![A brick home with a new roof and landscaped yard. A brick home with a new roof and landscaped yard.](https://contentgrid.homedepot-static.com/hdus/en_US/DTCCOMNEW/Articles/a-new-roof-made-easy-hero.jpg)
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A Note From The Home Depot
Stacy Risenmay of Not Just A Housewife recently replaced her 1930s roof with the help of Home Depot Services. The installation process was simple and the upgrade left her home feeling complete.
Our house was built in the 1930s and ever since we have moved in, we have focused on fixing up the inside of our home. We have known for quite a while that our roof needed replacing and that the trim needed some paint, but we kept putting it off. After a recent windstorm, we realized we couldn’t delay getting a new roof anymore.
![A brick home with an old roof and yard that has not been landscaped. A brick home with an old roof and yard that has not been landscaped.](https://contentgrid.homedepot-static.com/hdus/en_US/DTCCOMNEW/Articles/a-new-roof-made-easy-image-1.jpg)
I hopped online and started looking at shingles on The Home Depot’s website. I fell in love with the look of the GAF Timberline HD Lifetime shingles because the coloring makes it looked shadowed which gives it depth. It reminded me of how the original wood shingles on my house would have looked before they were covered up. I went ahead and scheduled a time for someone to come out and give me a quote.
I have never had to replace a roof before and didn’t know that much about roofs in general, so I didn’t know how bad our roof situation really was. Craig, from The Home Depot Services team was awesome! He explained everything and made sure I had big samples of the colors, so I could choose which I liked best. It ended up that we needed a new… everything! The asphalt shingles that were up there were installed overtop of the original wood shingles and we only had 2 small vents.
![The front of a brick home with an arched entryway. The front of a brick home with an arched entryway.](https://contentgrid.homedepot-static.com/hdus/en_US/DTCCOMNEW/Articles/a-new-roof-made-easy-image-2.jpg)
Out With the Old, In With the New
The crew showed up and started taking off the old shingles. They were so careful to protect the flower beds. None of my flowers were damaged! They tore everything off clear down to the slats.
![A man walks in front of a brick home having the roof replaced. A man walks in front of a brick home having the roof replaced.](https://contentgrid.homedepot-static.com/hdus/en_US/DTCCOMNEW/Articles/a-new-roof-made-easy-image-3.jpg)
![The roof of a home has been partially removed. The roof of a home has been partially removed.](https://contentgrid.homedepot-static.com/hdus/en_US/DTCCOMNEW/Articles/a-new-roof-made-easy-image-4.jpg)
They added some plywood decking and a water proofing layer before starting on the shingles.
![A roof with plywood decking. A roof with plywood decking.](https://contentgrid.homedepot-static.com/hdus/en_US/DTCCOMNEW/Articles/a-new-roof-made-easy-image-5.jpg)
![A roof with plywood decking and a water proofing layer. A roof with plywood decking and a water proofing layer.](https://contentgrid.homedepot-static.com/hdus/en_US/DTCCOMNEW/Articles/a-new-roof-made-easy-image-6.jpg)
It was so fun to watch the process! Especially when they used the conveyor belt to get the shingles up on the roof. They added some much-needed venting. We now have ridge venting along the top and turtle vents along the back of the house. I must admit, I never gave much thought to how well my roof was ventilated before this!
![The backyard of a brick home decorated with dark wood patio furniture. The backyard of a brick home decorated with dark wood patio furniture.](https://contentgrid.homedepot-static.com/hdus/en_US/DTCCOMNEW/Articles/a-new-roof-made-easy-image-7.jpg)
![The backyard of a brick home decorated with string lights. The backyard of a brick home decorated with string lights.](https://contentgrid.homedepot-static.com/hdus/en_US/DTCCOMNEW/Articles/a-new-roof-made-easy-image-8.jpg)
I am so happy that we went with the GAF Timberline shingles not only because they look beautiful and mimic real wood shake shingles, but because they have a lifetime warranty which can be transferred to a new owner if you sell the house.
Since our new trim color on the house was a dark brown, I chose Mission Brown as the color for our new shingles. It works perfectly!
![The front of a brick home with a new roof. The front of a brick home with a new roof.](https://contentgrid.homedepot-static.com/hdus/en_US/DTCCOMNEW/Articles/a-new-roof-made-easy-image-9.jpg)
![The side entrance of a brick home with a landscaped yard. The side entrance of a brick home with a landscaped yard.](https://contentgrid.homedepot-static.com/hdus/en_US/DTCCOMNEW/Articles/a-new-roof-made-easy-image-10.jpg)
For more information about roof replacement and installation, check out our Home Servicesdepartment.