Blanchard, ND Class 4 Nordic Roof Replacement | Klaus Roofing System

When it came time to replace the roof on her 8-plus-acre property near Blanchard, ND, Jane wanted more than a like-for-like reshingle; she wanted a roofing system that could actually stand up to the wind and hail her rural home routinely takes on. Vita Roofing's inspection had already revealed the toll: years of storm damage had caused significant wood rot to both the house and an outbuilding damaged by a fallen tree branch.

Rather than defaulting to a standard asphalt shingle, Jane worked with Austin to compare her options side by side. She weighed the Class 3-rated IKO Dynasty shingle against the higher-tier IKO Nordic Class 4 Klaus Roofing System, ultimately choosing the Class 4 product for its superior resistance to wind and impact damage, an easy decision for a property with no windbreak nearby to soften the next storm.

The finished system didn't stop at the shingle. Jane's new roof was built with Velora One roofing underlayment, Sealoron XT ice-and-water shield, black-painted Quality Edge drip edge with a 2x2 steel gutter apron, and new 12" aluminum Whirlybird BIB turbine vents with internal bracing, a fully integrated roofing system designed to move air, shed water, and resist wind uplift as one unit rather than a collection of separate parts.