Why Southgate homeowners choose T&M Roofing

When your roof in Southgate starts leaking after one of Michigan’s 70-mph storm gusts, you don’t want to wait three weeks for an out-of-area contractor to swing by. Southgate is about 16 miles south of our shop at 14564 Schaefer Hwy in Detroit — roughly 25 minutes via the Southfield Freeway (M-39) South to Northline Road. We cover the whole Metro Detroit area, and we’re one of the established roofing companies you can call when something happens to your roof tonight.

For 20+ years we’ve been replacing, repairing, and maintaining residential and commercial roofs across Metro Detroit. We’re veteran-owned and family-run. The crew that quotes your roof is the crew you’ll see on it. And if you get a written quote from another licensed roofer in the Southgate area, we’ll beat it — guaranteed.

Southgate homes are exactly the houses we know how to roof

Southgate is one of the most tightly dated housing stocks in Downriver. The city split off from the old Township of Ecorse and incorporated in 1958, and it went from roughly 2,000 residents in the 1940s to about 10,000 in the 1950s — which means the overwhelming majority of its roughly 6.8 square miles was platted and built out in a single burst of postwar subdivision construction. The result is street after street of modest brick ranches, Cape Cods, split-levels and small colonials on uniform lots, with simple low-pitch gable and hip roofs, narrow boxed eaves and very little original attic ventilation. When a city is built all at once it also gets re-roofed all at once, so most of these houses are now on their second or third layer-over, and we routinely open them up to find soft decking at the eaves and rotted fascia behind the gutters. The older east side near the Wyandotte line runs a little older and tighter; the north end has larger lots and mid-century colonials with slightly more complex roof lines.

We work on these exact homes every week:

Asphalt shingle replacement on low-pitch postwar brick ranches, Cape Cods, split-levels and mid-century colonials
Tear-offs down to clean deck with full ice-and-water shield at the eaves — required for Michigan’s freeze-thaw cycles
Ridge vent and soffit ventilation upgrades that keep older, under-vented 1950s and 1960s attics dry and cool
Step flashing and chimney work on the short brick chimneys and furnace flues typical of Southgate’s postwar ranches

If your home is in the 48195 ZIP code, there’s a good chance we’ve already done a roof on your block.

Storm damage is the #1 reason Southgate homeowners call us

Southeast Michigan storm seasons are getting more aggressive. Most seasons bring at least one round of 60 to 70 mph wind gusts and hail across the area. Wind lifts and tears shingles. Hail leaves invisible bruises that turn into leaks two storms later. Then ice dams in February finish the job.

When you call after a storm, we’ll:

Inspect free, no obligation — full walk of the roof, photos of damage, written summary
Help you with the insurance claim — we’ll meet your adjuster on-site if needed
Tarp the roof same-day if there’s an active leak
Schedule the repair or replacement with same-week availability for most jobs

We’ve been doing storm response across Metro Detroit long enough that local insurance adjusters know our work.

Roofing services we offer Southgate homeowners

Roof Replacement — Full tear-off, decking inspection, ice-and-water shield, new shingles, ridge vent, cleanup. Learn more →
New Roof Installation — New builds and additions in Southgate and surrounding communities. Learn more →
Roof Repair — Leaks, missing shingles, flashing, valleys, chimney pointing
Storm Damage Repair — Hail, wind, fallen branches, including insurance claim help
Gutters & Siding — Seamless gutters, downspouts, fascia, siding replacement. Learn more →
Garage Demolition — Tear down and haul away aging detached garages, permits handled. Learn more →
Commercial & Industrial — Flat-roof systems, TPO, EPDM for Southgate small business properties. Learn more →

All work comes with our 10-year labor warranty on top of the manufacturer’s shingle warranty.

Neighborhoods we serve in Southgate

We work across all of Southgate, with most of our recent jobs concentrated in or around:

Dix-Ford
Dix-Northline
Dix Avenue Manor
Parkland
The Heritage Park area

We also work near landmarks like Heritage Park, Southgate Anderson High School, the Southgate Veterans Memorial Library and the Fort Street retail corridor. Southgate Community School District is the public district serving the city. School families across the district make up a big share of our local customer base.

We also serve the adjacent communities of Allen Park, Wyandotte, Riverview and Taylor — so if friends or family nearby need roof work, you can refer with confidence.

What makes T&M Roofing different

Veteran-owned and family-run. Ted Thompson started T&M Roofing in Detroit after 20+ years of doing the work himself. He still walks every Southgate job before we finalize the quote.

10-year labor warranty. Most local roofers offer 1–2 years. Ours covers labor for a full decade.

Price-beat guarantee. Bring us a written quote from any licensed Southgate-area roofer and we’ll beat it.

Same-week availability. Big national contractors push you out 4–6 weeks. We turn most jobs around in 5–7 business days.

Real local crew. The crew you see on the estimate is the crew on your roof.

Get a free roofing estimate in Southgate, MI

Call (313) 600-4538 — answered by a real person, not a call center — or send us a quick message using the form below. We typically respond within an hour during business hours.

T&M Roofing LLC · 14564 Schaefer Hwy, Detroit, MI 48227 · (313) 600-4538

Roofing Contractor Southgate, Mi