Roofing and Siding in New Haven, Missouri
Roofing and siding in New Haven: the local context that matters
New Haven was platted in 1855 as Miller's Landing on the south bank of the Missouri River, and the town's oldest blocks show it. The Front Street commercial historic district and the New Haven Residential Historic District hold homes and storefronts more than a century old, with steep older roofs and original fascia and trim. Emmendorfer Exteriors has worked Franklin County since Matt Emmendorfer started the company in 1990, and the family treats those older New Haven roofs the way they should be treated, by walking the roof first and replacing the failed decking and fascia instead of covering it.
Most of New Haven runs from the historic core near the river out to newer ground on the edges of town, in subdivisions like Heritage Valley Estates and the wooded lots of Whispering Valley. That mix means a New Haven roof might be a 1900s gable on Maupin or a 2000s build with an asphalt-shingle main and a low-slope porch section. Emmendorfer is a factory-certified installer of CertainTeed, Owens Corning, Malarkey, and GAF shingles, runs TriBuilt on the low-slope sections, and names the manufacturer on the written estimate instead of a generic shingle. The crews come in from Union, never a subcontractor.
New Haven sits at about 669 feet above the Missouri River Valley, off Route 100 and roughly 11 miles west of Washington and 13 miles southeast of Hermann. The river and its bluffs put extra humidity on north-facing slopes and on siding, on top of the hail, straight-line wind, and freeze-thaw that hit every Franklin County town. Matt runs the company today with his sons Tom, who handles roofing and the insurance-claim side, and Tim, who runs roofing and siding. The same family that quotes a New Haven roof is the family that installs it.
What we do in New Haven
- Roof replacement on New Haven's older and newer homes. From century-old gables in the New Haven Residential Historic District to newer builds in Heritage Valley Estates, Emmendorfer walks the roof before quoting so the price you approve is the price you pay. The crews install CertainTeed, Owens Corning, Malarkey, or GAF and replace any failed decking and fascia before the new roof goes on, never covering bad wood.
- Hail and storm damage repair off Route 100. Spring and summer hail and straight-line wind move right up the Missouri River corridor through New Haven. After a storm Emmendorfer inspects the roof, documents the hail and wind damage, and tells you straight whether a repair beats a full replacement. The crews drive in from Union, about a half hour east on Route 100.
- Insurance claims handled start to finish. Tom Emmendorfer runs the insurance-claim side and walks the adjuster through hail and wind damage on New Haven roofs in person. He handles the claim from the first inspection through the final scope, names the manufacturer on the estimate, and works inside the Missouri claim window so the homeowner is not chasing paperwork alone.
- Siding for river-valley humidity. The humidity that rolls off the Missouri River and its bluffs is hard on siding, especially on the older homes near Front Street. Emmendorfer has installed siding since 1990 and works with LP SmartSide, Royal Building Products, CertainTeed, and Georgia-Pacific. Roofing and siding come from one in-house family crew, so a New Haven homeowner who needs both gets one accountable team.
- Decking and fascia repair on historic-district homes. New Haven's oldest roofs hide failed decking and rotted fascia under the shingles, and the river humidity speeds that rot along. Emmendorfer replaces the failed wood instead of shingling over it, so the new roof sits on a sound deck. On a historic-district home that means the trim and fascia lines stay true to the house.
New Haven services here: Roof Replacement, Roof Repair, Storm Damage and Insurance Claims, Free Roof Inspection, Siding, Seamless Gutters.
New Haven landmarks we work near
Route 100 along the south side of town, the Missouri River and its bluffs to the north, the Front Street commercial historic district, Astral Glass Studio and Pinckney Bend Distillery on the riverfront, Robller Vineyard in the surrounding Hermann wine country, and New Haven High School
Frequently asked questions · New Haven
Do you cover New Haven, Missouri?
How far are your crews from New Haven?
Can you reroof an older home in the New Haven historic district?
What shingle brands do you install in New Haven?
Why does roof damage happen so often near the Missouri River in New Haven?
Will you handle my insurance claim after a New Haven hailstorm?
Do you do siding in New Haven as well as roofing?
We are a family roofing and siding company, not a storm-chaser or a St. Louis drive-in that rotates subcontractors through Franklin County and disappears when the season ends.
We walk the roof before we quote, so the price you approve is the price you pay. We name the manufacturer on the written estimate instead of a generic shingle. We replace the decking and fascia that has failed instead of covering it. Roofing, siding, and gutters come off the same in-house Emmendorfer crew, never subcontracted, and the family that documents a storm claim is the family that defends it and installs the roof.
One call to the family that has roofed Franklin County since 1990, and you will know exactly where you stand.
Request a free roof or siding measurement and a written estimate with the manufacturer named on it. Matt, Tom, and Tim run the crews. Tom handles the insurance claim and the adjuster start to finish. The same family that walks your roof is the family that installs it.