Some villages you work in. Lake Placid is one you come back to.
Earlier this year, our crew spent two weeks in the heart of the village re-roofing the Adirondack Inn, steps from the Olympic Center. This fall we came back — this time for a shingle-style classic right in downtown Lake Placid, with stone chimneys, wraparound balconies, and the High Peaks standing on the horizon in every direction.
Two landmark buildings, one village, one standard of work. Here’s how the second one went.
The Project at a Glance
This was a full tear-off and replacement covering 36 squares — roughly 3,600 square feet of roofing across a genuinely complex roofline: steep hips, multiple dormers, balcony tie-ins, and two field-stone chimneys that each needed flashing fitted to irregular stone rather than straight brick.
Everything came off down to the deck. Compromised decking was replaced, ice & water shield went down along the eaves and valleys — non-negotiable at this elevation — and the new system went on as one continuous whole, not a patchwork of sections.
Why IKO Dynasty in Sentinel Slate
In a village built on mountain views, a roof is part of the scenery. The owners chose IKO Dynasty architectural shingles in Sentinel Slate — cool greys threaded with warm red accents that read like genuine slate from the street, without slate’s weight or cost. Against the home’s deep blue siding and white railings, the effect is exactly what a Lake Placid classic deserves.
Under the surface, Dynasty is the same performance shingle we trusted on our recent Kingston farmhouse project: a Class 3 impact-resistance rating and IKO’s ArmourZone — an oversized, reinforced nailing strip that dramatically improves wind resistance and prevents nail pull-through. On an exposed village lot at Adirondack elevation, that reinforcement isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s the difference between a roof that lasts and one that starts shedding shingles the first hard winter.
The Details That Make It
A roofline like this one doesn’t forgive shortcuts. Dormers interrupt the main slopes on three sides. Balconies and flat transitions meet the shingle field at odd angles. Every one of those intersections is a place water wants to get in — and every one of them got the same treatment: clean step flashing, sealed transitions, and shingle courses aligned across breaks so the finished roof reads as one surface.
Built for Adirondack Winters
Lake Placid sees real winter: heavy lake-effect snow, weeks below freezing, and the freeze-thaw cycling that tears apart roofs assembled casually. That’s why the invisible layers matter as much as the shingles — full ice & water protection at the eaves, ventilation brought up to standard so the attic stays cold and the snowpack melts evenly, and ridge details finished to shed wind-driven snow instead of catching it.
The Finished Roof
From the street — or from a drone — the result speaks for itself: a slate-look roof wrapping every hip and dormer, stone chimneys flashed tight, and a Lake Placid classic ready for however many winters the mountains send its way.
Roof Replacement in Lake Placid and Essex County
Home Evolution Roofing has been protecting homes across Upstate New York for 20 years — more than 17,500 projects completed, 930+ Google reviews, and a BBB A+ rating. We serve Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Keene, and all of Essex County, from village landmarks to backcountry camps.
If your roof is due before the deep snow arrives — or you’re planning ahead for spring — send us your address. We’ll take a look and give you a straight answer about what your home actually needs.