Some homes present a roofline that tests every aspect of a crew’s capability — multiple connected planes, chimney penetrations, hip and valley intersections across sections at different heights, and a finished product that has to look as sharp from the street as it does from above. A Maitland home delivered exactly that kind of challenge, and DeSantis Roofing met it with a complete Owens Corning Duration shingle installation across every section of a large, architecturally complex stucco home.
The property is a two-story white stucco home with a dramatic modern chimney rising from the main roofline, multiple connected roof sections stepping down from the upper story to a lower wing and a wide garage section, HVAC units on a side courtyard, a pergola structure on the rear, and mature oak trees throughout the landscaped yard. The cool gray Duration shingles give the finished roofline a refined appearance that complements the clean white stucco exterior and the contemporary architectural character of the home.
Owens Corning Duration: Built for Florida Roofing
Owens Corning Duration shingles are one of the most widely installed premium shingle products in Florida, and the reasons are straightforward. The Duration’s SureNail Technology drives a reinforced nailing zone through the shingle’s overlay, giving each course a stronger mechanical attachment that resists the wind uplift forces Florida storm events generate. The product carries a Class 4 impact rating and is engineered to perform in the high-UV, high-humidity environment that breaks down lesser shingles within a fraction of their rated lifespan.
The cool gray tone of the Duration shingles installed on this home — a weathered gray that reads as sophisticated rather than stark — pairs naturally with the white stucco exterior and dark window surrounds. From above, the consistent dimensional profile of the Duration shingle field gives the finished roofline a texture and depth that flat or standard 3-tab shingles simply cannot produce.
Full Tear-Off Across Multiple Connected Sections
The roofline on this home is not a simple geometry. The upper two-story section connects to a lower single-story wing on one side and a wide garage section on the other, with each transition creating step-down conditions that require flashing, counter-flashing, and careful integration between the sections. Each plane had to be stripped independently, with the deck inspected and any compromised areas addressed before underlayment was applied across the full system.
Getting a clean tear-off across a roofline with this many connected sections without damaging the white stucco fascia and trim detailing below requires careful management at every eave and rake edge. The finished eave lines on this home are precise — a reflection of the care taken during tear-off and installation at every perimeter edge.
Chimney Flashing and Integration
The modern architectural chimney on this home is one of its most prominent features, and it’s also one of the most demanding roofing details on the property. A chimney that penetrates the main roof field at multiple angles requires step flashing on the uphill faces, counter-flashing set into the stucco above the shingle line, and a saddle or cricket on the uphill side to divert water away from the chimney base rather than allowing it to pond against the back wall.
Every face of the chimney was properly flashed and integrated into the Duration shingle installation before field shingles were completed around the penetration. A chimney that looks clean from above is one where the flashing work underneath it was done correctly — and on a home with this much architectural prominence given to the chimney, getting that detail right was non-negotiable.
Hip, Valley, and Step-Down Transition Details
The lower wing of the home creates a step-down transition where the upper roofline meets the lower section — one of the most common locations for water intrusion on multi-story homes when the flashing and integration aren’t executed properly. Each of these transitions was flashed with step flashing and counter-flashing, then shingled over to integrate cleanly with both the upper and lower roof sections.
Across the rest of the roofline, every hip line from ridge to eave corner was capped with matching Duration hip and ridge shingles at consistent exposure, and every valley between converging roof planes was properly lined before field shingles were cut and finished to the valley line. The hip lines on the finished roof are straight and consistent from every viewing angle — the kind of result that only comes from experienced installation at each individual course.
Ventilation and Penetration Detailing
Multiple low-profile roof vents are distributed across the main roof field, each integrated into the Duration shingle coursing with proper flashing at the perimeter. Roof ventilation on a two-story home in Florida’s climate plays a direct role in shingle longevity — an under-ventilated attic allows heat to build to temperatures that accelerate shingle aging from below, compressing the effective lifespan of even a premium product.
Every penetration across the finished roofline — vent flanges, pipe stacks, and any other penetrations through the deck — was properly flashed and integrated into the shingle system before the surrounding field courses were completed.
The Finished Result on a Contemporary Stucco Home
From above, the completed Duration installation presents as a clean, consistent gray field across all connected sections of the roofline — precise hip cap lines, tight valley cuts, and a unified appearance that makes the multiple connected sections read as a single, intentional roofing system. The gray shingles against the white stucco exterior give the home a sharp, contemporary finish that holds up to aerial scrutiny as well as street-level inspection.
This is the kind of result that a premium shingle product and an experienced installation crew produce together — and it’s the standard DeSantis Roofing applies to every project regardless of the scope or complexity.
