Topping it off- Locklear Roofing

Distinctive slate shingles and a multi-level roof with gables and hips adds much curb appeal to The Foundation Charity Home.

Locklear Roofing is a longtime Triangle family business. Founded by John Locklear in the 1970s, it has, for more than three decades, installed just about every kind of roof imaginable on scores of homes throughout the area. John's daughter Jackie now runs the company, and a third generation of Locklears has joined the business —  Jackie's eldest son Joshua works at the family business with her and might just take over the reins one day.

Locklear Roofing is a longtime Triangle family business. Founded by John Locklear in the 1970s, it has, for more than three decades, installed just about every kind of roof imaginable on scores of homes throughout the area. John's daughter Jackie now runs the company, and a third generation of Locklears has joined the business —  Jackie's eldest son Joshua works at the family business with her and might just take over the reins one day.

 
John Locklear died of cancer a few years ago, and when Michael Dean Chadwick at 1st American Builders approached Jackie with his ambitious goals for raising $1 million for the V Foundation, she jumped at the opportunity to take part. "For my father's company to be able to give something back to help research to find a cure," says Jackie, "that was a project we really wanted to be involved with." Locklear Roofing contributed all the materials and the installation services for the extensive roofing system at the V Foundation Charity Home.

The multi level roof of this traditional home, with its gables and hips, is an important architectural feature of the house, and demanded a roof that both complemented and enhanced its curb appeal. The distinctive slate-gray shingles and old-fashioned porch tin roof were the ideal pairing with this home's warm, family friendly ambience.

Locklear chose GAF Timberline 30-year architectural shingles for the job. These architectural, or dimensional, shingles are more substantial in depth than standard asphalt shingles and also feature a shadow effect and subtle color variations that give the overall roof its characteristic dimensionality and depth that becomes an important feature of the home's elevation.

On the V Foundation home's front porch, Locklear roofing donated seamed metal roofing, in a matching pewter-gray shade. Today's metal roofing material has the look of an old-fashioned tin roof, without its drawbacks. New metal roofing systems are steel bonded with a zinc alloy that prevents rust from forming. State-of-the-art paint technology makes the new metal roofs virtually impervious to chipping. They are also constructed to withstand 120-mile-per-hour winds (the equivalent of an F2 tornado) and are extremely resistant to dents from hail or debris — you can even walk on them. The reflective surface of a metal roofing system also deflects heat, for cooling in warmer climates and heat preservation during winter months.

And Locklear Roofing added some finishing touches inside the V Foundation Charity Home as well. Seamed metal roofing was used to build a charming corner cornice over the faux crocodile skin bar in the downstairs family fun room, bringing a touch of Caribbean conch-house flare to this casual space.

Jackie Locklear, her son Joshua, and their entire staff at Locklear roofing were more than happy to honor their company's founder with a fundraising project whose proceeds will directly fund cancer research. This is the second year that Locklear Roofing has participated in the V Foundation Charity Home. "And when 1st American does another one next year," says Jackie, "we'll be there too!"

Kelly McCall Branson is a freelance writer