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Roofing · Ascension · Livingston · East & West Baton Rouge

Roof replacement, repair and storm restoration.

No pitch, just a price. We get on your roof, look at it properly, and text you a written price that night. It's the same number next month.

LA Lic. 07968 & 07969InsuredFree Inspection
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Aerial drone view of an Exterior Pros crew installing a new roof on a brick home in Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Mid-job — full replacement, Ascension Parish
Water coming in right now? Call, don't text. We answer around the clock — storms don't wait for business hours and neither do we.
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  • Licensed in Louisiana State Lic. 07968 & 07969 · active through 2027
  • Fully insured Certificate sent before we start, on request
  • HBA|GBR & NAHB member Home Builders Association — Baton Rouge and national
Free roof inspection
I get up there myself and photograph what I find and send it to you with the number, whether you hire me or not.
What we do

Roofing work, done properly.

Roof Replacement

Full tear-off through final cleanup. We check and replace damaged decking rather than shingling over it, install proper underlayment and flashing, and haul everything off. You'll know the material, the color, and the warranty before we start.

Roof Repair

Leaks, missing or lifted shingles, failed flashing around chimneys and vents, and valley problems. If a repair will hold, we'll repair it and tell you roughly how long it buys you. If it won't, we'll say that too.

Roof repair & storm damage →

Storm & Hail Damage

We document damage with drone photos and a written report you can hand to your adjuster. August is historically Louisiana's worst month for hurricane landfall, and wind damage often isn't visible from the ground.

Free Roof Inspections

Twenty minutes, no obligation, and an honest answer. Sometimes the answer is that your roof has five good years left and you should spend the money elsewhere.

Storm restoration

We know how the claims process actually works.

Storm restoration is a big part of what we do, and it's a different job from ordinary roofing. The roof work is the easy half. The hard half is proving what the storm did.

We've built working relationships with a lot of the adjusters across the Baton Rouge parishes, and we know what they need to see. Wind damage is the one homeowners miss — it breaks the adhesive seal and lifts shingles without taking them off, so the roof looks fine from the driveway and leaks in the next ordinary rain. Documented properly, that's a covered claim. Documented poorly, it's a denial.

So we get on the roof, photograph it with a drone, and put together a written report your adjuster can work from. We'll meet them at the house if that helps. And we'll tell you honestly if we don't think you have a claim — filing one you can't win costs you more than it costs us.

Drone
Every storm inspection documented from the air and up close, in a written report you can hand straight to your adjuster.
August
Historically Louisiana's worst month for hurricane landfall. Get looked at while the timeline is still fresh.
Free
The inspection and the report cost nothing, whether or not you end up filing.
Storm-damaged shingles with missing and lifted tabs on a Louisiana roof
Why it matters here

A roof here works harder than a roof almost anywhere.

Baton Rouge gets 61.94 inches of rain a year against a national average near 30, and we get no dry season — every single month here is a four-inch-plus month.

Then there's the heat. Louisiana is the second-hottest state in the continental US, behind only Florida. Heat is what actually ages an asphalt shingle — it drives off the volatile oils that keep the mat flexible, and a shingle that's lost them gets brittle and starts shedding granules. Rain and wind finish the job that heat starts. A roof rated for 25 years somewhere else does not get 25 years here.

Two things fight back against that, and both are decisions made before the first shingle goes on.

The first is material. We don't run one product on every house — we match the shingle to your roof's pitch, its sun exposure, and how much shade you actually have.

The second is ventilation, and it's the single biggest thing you can do to extend a roof's life in southeast Louisiana. An under-ventilated attic bakes the shingles from underneath, so they age from both sides at once. We calculate the required intake and exhaust for your attic square footage rather than eyeballing it — and we balance the two, because exhaust without matching intake does almost nothing. Most of the tired roofs we take off were never ventilated correctly to begin with.

2nd
Louisiana's rank for average annual temperature in the continental US, behind Florida. Heat is what ages a shingle.
61.94″
Rain per year in Baton Rouge — roughly double the national average, with no dry season.
Calculated
Intake and exhaust ventilation figured to your attic's square footage, and balanced — not guessed at.
Roof replacement in progress during tear-off, showing an aged shingle roof coming off a Louisiana home
How it goes

You'll know where you stand by tonight.

1

You call or text

A real person, not an answering service. Most weeks we can be out within a couple of days.

2

I get on the roof

About twenty minutes. I check your decking, flashing, valleys and vents, and photograph anything I find. Walk it with me if you want — I'll show you what I'm seeing.

3

You get a real number that night

A firm price in writing, the material going on, and the warranty. Good for 30 days. It doesn't change, and there's no version of this where it drops because you decide tonight.

Our work

Real jobs, real roofs.

Exterior Pros roofing crew installing new decking on a Louisiana home
Roof replacement in progress during tear-off on a Gonzales, Louisiana home
Completed roof replacement on a brick home in Gonzales, Louisiana
Dan Bascom, owner of Exterior Pros roofing and gutters in Gonzales, Louisiana
Who you're calling

You're dealing with the owner.

“I live in Gonzales and I'm usually the one who shows up. If the price is more than you want to spend, tell me — I'll show you what actually needs doing now and what can wait a season. Sometimes the answer is that you don't need what you called me about.”
Dan BascomOwner · Louisiana Licensed 07968 & 07969
Questions

Straight answers.

How much does a new roof cost in Gonzales?
It depends on square footage, pitch, how many layers are coming off, and the material. That is why the inspection is free and takes twenty minutes — a real number needs a real look. What we will not do is quote a range over the phone and then discover it is higher once we are on the roof.
Do you work with insurance claims?
Yes. We document damage with drone photos and a written report you can hand your adjuster. We will tell you honestly whether we think you have a claim worth filing.
How long does a roof replacement take?
Most residential roofs are a one to two day job depending on size and weather. We tell you the schedule before we start and let you know if weather moves it.
Will you tear off the old roof or shingle over it?
We tear off. Shingling over an existing roof hides decking problems, adds weight, and shortens the life of the new roof. It is cheaper up front and it costs more later.
How long is my quote good for?
Thirty days, and the number does not move inside that window. It's the same price whether you decide tonight or three weeks from now.
Are you licensed and insured?
Yes. Louisiana Contractor Licenses 07968 and 07969, and we carry liability insurance. Ask any roofer for both — plenty cannot produce them.
Buying or selling

Free roof inspection reports for realtors, buyers and sellers.

A roof is one of the few things that can kill a closing outright, and it's usually the item nobody has real information about until the inspection comes back.

For realtors

Send us the address. We'll get out there, get on the roof, and send a written report with photos — usually next day. No cost, no obligation, and no pressure on your client to use us for the work.

For buyers

Your home inspector will tell you the roof has issues. We'll tell you what it actually costs to fix and whether it's a repair or a replacement — which is the number you need before you negotiate.

For sellers

Knowing the condition before you list beats finding out during the inspection period. If it's fine, we'll say so and you can say so in the listing. If it isn't, you get to decide how to handle it instead of reacting.

We'll say honestly if a roof has years left in it. That answer doesn't earn us a job today, but it's the reason agents call us back.

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No obligation, and nobody else gets your number. Prefer to talk? Call (225) 238-6012 or send a text.

Service area

Four parishes, one phone number.

Ascension Parish

Livingston Parish

East Baton Rouge Parish

West Baton Rouge Parish

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No pitch. Just a price.

Let's find out what your roof actually needs.

Free inspection by the owner. Photos of anything I find. A written price that night, good for 30 days.