CEDAR SHAKE ROOFING
SERVICES
Few roofs suit a Blue Ridge home like cedar — and few punish shortcuts as fast. RuFR USA inspects, repairs, maintains, and replaces cedar shake roofs across Western North Carolina, and gives you the honest math on real cedar versus today's synthetic alternatives.
Services
OUR CEDAR SHAKE
ROOFING SERVICES
From a free inspection to a full replacement, here's what we handle for cedar and cedar-look roofs across the mountains.
Cedar Roof Inspection
We get up top and check the shakes, felt interlays, flashing, and ridge — documenting moss, cupping, splitting, and rot with photos, because cedar problems hide underneath.
Learn MoreCedar Roof Repair
Individual shakes can be pulled and replaced, then blended into the surrounding roof. When only a section has failed, that's the honest fix — not a full tear-off.
Learn MoreCedar Roof Installation
Cedar lives or dies on the details: proper spacing for breathability, stainless fasteners, and correct interlay. Done right, it breathes; done wrong, it rots from below.
Learn MoreCedar Roof Replacement
When cupping, rot, or felt failure is widespread, we manage the full replacement — and walk you through whether real cedar or a synthetic shake makes more sense for your home.
Learn MoreMaterials
REAL CEDAR &
SYNTHETIC SHAKE
Cedar's warmth comes in more than one form. Here's the honest comparison of what we install.
Natural Cedar Shakes
Hand-split for deep, irregular texture and natural insulating value. Beautiful and authentic — and demanding, since WNC humidity and shade mean real cedar needs real upkeep.
Natural Cedar Shingles
Sawn flat for a cleaner, more uniform profile than hand-split shakes, with the same warm tone that silvers gracefully as it ages.
Synthetic Cedar Shake
Polymer and composite shakes engineered to recreate cedar's texture and color without the upkeep. Manufacturers like CertainTeed use molded true-to-wood texturing and color blends that hold their tone instead of fading — paired with Class 4 impact resistance.
Designer Asphalt Alternative
CertainTeed's luxury asphalt lines mimic hand-split shake convincingly at a fraction of the cost — a smart middle ground when you love the look but not the price of real cedar.
THE SYNTHETIC-CEDAR
ADVANTAGE
Real cedar is stunning, but it asks for attention — cleaning, treatment, and vigilance against moss on our shaded mountain lots. Modern synthetic shakes were built to answer exactly that. Molded from real cedar shakes, they carry authentic sawn, split, and rough textures, and come in color blends designed to stay true rather than weather to gray.
The practical wins stack up fast: near-zero maintenance, Class 4 impact resistance against hail, no rot or insect worries, and a look that reads as genuine cedar from the curb. For most WNC homeowners who love the aesthetic but not the maintenance calendar, synthetic is the smarter long-term call — and we'll tell you so plainly.
- Authentic cedar texture — sawn, split, and rough-split profiles
- Color blends that hold their tone instead of fading to gray
- Class 4 impact resistance against hail, with no rot or insect risk
- Near-zero maintenance compared with natural cedar's upkeep calendar
IS CEDAR RIGHT
FOR YOUR HOME?
Cedar breathes, insulates naturally, and looks like it grew out of the mountainside — there's a reason high-end Blue Ridge builds keep choosing it. But our humidity, heavy leaf load, and shaded lots accelerate moss and rot on cedar that isn't cared for.
Our guidance is simple and honest: if you want true cedar and will maintain it, we'll install and care for it properly. If you love the look but not the upkeep, synthetic shake delivers the aesthetic with Class 4 hail resistance and a fraction of the maintenance. We install both, so the recommendation follows your home — not our inventory.
Proof & Protection
OUR WORK,
OUR WARRANTY
Project Gallery
See completed RuFR roofs across Western North Carolina — from full replacements to solar detach-and-resets.
Learn More10-Year Workmanship Warranty
Cedar rewards careful installation. Our 10-year workmanship warranty, paired with the manufacturer's warranty, backs both the work and the material.
Learn MoreSolar Detach & Reset
Panels on the roof? We coordinate with our solar partner, WNC SolarSquad, to detach and reset them for any repair or replacement — a clean roof-and-solar handoff most local roofers never set up.
Learn MoreHomeowners across Western North Carolina trust RuFR USA with the roofs that make their homes — and say so, five stars at a time.
What Homeowners Say
5-STAR RATED ACROSS WESTERN NC
"Parker and his guys did a fantastic job replacing our roof which has 40 solar panels installed on it. We were promised a 10 year warranty on both the roof and solar, something other companies weren't able to do because they didn't do both trades. We had leaks before and now we don't - SO HAPPY"
Mike K. — Hendersonville, NC
"Parker looked carefully at my roof and fixed problems that I suspect others would have ignored. He was attentive to every place where water could get in, and reinforced those areas. In particular, he saw how the step flashing on one part of my roof was not adequate to keep everything dry. He went in and devised a solution that is substantially better than was there before. I highly recommend his work!"
Jason G. — Asheville, NC
"Parker got me a new roof! His expertise in removing/reinstalling solar panels and roofing made him the one-stop choice for services. The new roof looks great with no leaks!"
Thomas Y. — Fletcher, NC
Where We Work
CEDAR SHAKE ROOFING ACROSS
WESTERN NC
Questions & Answers
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Well-maintained cedar runs 30–40 years here. Neglected cedar in our humidity can fail in half that — maintenance is the whole ballgame.
CEDAR CHARACTER.
PROFESSIONAL CARE.
Free cedar shake assessment anywhere in Western North Carolina — real cedar or the modern synthetic alternative, recommended honestly.
(828) 222-3276Free inspection · Fully insured · 10-year workmanship warranty