Your Trusted Exterior Contractor in Urbandale, Iowa
Urbandale is packed with well-maintained homes that still need work when you look a little closer. The Walnut Creek area, tucked along the greenway on the west side of town, is full of established homes from the 1980s and 1990s surrounded by mature trees. Those trees are beautiful, but they drop branches on roofs, clog gutters with leaves every fall, and create shade that traps moisture against siding. We replace roofing on Walnut Creek homes that has been battered by falling limbs and 30 years of Iowa storms. We install seamless gutters with gutter guards that keep the debris out. And we swap aging siding for fiber cement or engineered wood that resists the moisture problems shade-heavy lots create.
Along the Merle Hay corridor and through the neighborhoods between Hickman Road and Douglas Avenue, the housing stock shifts to 1970s ranch homes. These are solid, well-built houses, but many still have their original roofing, original aluminum or vinyl siding, and original concrete driveways that are cracked and heaving after 50 years of Central Iowa freeze-thaw cycles. We tear out old concrete and pour new driveways, sidewalks, and patios across Urbandale every season. We also replace those aging roofs with architectural shingles rated for Iowa wind and hail, because Urbandale sits right in the path of storms rolling east across the metro.
Inside these 1970s and 1980s Urbandale ranch homes, the kitchens are usually the first thing homeowners want to change. Closed-off galley layouts, dark wood cabinets, and laminate countertops do not fit how people cook and entertain today. Our kitchen remodeling projects open up those layouts and bring in modern finishes that make the whole main floor feel bigger. Bathroom remodeling is close behind, with outdated tile, worn fixtures, and cramped vanities that have not been touched in 40 years. We gut them down to the studs and rebuild bathrooms that actually work for your family.
Interior painting is another popular project in Urbandale. Homeowners refreshing dated color schemes, wallpaper borders, sponge-paint accent walls, and beige everything. Call us to repaint entire interiors with clean, modern palettes. Many Urbandale homes also have unfinished or partially finished basements. We handle full basement finishing, turning those empty lower levels into family rooms, playrooms, and home offices with proper framing, insulation, drywall, and paint.
The newer developments along 86th Street bring a different set of needs, mostly interior upgrades on homes that were built fast with builder-grade everything. Black Ridge is based just over in Ankeny, so we are on-site in Urbandale in about 15 minutes. We know these neighborhoods, we know the common issues, and we deliver the same quality work that has earned us a 4.9-star rating across Central Iowa.
- Family-owned, based just minutes away in Ankeny
- Fully licensed and insured in Iowa
- Free, no-pressure estimates
- 24/7 emergency storm damage response
Urbandale's Roofing Contractor. Here's What Homeowners Actually Need to Know.
Urbandale is one of the larger Des Moines suburbs with a population around 50,000 and a housing stock that spans four decades. Older 1960s and 1970s ranches sit along 70th Street and near the original core, 1980s and 1990s split-levels fill the central subdivisions, and 2000s to 2020s new builds have grown along 156th Street and through Northwest Urbandale. What that means for roofing: most Urbandale homes are on their second, third, or in the older core fourth roof. Builder-grade asphalt shingles from the 1990s and 2000s expansion are past due for replacement inside the 20-to-25-year window.
Central Iowa hail hits Urbandale regularly. June 2023 brought a significant hail event through the north metro and Urbandale saw hundreds of insurance claims from that storm alone. Mature tree canopy in the older neighborhoods adds a wind-blown limb impact risk that most newer suburbs do not see. If a storm rolls through, get an inspection scheduled while the damage is fresh and easy to document. See our storm damage roof repair process, or schedule a free inspection.
The typical Urbandale roof job on a builder-grade home runs $8,000 to $15,000 for a full asphalt shingle replacement. Steeper pitches, larger custom builds in Northwest Urbandale, or upgrades to standing seam metal push that higher. Urbandale requires a building permit for roof replacement and requires proper contractor licensing. We pull the permit for you as part of the job. Read the full roof replacement process for what a tear-off, deck inspection, and new install actually looks like.
Sometimes the honest answer is a repair, not a replacement. If your Urbandale roof is under 15 years old and the damage is localized, we tell you that and quote the repair. Common Urbandale repair jobs include failed vent boots on 1990s and 2000s builds, chimney flashing on older ranches, missing shingles after wind, and small leaks around skylights or dormers. See the full list of roof repair jobs we handle.
We work Urbandale roofs weekly. Family-owned, licensed and insured in Iowa, focused on doing the job the right way the first time.
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From your roof to your kitchen, Black Ridge handles it all, inside and out, for Urbandale homeowners.
Roofing in Urbandale
New roofs, replacements, storm damage repair, and inspections for Urbandale homeowners.
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Siding in Urbandale
Vinyl, fiber cement, and engineered wood siding to protect and beautify your Urbandale home.
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Gutters in Urbandale
Gutter installation, repair, and guards to protect your Urbandale home's foundation.
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Concrete in Urbandale
Driveways, sidewalks, patios, and steps for Urbandale homes. Removal and replacement.
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Kitchen Remodeling in Urbandale
Cabinets, countertops, flooring, and full kitchen renovations for Urbandale homeowners.
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Bathroom Remodeling in Urbandale
Showers, tile, vanities, and complete bathroom redesigns for Urbandale homes.
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Basement Finishing in Urbandale
Turn unused space into living space. Framing, drywall, flooring, and full buildouts.
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Interior Painting in Urbandale
Walls, ceilings, trim, and cabinets. Clean lines and a fresh look for your Urbandale home.
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Yes. Urbandale requires a building permit for roof replacement, and the contractor must have proper Iowa licensing. We pull the permit for you as part of the job and coordinate any required inspections.
Most residential roof replacements in Urbandale run between $8,000 and $15,000 for a standard asphalt shingle install. Steeper pitches, larger custom builds in Northwest Urbandale, or premium materials like standing seam metal push the number higher. We give you a firm written quote before any work starts.
Central Iowa hail is the biggest roofing threat in Urbandale. June 2023 brought a significant hail event through the north metro and Urbandale saw hundreds of insurance claims. Wind damage from spring and summer storms also lifts shingles at ridges, eaves, and around penetrations, and the mature tree canopy in older neighborhoods adds impact-damage risk from wind-blown limbs.
Urbandale housing stock spans four decades. Older 1960s and 1970s ranches along 70th Street are on second or third roofs. 1980s and 1990s split-level neighborhoods have builder-grade shingles now past due for replacement. 2000s to 2020s new builds along 156th Street and through Northwest Urbandale are typically inside the 20-to-25-year replacement window.
Roofing (new construction, replacements, storm damage repair, and inspections), siding installation (vinyl, fiber cement, engineered wood), gutter services (installation, repair, guards), concrete work (driveways, sidewalks, patios, steps), and interior remodeling (kitchens, bathrooms, basement finishing, interior painting) throughout Urbandale, IA.
Call us at (515) 219-4654 or fill out our online form. We schedule a free, no-obligation visit to your Urbandale property, inspect the work needed, and provide a clear written quote usually within 24 hours.