Lordship and the point
The Lordship peninsula sticks out into the Sound with water on three sides and no tree cover to speak of. Wind that registers as a stiff breeze in Trumbull is a roof-testing gust there. The houses are mostly capes and small colonials from the 1930s through the 1960s, close together, many with dormers and additions.
Everything in Lordship is specified for wind: six nails per shingle, high-wind ridge cap, adhesive starter on eaves and rakes, and stainless fasteners against the salt. Standing-seam metal with a clip system rated well above the local design wind speed is recommended there more than anywhere else.
Paradise Green and the center
Inland around Paradise Green and the town center the housing is older, with a mix of colonials, Victorians and capes on smaller lots. Steep pitches over 10 in 12 on the Victorians mean staging and roof jacks, and slate or original cedar occasionally turns up under later shingle layers. Those roofs are scoped on site, not from the street.
Chimneys on the Victorians are tall and often unlined, with mortar that has gone soft. Flashing work there frequently includes repointing the top few courses so the counter flashing has something sound to sit in, and that is noted as a separate line in the scope.
The Housatonic side
Along the river toward Devon and the Route 1 bridge the ground is low and the houses see both river fog and Sound wind. Moss on north slopes is common, and gutters near the marsh fill with debris quickly. Ventilation gets a close look because damp attics in that stretch encourage mold on the underside of the deck.
Storm patterns
Stratford took significant damage in past tropical storms, particularly along the shore, and homeowners there tend to ask about wind performance before anything else. The straightforward answer is that an architectural shingle nailed six per shingle carries a 110 to 130 mph manufacturer rating, and a properly installed standing-seam roof carries more. Either is a large improvement over the three-tab roofs that lost tabs in those storms.
Permits and process
Stratford's building department issues re-roof permits and inspects at the stage it sets. Flood-zone properties in Lordship sometimes have additional paperwork, and that is confirmed before the job is scheduled. The homeowner receives the same written scope, deck photos and warranty registration as any other job.