Commercial Roofing Project
Commercial Shingle Roof Replacement in Scottsbluff, NE
By Commercial Roofing Contractor, project management team · November 13, 2026
- Commercial Roofing
- Hail Damage
- Class 4 Shingles
- Malarkey
- Scottsbluff
Project Capsule: The June 22, 2026 hail storm damaged this steep shingle roof on an agricultural building in Scottsbluff, a roof that sits fully exposed to the wind and had already been losing shingles for years. The owner chose a full replacement. CRC's Scottsbluff office is tearing off the old roof and installing Malarkey Vista AR Class 4 shingles. Two crews started on November 12, 2026, and this page will be updated with photos of the finished roof.
Project Facts
| Status | In progress: crews on site November 12 to 14, 2026 |
| Location | Scottsbluff, Nebraska (Scotts Bluff County) |
| CRC office | CRC Scottsbluff Office (Nebraska Panhandle) |
| Building type | A large agricultural building with a steep-slope shingle roof |
| Why it was replaced | Hail damage from the June 22, 2026 storm, on a roof that already had a history of shingles blowing off |
| Roof size | About 253 squares (25,300 square feet) of shingle roof at 5:12 and 9:12 pitch; a separate flat roof section was not part of the job |
| Existing roof | One layer of asphalt shingles over wood decking, patched in many places |
| Scope | Full tear-off, rotted decking sections replaced, new underlayment, valleys, flashing, pipe jacks and drip edge |
| Roof system installed | Malarkey Vista AR Class 4 shingles in Silverwood, six nails per shingle, with Malarkey starter and hip and ridge |
| Building code | 2018 International Building Code, under a City of Scottsbluff roof permit |
Why six nails per shingle on this Scottsbluff roof?
Wind: this tall building stands alone on open ground, so the contract calls for six nails in every Malarkey Vista AR shingle. The crews also run straight nail guns and tap any nail head left proud flush by hand, because an over-driven nail cuts into the shingle and holds it less firmly.
Why put shingles, not a flat roof system, on an agricultural building?
Because this roof is steep, 5:12 on the front and 9:12 on the back, and pitches like that shed water and suit shingles. The building's separate flat section, where a single-ply membrane would belong, was not part of this job.
Hail on a Roof That Was Already Losing Shingles
This building stands tall on open ground beside farm fields. Wind across the Panhandle has a long run at a roof like that, and over the years it kept lifting shingles, and each loss was patched. Then the June 22, 2026 hail storm crossed Scotts Bluff County. When CRC's Scottsbluff office inspected the roof in July 2026, the hail damage sat on top of mismatched replacement shingles across the field, along the walls and near the rooftop equipment, and patching again no longer made sense. Our guide to why Scottsbluff roofs fail covers the wind, hail and freeze-thaw that wear roofs out here.
Tear-Off to the Deck, and Rotted Decking Replaced
Scottsbluff builds commercial roofs to the 2018 International Building Code, which requires a roof replacement to remove all existing roof covering down to the deck. The crews stripped the old shingles and underlayment off the whole roof, and where the wood deck had rotted, as in the spot above, they replaced those sections before anything new went down. A new shingle is only as secure as the deck its nails go into.
This is a summary to help you plan, not a compliance determination. The City of Scottsbluff Development Services is the authority on what your specific roof requires, and we always confirm current requirements with them before we scope a job. Several Colorado jurisdictions changed their adopted codes during 2026, so we re-verify against each department's own published codes rather than working from memory. Source: Scottsbluff Code of Ordinances Article 4-1 (sections 4-1-2, 4-1-10 and 4-1-10.1), the City's published Scottsbluff and Terrytown Roofing Requirements sheet, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information storm and climate records for Scotts Bluff County, and re-roofing and energy requirements confirmed by City of Scottsbluff Development Services. Last verified July 2026.
Class 4 Malarkey Shingles and What Goes Under Them
The new roof is Malarkey Vista AR in the Silverwood color. Vista is made with a polymer-modified asphalt (Malarkey calls it rubberized), carries a UL 2218 Class 4 impact rating, the highest that test gives, which matters on a roof that was just replaced because of hail. The AR version also resists algae. Malarkey backs the shingle with a limited lifetime warranty, and CRC installs it as a Malarkey Emerald Pro contractor; our roofing certifications lists the full set.
Under the shingles is synthetic underlayment over the whole deck, ice and water barrier in the open valleys, Malarkey starter shingles, new pipe jacks, re-flashed wall joints and matching Malarkey hip and ridge. One crew works the steeper 9:12 back slope while a second covers the front.
Hail or Wind Damage on an Agricultural Roof Near Scottsbluff?
Big agricultural and industrial buildings around the Panhandle take more wind than a house does. Our Scottsbluff office inspects commercial and residential roofs across Western Nebraska at no cost and handles industrial roofing and full commercial roof replacements. Call (308) 536-7663 or request a free roof inspection.
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