--- title: "Custom Homes" description: "Architectural roofing for custom homes — built from the drawings, with complex geometry, material transitions, and coordination across every trade." canonical: "https://cmac-new-concept.vercel.app/services/roofing/custom-homes" last-modified: "2026-08-24" --- # Custom Homes > Architectural roofing for custom homes — built from the drawings, with complex geometry, material transitions, and coordination across every trade. Canonical: https://cmac-new-concept.vercel.app/services/roofing/custom-homes Last updated: 2026-08-24 Your vision. Our expertise. Custom built for life. Architectural roofing for custom homes — built from the drawings, with complex geometry, material transitions, and coordination across every trade. [Request Inspection](https://cmac-new-concept.vercel.app/quote) ## Custom Homes, clearly scoped. We believe a truly custom home is a masterpiece born from partnership. On the roof, that partnership is with the architect who drew the details, the builder holding the schedule, and the owner who will look at this roof every day for the next forty years. ## Building from the drawings Custom roofing starts in the plan set, not on the deck. The roof plan sets the geometry, the wall sections set the eave and rake conditions, and the detail sheets — if they exist — set what happens at the crickets, the transitions, and the terminations. Reading those before framing goes up is how conflicts get found while they are still cheap: a valley that dies into a wall with nowhere to go, a dormer cheek that lands on a plane change, a chimney chase drawn without a saddle behind it. The single most consequential drawing decision is weight. Concrete tile, clay tile, and natural slate carry several times the dead load of asphalt shingles, and framing sized for shingles will not accept them. If the design intent is tile or slate, the structure has to be engineered for it before a rafter is cut — retrofitting that decision after framing is expensive and sometimes not possible at all. ## Complex geometry - Dormers. Every dormer adds two roof-to-wall transitions, two valleys or a valley and a hip, and a head condition above the window. The cheek walls need step flashing woven course by course, and the point where the dormer roof dies into the main plane is the detail that decides whether the dormer leaks. - Turrets and conical roofs. A cone has no two identical courses. Slate, shake, and composite can be swept around a radius with tapered courses; tile requires purpose-made radius pieces; metal requires tapered panels cut and seamed on site. - Radius eaves and swept valleys. A rolled eave or a woven-swept valley is a traditional slate and shake detail that has to be built rather than trimmed, and it dictates the framing and sheathing beneath it. - Material transitions. A standing-seam metal bay roof meeting a shingle or tile field needs a proper terminal detail with a transition flashing, room for the metal to move, and a clean visual line — not a bead of sealant where two systems meet. - Crickets and saddles. Any chimney wide enough to dam water needs a cricket behind it; residential code requires a cricket or saddle behind chimneys wider than thirty inches measured along the roof slope. The same logic applies to any wall that interrupts water running down a plane. - Kickout flashing. Where a roof edge terminates against a wall above a gutter, a kickout diverts the water into the gutter instead of behind the siding. It is the most commonly omitted flashing in residential construction and one of the most expensive omissions, because the damage happens inside the wall. ## Material selection against the design intent Material choice on a custom home is an architectural decision with practical consequences on both sides. Natural slate and clay tile give an authenticity that nothing imitates perfectly, last generations, and demand structure and skilled installation to match. Composite slate and shake give the profile and shadow line at a fraction of the weight, install with standard tools, and carry impact ratings that matter in hail country. Concrete tile offers profile and color range with real mass. Copper is chosen as much for how it ages as for how it performs. CMAC installs clay from Ludowici, MCA, Verea, and Crown; concrete tile from Crown and the other tile lines; natural slate; composite slate and shake from DaVinci Roofscapes, Brava Tile, and Inspire Roofing Products; and high-temperature synthetic underlayment from Sharkskin beneath tile and metal, where deck temperatures run far above what standard underlayment tolerates. ## Coordinating with the other trades On a custom home the roof touches almost everyone. The framer has to deliver the planes, crickets, and backing the details assume. The mason sets the chimney and has to leave a reglet for counterflashing rather than a smooth face. The sheet metal for gutters, valley pans, chimney caps, and finials has to be specified as one package so profiles and metals match instead of arriving from three sources. Solar mounting and rooftop mechanicals need their penetrations planned into the roof rather than drilled into it later. And galvanic pairing matters: copper fastened with steel, or copper draining onto galvanized, will corrode. CMAC is veteran-owned, GAF Master Elite® certified, and an NRCA member, and works with custom builders and architects across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Georgia. ## What custom homes includes ### Built from the drawings Roof plan, wall sections, and details reviewed before framing so conflicts surface while they are still cheap. ### Complex geometry Dormers, turrets, conical and radius roofs, swept valleys, and multi-plane transitions. ### Structural weight check Tile and slate loads confirmed against the framing design before the material is committed. ### Material transitions Metal, tile, slate, and shingle meeting on one roof, detailed as a transition rather than sealed. ### Sheet metal as one package Valleys, gutters, chimney caps, and copper specialties specified together so metals and profiles match. ### Trade coordination Framing, masonry, mechanical, and solar penetrations planned into the roof instead of cut into it later. ## How CMAC handles custom homes 1. **Plan review** — The roof plan, sections, and details are reviewed with the architect and builder, and open conditions are resolved on paper. 2. **Material and structure** — Material is selected against the design intent and the framing is confirmed to carry it — critical for tile and natural slate. 3. **Detail and metal package** — Flashings, valleys, crickets, kickouts, and copper specialties are laid out as a single package before installation. 4. **Sequenced installation** — Dry-in behind framing, penetrations coordinated with the mechanical trades, then the finished roof and metal. 5. **Final walk with the builder** — The roof is walked with the builder and owner, and the system and its coverage are documented for the home’s file. ## Systems and manufacturers - **Ludowici** — Architectural clay tile - **MCA Clay Roof Tile** — Clay tile - **Verea Clay Tile** — Spanish clay tile - **Crown Roof Tile** — Concrete and clay tile - **Vermont Slate** — Natural quarried slate - **DaVinci Roofscapes** — Synthetic slate and shake - **Brava Tile** — Composite slate, shake, and tile - **Inspire Roofing Products** — Composite slate - **Sharkskin** — High-temperature synthetic underlayment ## Custom Homes questions ### What does GAF Master Elite® mean? GAF awards Master Elite® status to a small fraction of roofing contractors in North America. It requires proof of proper licensing, adequate insurance, and a sustained record of quality installations and customer satisfaction. Practically, it means CMAC can offer enhanced GAF system warranties that non-certified contractors cannot, and that GAF has independently vetted the company. CMAC is also a GAF President’s Club award winner. ### Do you charge for an inspection or an estimate? No. The inspection, the damage documentation including drone photography, and the written estimate are all free and carry no obligation. If the roof does not need work, we will tell you that. ### Will CMAC work with my insurance company? CMAC can document visible damage, provide a contractor report, and attend the carrier’s inspection to explain the proposed repair scope. CMAC is a contractor, not a public adjuster or law firm, and does not interpret policy coverage or represent a policyholder in a coverage dispute. ### How do I know whether to repair or replace my roof? Age relative to the material’s service life, how widespread the damage is, and whether you have had more than one leak are the deciding factors. Isolated damage on a roof with years of life left is a repair. Widespread granule loss, exposed mat, multiple leak points, or hail bruising across every slope generally means replacement, because patching a failing system just moves the next leak somewhere else. An inspection settles it. ### How long does a roof replacement take? Most residential asphalt shingle replacements are a one to two day job once materials are on site. Tile, slate, metal, and complex roof geometry take longer. Weather, decking replacement discovered after tear-off, and permit or HOA requirements are the usual reasons a schedule moves. ### My roof looks fine from the ground. Could it still be damaged? Frequently, yes. Hail bruises the mat underneath the granule surface, and that bruising is often invisible from the ground and sometimes hard to see from a ladder. It shortens the roof’s life and creates the leaks you will discover a year or two later, after your claim window has closed. That is why documented post-storm inspections matter. ## Related services - [Roofing](https://cmac-new-concept.vercel.app/services/roofing) - [Specialty Roofing Systems](https://cmac-new-concept.vercel.app/services/roofing/specialty-systems) - [New Construction & Tract Homes](https://cmac-new-concept.vercel.app/services/roofing/new-construction) - [Home Additions & Remodeling](https://cmac-new-concept.vercel.app/services/roofing/home-additions) ## Start with a free inspection. Tell CMAC what is happening at the property. We will inspect the condition and put the recommended scope in writing. [Request Inspection](https://cmac-new-concept.vercel.app/quote) [Call 1-888-389-CMAC](tel:+18883892622) ## Sources - https://www.cmacroofing.com/custom-homes