Full-service exterior and interior contractor serving Mequon and surrounding Ozaukee County communities — roofing, siding, windows, gutters, and remodeling from one team with one accountability standard.
~20 minutes from our Wauwatosa office on North Mayfair Road — close enough for fast inspections without travel cost in your estimate.
Mequon's housing stock sets it apart from most communities in the greater Milwaukee area. The majority of homes were custom-built between the 1970s and early 2000s on large parcels along Port Washington Road, Mequon Road, and the residential corridors off Cedarburg Road. Those homes were frequently built with cedar shake roofing — appropriate for the era and the home values — that is now reaching the end of its functional life.
Beyond cedar shake replacement, Mequon's larger homes routinely have rooflines that smaller contractors avoid — multiple pitches, dormers, valley intersections, skylights, chimney cricket installations, and transitions between roof sections that require experience to flash properly. These intersections are where roofs fail first on complex homes, and they require more than standard installation technique to get right.
Cedar shake replacement isn't the same as a standard tear-off and re-roof. Cedar shake systems sit on skip-sheathing — spaced boards rather than solid decking — that requires either solid sheathing installation before new shingles go on, or careful assessment of whether the existing skip-sheathing is sound enough to remain. Getting this wrong creates ventilation and deck performance problems that show up within a few years.
We assess every cedar shake replacement individually. For most Mequon homes, full solid sheathing installation over the existing skip-sheathing is the right call — it gives the new CertainTeed or TAMKO shingle system the substrate it was engineered for and eliminates the uncertainty of working with 30-to-40-year-old skip boards.
Eastern parcels between Port Washington Road and the lake sit directly in the path of lake-effect wind events that arrive with less friction than over-land storms — creating localized damage patterns that require context for insurance documentation.
Western neighborhood parcels along the Milwaukee River corridor experience higher ambient moisture levels that affect shingle longevity and accelerate the timeline on cedar shake systems that are already past their design life.
Mequon's position in Ozaukee County creates specific storm exposure. The eastern neighborhoods — particularly those between Port Washington Road and Lake Michigan — sit directly in the path of lake-effect wind events that come across the water with less friction than storms that travel over developed land. These events create localized damage patterns that can be geographically narrow — one block damaged, the next untouched.
This means some Mequon homeowners file claims while neighbors with similar homes don't, and insurance adjusters arrive with less context about how concentrated the damage actually is. We document Mequon storm damage with that context in mind — wind direction, affected elevation, adjacency to the lake corridor — because these details belong in a claim package for Ozaukee County properties. They establish why your home sustained damage when the neighborhood pattern was uneven.
We prepare the documentation, attend the adjuster inspection, and make sure the approved scope reflects what the storm actually did.
Hail impact patterns on shingles — granule fracture, bruising, exposed fiberglass mat — photographed at close range and mapped by roof section. Soft metal impact on gutters, fascia, and vent caps confirmed independently of shingle damage. Wind direction and exposure context for Ozaukee County lake-corridor properties. Insurance-formatted report delivered same visit.
Mequon homes typically have more exterior surface area than a standard Milwaukee suburb — larger footprints, more gable ends, longer eave runs, and in many cases stone or brick accent work alongside vinyl or fiber cement siding. We handle all of it. For homes where storm damage has affected both the roof and siding in the same event, we document and manage both under a single insurance claim.
Vinyl and fiber cement siding installation and replacement. Fiber cement is frequently the right choice for Mequon homes — it handles Wisconsin's freeze-thaw conditions better than vinyl, holds paint longer, and is better suited to the architectural scale of larger homes where the finished surface is more visible.
Siding installation and replacement →Replacement windows with proper flashing and sealing for Wisconsin's climate. We've installed windows across Mequon on homes ranging from straightforward replacements to full-window projects on large two-story homes with varied window configurations — each flashed and sealed as an integrated assembly with the wall system.
Seamless gutters custom-fabricated on-site. Mequon's mature tree canopy — particularly in the neighborhoods along the Milwaukee River — means gutters accumulate debris faster than in newer, less wooded communities. Gutter guards are worth the conversation here. Downspout systems are sized for each home's roof area and rainfall exposure.
Kitchen renovations, bathroom remodels, basement finishing, and home additions. Mequon's 1970s-to-2000s custom builds are at the age where interior systems — kitchens, master baths, basement spaces — are dated relative to current standards and the value of the home.
These projects are where the full-service contractor model makes the most practical sense: the same team that handled the roof or siding handles the kitchen update, one project manager coordinates from start to finish, and there's one point of accountability rather than three. We've worked on both primary residences and investment properties in Mequon and Thiensville. Written scope before any deposit. Permits handled. Timeline established before work starts.
We work throughout Mequon and the adjacent Thiensville community — from the Port Washington Road commercial corridor east toward the lake, through the established residential neighborhoods off Mequon Road and Cedarburg Road, and into the western parcels along the Milwaukee River. Mequon's large lot sizes affect how we schedule and crew jobs — longer material staging distances, more complex debris management, and access coordination around mature landscaping are all routine considerations on Mequon properties.
All residential and commercial projects. Roofing, siding, windows, gutters, insulation, and interior remodeling. Approximately 20 minutes from our Wauwatosa office on North Mayfair Road.
Grafton · Cedarburg · Port Washington for roofing and exterior work. Call (262) 202-2481 to confirm coverage for your specific address.
20 minutes from our Wauwatosa office on North Mayfair Road. Alexis Quesada handles all Mequon and Ozaukee County scheduling.
Mequon & Ozaukee County · Alexis responds personally
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