Roofing services in Dreamland Villa, Mesa, Arizona

Dreamland Villa was among the first retirement communities built in Arizona. Joe and Ross Farnsworth broke ground on a 200-acre first section near Main Street in 1958 and held the grand opening in January 1959. The community grew section by section through the 1960s and early 1970s and was complete by 1978. When it was built it sat in the county several miles from Mesa; today it is an unincorporated county island surrounded by the city, and residents opposed annexation by Mesa in 1978.

Dreamland Villa is a 55+ community. The Dreamland Villa Community Club, chartered in 1961, is a voluntary club that runs Read Hall, Farnsworth Hall, the pools and a busy calendar of activities.

• Roof age varies house to house. With homes built from 1959 to the 1970s, most original roofs are long gone. What matters is when your current roof was installed and what it is made of.
• Shingle and low-slope sections. Composition shingle roofs are found here, and homes with added rooms, carports or porches often have flatter roof sections. Low-slope areas need coatings or roll roofing rather than shingles.
• Additions and enclosed patios. Decades of remodeling mean roofs that join at odd angles. Each joint is a flashing detail that can leak.
• Older decking and ventilation. On a re-roof, plan for some deck boards to need replacing, and make sure attic ventilation meets current practice.
• No HOA roof coverage. The community club is voluntary, so the roof is the owner's responsibility.

• Extreme heat and UV. Summer roof surfaces get far hotter than the air. Years of heat and UV dry out tile underlayment, age shingles and break down roof coatings.
• Monsoon storms. Arizona's monsoon season runs June 15 to September 30. Sudden wind gusts lift tiles and shingles, and short, heavy downpours find any weak spot in flashing or underlayment.
• Dust storms and debris. Haboobs and wind-blown debris fill valleys, gutters and flat-roof drains, which can back water up under roofing.
• Winter rain. Slow, steady winter rains expose small leaks that summer storms started.

Most roof trouble in the Valley starts small. A spring and fall inspection catches it early. See our monsoon roof tips for a checklist.

We provide roof repairs, flat and low-slope roof coatings, inspections for owners and home sales, and shingle and flat roof replacement. Flexible financing is available, and re-roofs offer 10, 15 or 20-year warranty options.