Serving Albuquerque
Get Roof Installation in Albuquerque, NM
Roof replacement in Albuquerque runs $8,000–$25,000 depending on material and home size. High-desert UV at 5,300 feet ages shingles faster than national averages, and monsoon hail drives a steady share of insurance reroofs — which we document, file, and manage for you as a GAF Master Elite contractor.
310+ days of sunshine per year in Albuquerque. PNM credits Albuquerque solar homes at the full retail rate for every kilowatt-hour exported — 1:1 net metering, with credits rolling forward on your bill month to month.
We serve these Albuquerque neighborhoods:
Four Hills, Nob Hill, Tanoan, High Desert, North Valley, South Valley, Northeast Heights, Westside, Corrales, Los Ranchos, Taylor Ranch, Paradise Hills, Sandia Heights, Ventana Ranch, Uptown, Old Town
Roof Installation in Albuquerque: What to Know
310+ days of sunshine
Sun Days
$120/month avg.
Avg. Electric Bill
Excellent — 6.4 peak sun hours
Solar Potential
Moderate — monsoon season
Hail Risk
City of Albuquerque Planning Dept.
Permit Office
Ranch & Pueblo-style, many 35+ years old
Housing Stock
Roofing for Albuquerque's Mix of Pitched and Flat
Albuquerque roofs are rarely one thing. The metro's ranch and Pueblo-style homes — many 35+ years old — combine pitched shingle planes with flat or parapet sections, and each needs its own system: impact-rated shingle up top, properly sloped membrane with real drainage on the flat runs. Treating a flat section like an afterthought is the number-one preventable leak we see from the North Valley to Four Hills.
The desert works roofs hard. At 5,300 feet, UV degrades asphalt years earlier than sea-level averages, daily temperature swings flex every seam, and July–September monsoons deliver hail and wind-driven rain in bursts. Our installs are specced against those forces — and because the City of Albuquerque requires permits and inspection on reroofs, every Epex roof gets the municipal inspection plus a GAF factory inspection on Golden Pledge warranties.
Planning solar eventually? Tell us. We'll sequence the roof so panels never have to come off mid-life.
Roof replacement in New Mexico runs $8,000–$25,000 depending on material and home size. Asphalt shingles last 20–25 years here, tile 40–50, and metal 40–70 — all shorter than national averages, because high-desert UV, hail, and daily temperature swings work roofs harder than most climates. Epex is a GAF Master Elite contractor, a certification held by roughly the top 2% of roofers in North America, and offers the 50-year GAF Golden Pledge warranty with $0-down financing.
Materials That Earn Their Keep in the High Desert
- Asphalt shingles — Best value. We install GAF Timberline HDZ with Class 4 impact resistance, the rating that matters in New Mexico hail country and that many insurers discount premiums for.
- Standing seam metal — 50+ year lifespan, the best substrate for solar panels, and the right answer for many low-slope sections.
- Tile — Concrete or clay for a Southwest aesthetic with excellent durability; we evaluate the framing first, since tile's weight isn't right for every structure.
- Flat and low-slope systems — TPO and modified bitumen for the parapet and flat roofs common across New Mexico, where ponding and UV — not snow load — are the enemies.
Insurance Claims, Handled
Hail and monsoon wind damage drive a large share of the reroofs we do in Albuquerque. We document the damage, meet the adjuster on your roof, and manage the claim paperwork end to end — you shouldn't have to become an insurance expert to get a roof you already paid premiums for.
Why Replace Before Going Solar
If your roof has less than 10 years of life remaining, replacing it before solar installation saves the full cost of removing and reinstalling panels mid-life — typically thousands of dollars. Because Epex does both trades in-house, we sequence the reroof and the solar install as one project: one crew accountable for the flashing, the penetrations, and the warranty on all of it. No roofer blaming the solar company, no solar company blaming the roofer.
What a Reroof With Us Looks Like
Tear-off to final inspection is typically 1–3 weeks depending on material and weather. We protect landscaping, run magnetic sweeps for nails daily, and walk the finished roof with you before we call it done. Every Golden Pledge roof gets a GAF factory inspection on top of the local building inspection — two sets of eyes that don't work for us.
What Our Albuquerque Customers Say
Epex handled our solar installation and roof replacement as one project. They found hail damage we didn't know about, got our insurance claim approved, and installed a beautiful new roof with solar panels on top. One team, one timeline, zero headaches.
Frequently Asked Questions
Most Albuquerque reroofs land between $8,000 and $25,000 — asphalt shingle at the lower end, tile and standing-seam metal higher. Flat and low-slope sections, common on ABQ homes, price by membrane system. We quote per roof plane after measuring, and $0-down financing is available on every install.
After a qualifying monsoon hail event, often yes — but adjusters pay for what's documented. We photograph and map the damage, meet the adjuster on your roof, and manage the claim paperwork end to end. Albuquerque's Class 4 impact-rated shingle upgrades can also earn a premium discount with many insurers.
For pitched roofs, GAF Timberline HDZ with Class 4 impact resistance is the value pick against UV and hail. Flat and parapet sections — everywhere in ABQ's older stock — want TPO or modified bitumen, not shingle improvisation. Going solar within ten years? Standing-seam metal is the best substrate.
PNM credits you at the full retail electricity rate for every kilowatt-hour your system exports — true 1:1 net metering. Credits bank on your bill and roll forward, so summer overproduction offsets winter usage. Most Albuquerque solar homes end up paying close to PNM's minimum monthly service charge.
Epex files and manages every permit through the City of Albuquerque Planning Department, including electrical and building permits, plus PNM interconnection paperwork for solar and battery projects. Homes in unincorporated Bernalillo County or the East Mountains permit through the county instead — we handle that routing too.
The two forces that matter here are UV and monsoon season. At 5,300 feet with 310+ sunny days, UV ages shingles and cheap solar components faster than national averages, and July–September monsoons bring hail and hard rain. We spec Class 4 impact-rated shingles and tier-1 panels rated for high-desert service.
All of them — Northeast Heights, Westside, North and South Valley, Nob Hill, High Desert, Four Hills, Taylor Ranch, and the East Mountains, plus Los Ranchos and the metro's surrounding communities. Our crews are based in Albuquerque, so there's no travel surcharge anywhere in the metro.