Franklin Roof Replacement with Malarkey Vista in Storm Gray

This Franklin homeowner wanted more than just a new roof. They wanted something built to last - something that could take a direct hit from hail and keep right on protecting the home underneath it. That's exactly what the Malarkey Vista delivers. The Storm Gray colorway looks sharp against the white board-and-batten exterior, but the real story is what's underneath the surface.

The Malarkey Vista carries a Class 4 impact rating - the highest available for residential shingles. That means it's engineered to resist the kind of hail strikes that crack and bruise standard shingles. Middle Tennessee gets its share of severe weather, and a roof that can absorb that punishment without breaking down is a serious long-term investment. We back every installation with a free 50-year shingle warranty, so this homeowner isn't just getting a new roof - they're getting decades of coverage behind it.

Here's what the full process looked like on this one. We stripped the existing shingles down to bare decking across the entire roof. You can see the fresh OSB sheathing exposed before we laid down the underlayment - that's the Feltbuster synthetic layer going on in bright green. It covers every plane of the roof before a single shingle gets installed. That step matters more than most people realize. It's your backup barrier if water ever gets past the shingles.

Once the underlayment was set, the new Malarkey Vista shingles went down one course at a time. This is a complex roofline with multiple hips, valleys, and pitch changes - not a simple two-plane roof. Clean lines through every transition are what separate a quality install from one that looks off after a year or two. The finished result holds up on both counts.

The Storm Gray tone ties the whole exterior together and gives the home serious curb appeal without trying too hard. But more than how it looks, this homeowner now has a roof system that's ready for whatever rolls through Franklin. If your roof has been through a few too many storms and you're not sure what shape it's in, that's worth a conversation.