
Roof inspections
A look after breakup catches what winter did, and one before the snow catches what to fix while it’s still easy. You get a photo report of what we find. Roof inspections →
For a tree on the roof or a leak that can’t wait, see emergency roof repair.
Metal roofs for lake homes and cabins
Metal is our specialty, and it suits a place you don’t check on every week. Stone-coated steel holds snow in place much like a shingle roof, and we still put guards over doors, decks, and walkways. Standing seam lets go of snow all at once, so we plan more snow guards over entries, decks, and anything parked below. Either one is non-combustible roofing by the Firewise guide’s standard. Metal roofing →
Where we work around Big Lake
Around the lake, from the North Shore to South Big Lake Road, plus Horseshoe Lake, Fish Creek, and Burma Road. Big Lake is about 13 miles west of Wasilla and about 25 miles from our base in Palmer. Closer to town, see Wasilla.
Roofing services in Big Lake
- Roof replacement. Tear-off or re-roof, asphalt or metal, decking included. Roof replacement →
- Metal roofing. Stone-coated steel and standing seam. Metal roofing →
- Roof repair. Leaks, flashing, and storm damage. Roof repair →
- Roof snow removal. Homes and cabins. Roof snow removal →
- Gutters. Seamless gutters, free with a full roof replacement. Gutters →
- Roof inspections. Roof and attic, with a photo report. Roof inspections →
See your roof without the drive.
Free inspection, then photos and a written price within 24 hours.
Big Lake roofing questions
The questions we get most from Big Lake homeowners. Don’t see yours? Text us and a roofer answers.
Text my rooferNot a building permit. Big Lake is outside any city, and the Mat-Su Borough hasn’t adopted a residential building code, so there’s no building permit or inspection for a new roof. If your lot is in a mapped flood hazard area, check with the borough first. Either way, get the scope in writing.
Alaska’s Firewise guide recommends non-combustible roofing such as metal or asphalt shingles, 1/8-inch wire mesh over attic and ridge vents, and a roof and gutters kept clear of needles and leaves. If you have a wood shake roof, that’s the one to look at first.
Yes. Text us the address and a photo if you have one, and we’ll set up a time. If someone can let us in, we check the attic too. The photo report shows you the roof without making the drive.
Yes. We clear homes and cabins with fall protection and plastic tools, and leave a thin layer to protect the roofing. After a big storm everyone calls at once, so text us a photo and the address and we’ll give you a straight answer on timing.
About 25 miles. We’re based in Palmer, and Big Lake is about 13 miles past Wasilla.
It’s a good match for a place you don’t check every week. Stone-coated steel holds snow in place much like a shingle roof, with guards over doors, decks, and walkways. Standing seam sheds snow, so it needs more guards over entries and decks. Both count as non-combustible roofing in Alaska’s Firewise guide, which matters out here.
Let’s take a look at your roof
Text a photo or book online. You get a photo report and a written price within 24 hours of the inspection, and no pressure after it.