Roofing Contractor in Lyman, WY

Cold air pooling. Lyman sits at about 6,700 feet on the floor of the Bridger Valley, a high mountain basin, per the US Geological Survey and the National Weather Service. At night the cold air drains off the surrounding hills and settles in the valley, so lows run below what the elevation alone would predict. Shingles stiffen overnight, then crack once the afternoon sun warms them.

That timing usually points to an ice dam rather than a hole. Lyman averages about 40 inches of snow a year, per US Climate Data, and the valley holds on to it. Meltwater runs down the warmer part of the roof, refreezes over the cold eave, and backs up under the shingles. In summer the roof looks fine because there is no snow left to drive the water.

In Lyman itself. Our federal Statement of Qualifications records the Lyman Town Hall reroof — Town of Lyman, completed August 2025. That is a municipal roof in the middle of town, not a job an hour down the road, and it is documented rather than described.

Both. We work in Downtown Lyman and out through the Bridger Valley to Urie, Fort Bridger, Robertson and Mountain View, all inside Uinta County. A house at the edge of the valley carries the same 40 inches of snow a year, per US Climate Data, as one in the middle of town.

Ice-and-water shield. It is a self-adhering membrane run along the lower edge of the roof, where meltwater refreezes. With about 40 inches of snow a year, per US Climate Data, and a valley floor that stays cold, Lyman eaves get that cycle repeatedly, and the shield is what keeps backed-up water outside.

Sometimes, and temperature decides it, not the calendar. Asphalt shingles bond through a sealant strip that needs sun and warmth to set. On the Bridger Valley floor at Lyman, where cold air pools overnight, per the US Geological Survey and the National Weather Service, that can take a while. We look at the roof, then schedule around the weather.

Yes. A low-slope roof does not shed, so snow sits on it. With about 40 inches a year in Lyman, per US Climate Data, and a valley that holds the cold, water pools and refreezes at seams and drains. Single-ply membrane systems like TPO or EPDM are built for that, and the seams get inspected first.

Sun and aspect. In Lyman the slope facing the afternoon sun releases its snow, while the shaded slope stays loaded: cold air pools on the Bridger Valley floor overnight, per the US Geological Survey and the National Weather Service, so that side never warms enough to let go. It carries weight longer and ices at the eave.

Because cold makes them brittle before the wind gets to them. Weather Spark describes Lyman winters as freezing, snowy and windy, and wind crosses the open valley floor with nothing to break it. A cold tab does not flex or reseal; it lifts, cracks at the fold, and tears away.

Because the damage shows up indoors first. Deep freeze-thaw on the Bridger Valley floor, where Lyman sits at about 6,700 feet, per the US Geological Survey and the National Weather Service, pushes meltwater under the shingles at the eave. Outside the roof looks intact; inside there is a brown ring on the ceiling.

Before, if you have the choice. Once the Bridger Valley floor at Lyman freezes and about 40 inches of snow starts stacking up, per US Climate Data, a small repair at a flashing or an eave becomes a spring job. A check in early autumn finds those while they are still small.

Sun and wind. At Lyman's 6,700 feet, per bestplaces.net, the ultraviolet light is stronger than at lower elevations and it dries the asphalt out, curls shingle edges and loosens granules. The open Bridger Valley adds steady wind on top of it. Bald patches and grit in the downspout are the signs.