Roofing and Siding in Union, MO

Roofing and siding in Union: the local context that matters

Union is the Franklin County seat, founded in 1826 on the Bourbeuse River about 50 miles southwest of St. Louis, and it has been Emmendorfer Exteriors' home town since Matt Emmendorfer moved the company here in 2003. The family lives and works the same streets it roofs, from the older homes around the Franklin County Courthouse square to the newer subdivisions off Independence Drive. When a Union crew pulls up, it is the same family that quoted the job, not a subcontractor sent in from St. Louis.

Union's housing stock runs in two layers. There are mid-20th-century homes near downtown and the courthouse that are on their second or third roof by now, and there is a wave of newer construction built after 2000 in subdivisions like Argyle Estates and out toward East Central College. Both kinds of homes show up on Emmendorfer's estimates, and both get the same standard: the manufacturer named on the written estimate, and the price you approve is the price you pay because the roof gets walked before a number is quoted.

Matt runs the company today with his sons Tom, who handles roofing and the insurance-claim side, and Tim, who runs roofing and siding. Daughter Amy is on media and Wendy runs the office. Because the shop is in Union, a hail call off Highway 50 or a wind-torn ridge near Highway 47 gets answered fast, and Tom can be on the roof documenting damage for the adjuster the same week the storm rolls through. That is the difference between a local family and a franchise rotating crews through the territory.

What we do in Union

• Roof replacement on Union's older and newer homes alike. The mid-century homes near the courthouse square and the post-2000 builds in Argyle Estates need different things, and Emmendorfer walks every roof first. The family installs CertainTeed, Owens Corning, Malarkey, and GAF, names the brand on the written estimate, and replaces any failed decking and fascia before the new shingles go on instead of covering bad wood.
• Hail and wind storm repair off Highway 50 and Highway 47. Union's open river-valley position takes spring and summer hail and straight-line wind head on, and Doppler radar has caught hail at or near Union dozens of times. Emmendorfer inspects the roof, documents the hail bruising and wind-lifted shingles, and tells you straight whether a repair beats a full replacement.
• Insurance claims handled start to finish by Tom Emmendorfer. Tom Emmendorfer runs the claim side and walks the adjuster across the roof in person, on Union homes, the same week the storm hits. Missouri gives you a claim window after storm damage, and a named local who does only claim work beats a call center for getting the scope written right the first time.
• Siding in LP SmartSide, Royal, CertainTeed, and Georgia-Pacific. Union summers run humid and the winters freeze and thaw, which is hard on old siding around the seams and the bottom courses. Emmendorfer is a real roofing AND siding company and installs LP SmartSide, Royal Building Products, CertainTeed, and Georgia-Pacific with the same in-house family crew that does the roof.
• Commercial flat and low-slope roofs for Union businesses. Union has more than 300 businesses and a downtown of shops near the courthouse, and flat roofs fail differently than pitched ones. Emmendorfer installs Carlisle SynTec TPO on commercial flat roofs and TriBuilt on low-slope and torch-down sections like porches and additions, separate from the shingle work on homes.

Union services here: Roof Replacement, Storm Damage and Insurance Claims, Roof Repair, Siding, Free Roof Inspection, Seamless Gutters.

Union landmarks we work near

Franklin County Courthouse square, East Central College, the Bourbeuse River, Highway 50 (Springfield Avenue), Highway 47, and Veterans Memorial Park.

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