Summit & Slate Roofing roofs homes across Wheaton, the DuPage County seat in Chicago's western suburbs, with in-house crews, firm written pricing, and a 25-year workmanship warranty. Most Wheaton homeowners get a real estimate from satellite, without a sales visit.
Wheaton is the DuPage County seat, and its housing stock tells two stories on one roof. The streets around downtown and Wheaton College hold a lot of pre-1950 homes with steep pitches, multiple dormers, and original wood decking that is now brittle. We tear those off down to the deck, replace any rotted boards, and rebuild the system properly instead of laying a second layer over tired shingles. That older-home detail work is where a lot of bargain crews cut corners.
Wheaton is the DuPage County seat, and its housing stock tells two stories on one roof. The streets around downtown and Wheaton College hold a lot of pre-1950 homes with steep pitches, multiple dormers, and original wood decking that is now brittle. We tear those off down to the deck, replace any rotted boards, and rebuild the system properly instead of laying a second layer over tired shingles. That older-home detail work is where a lot of bargain crews cut corners.
Drive south and east toward Briarcliffe, Danada, and the Stonehedge subdivisions and the picture changes to 1980s and 1990s builds, many now on their second roof. These are the homes hitting the 20-to-25-year mark where the original architectural shingles are curling and the attic ventilation was never balanced. We see the same pattern across these DuPage subdivisions: undersized intake venting baking the shingles from below and shortening their life by years. Fixing the airflow is part of every replacement we do here.
Mark Sundeen started Summit and Slate in 2005, and we have been working Wheaton roofs ever since with our own crews, never subcontractors. Wheaton homeowners tend to do their homework, which suits us fine. We are GAF Master Elite certified, which puts us in the top two percent of US roofing contractors and lets us back the work with a 25-year transferable workmanship warranty. License IL-RC-104-018221. You get a measured number and a straight repair-or-replace answer, not a pressure pitch at the kitchen table.
Summit & Slate Roofing roofs homes across Wheaton, the DuPage County seat in Chicago's western suburbs, with in-house crews, firm written pricing, and a 25-year workmanship warranty. Most Wheaton homeowners get a real estimate from satellite, without a sales visit.
Where we work in Wheaton
Map: Wheaton service area · project pins
Downtown and the Front Street historic district · Northside near Cosley Zoo and Northside Park · Briarcliffe on the southeast side · Danada near the forest preserve and Naperville Road · Stonehedge and the subdivisions off Geneva Road · the College Avenue corridor near Wheaton College ·
Numbers are completed Summit & Slate Roofing projects per area.
How much does a new roof cost in Wheaton, IL?
Summit & Slate Roofing roofs homes across Wheaton, the DuPage County seat in Chicago's western suburbs, with in-house crews, firm written pricing, and a 25-year workmanship warranty. Most Wheaton homeowners get a real estimate from satellite, without a sales visit.
Typical Wheaton home
Replacement range
Days on site
Ranch or single storySimple gable, single layer
$11,000 to $18,750
1 to 2
Two-story colonialModerate pitch, two layers
$17,200 to $28,050
2 to 3
Steep or cut-up roofMultiple valleys, dormers
$26,500 to $42,000
3 to 4
Wheaton roofing permits run through the City of Wheaton Building Division. We pull the permit and schedule the final inspection for you.
Storm or hail damage?
Wheaton sees inland freeze-thaw swings, ice dams on north slopes, and a summer wind and hail corridor. If a storm hits, we document the damage, meet your adjuster on the roof, and handle the claim paperwork start to finish. You pay your deductible, never the difference.
Most full roof replacements in Wheaton run between $11,000 and $42,000. The older steep-pitch homes near downtown and Wheaton College cost more because of the dormers, decking repairs, and steep-roof labor. The 1980s and 1990s subdivision homes in Briarcliffe and Danada usually land in the lower-to-middle part of that range. You get an exact number after we measure your roof, not a guess over the phone.
Yes. Reroofing in Wheaton requires a building permit from the City of Wheaton, and a tear-off is required if your home already has two layers of shingles, since Illinois code does not allow a third layer. We pull the permit, handle the inspection scheduling, and leave the paperwork with you. The permit cost is folded into your written estimate so there are no surprises.
Ice dams are a real problem on the deep north-facing slopes of older homes near Front Street and College Avenue. We address them at the source: ice-and-water shield run at least three feet up from the eaves and into the valleys, balanced attic intake and exhaust ventilation, and proper insulation depth so heat is not melting the snowpack from below. Sealing the leak without fixing the airflow just moves the problem.
Yes. The western suburbs sit in a wind and hail corridor, and after a summer storm we inspect for bruised shingles, cracked mats, and lifted edges that an adjuster looks for. We document the damage with photos, give you a written scope, and meet your DuPage County insurance adjuster on site so nothing legitimate gets missed. We do not chase storms or inflate claims, we just document what is actually there.
A typical Wheaton home is a one-to-two-day job. The older multi-dormer homes near downtown can run an extra day because of the steep pitches and the decking work that often turns up once we tear off. We protect your landscaping and driveway, magnet-sweep for nails twice, and haul everything away the same day the job finishes.
For most Wheaton homes, architectural asphalt shingles rated for 110 to 130 mph wind are the right call. They handle the freeze-thaw cycling and summer wind without the cost of premium materials. We install GAF systems with the full underlayment, ice-and-water shield, and ridge ventilation as one assembly, which is what the Master Elite warranty requires. Metal and synthetic slate are options on the steeper historic homes if you want the look and longer life.