Just across the county line
Shelby Township sits on the other side of Dequindre Road from Rochester Hills, where J&M Roofing is based. It’s in Macomb County, but for our crew it is the neighborhood next door. We do residential and commercial roofing here, and every estimate is free.
A township that grew fast
Shelby has grown quickly, and it is still growing. The township had about 65,000 residents in 2000, nearly 74,000 in 2010 and more than 79,000 in 2020. Between 2000 and 2010 alone, its housing count went from about 25,300 units to about 30,300, roughly five thousand new homes in a decade. Much of the housing here was built between the 1970s and the early 2000s, and the northern part of the township, between 24 Mile and 26 Mile, is still filling in.
That timeline matters for the roof. A lot of Shelby houses are on their original roof, and many of those roofs are now old enough that the first replacement is coming up.
The first re-roof
The first roof replacement on a house is the best chance to correct anything that wasn’t done right the first time. What we look at:
- Ventilation. Undersized or blocked attic venting shortens shingle life and feeds ice dams. Code requires an ice barrier at the eaves, but venting is what keeps the attic cold enough that ice doesn’t form there in the first place.
- Flashing. A two-story house with several roof planes has more places where a roof meets a wall, more valleys and more penetrations. Step flashing and valley details are where a newer house is most likely to leak.
- The deck. Once the old shingles are off, any soft or swollen sheathing is replaced before anything new goes on.
Older parts of the township, built in the 1970s, are further along and are usually on their second roof. Some of those just need a sound roof repair and a few more years.
Retail and commercial roofs
Shelby’s commercial roofing runs along its main roads: the plazas on 23 Mile, the Van Dyke corridor, and Hall Road along the south edge. Shopping plazas typically sit under low-slope roofs, and they need regular attention to drains, seams and rooftop units. That work is on our commercial roofing and flat roofing pages.
Permits in Shelby Township
Building permits here come from the Shelby Township Building Department. When a contractor does the work, the contractor normally pulls the permit; homeowners doing their own work apply through a separate homeowner application. Since September 1, 2025, a township permit is first valid for 180 days. Inspections can be requested online.
Where we work
We work across the township. Hall Road, M-59, runs along the south, where Sterling Heights and Utica begin. Van Dyke, M-53, runs up the middle past the township offices. We also cover the mile roads from 23 Mile north, plus Schoenherr, Ryan and Mound, and the west side along Dequindre, where the Macomb Orchard Trail starts at 24 Mile. A small piece of Stony Creek Metropark sits inside the township too.
To find out what your roof needs, request a free estimate.