Roof Repair in Philadelphia, PA
Most Philadelphia calls start the same way: a stain on the ceiling or water running down a wall. The job is to find where it is really getting in, then tell you straight whether it is a repair or a new roof.
Why people call us in Philadelphia
- A flat roof that leaks at the seams or around the drain
- Water showing up along a parapet wall or where two houses meet
- Old slate on the front slope with slates sliding out
- A patch somebody else did that never held
The roofs around here
A lot of Philadelphia homes are rowhouses with flat or low-slope roofs behind the front slope, shared walls and tight access from the street. Flat roofs fail at seams, drains and wall flashing, not in the middle, so that is where we look first.
Repair or replace?
On a flat roof, if the surface is still sound and the trouble is at a seam, drain or wall, a repair is the right call. When the membrane is brittle and blistered across the whole roof, or the deck feels soft, a new roof is the honest answer. Either way you see the photos.
What changes the price
We do not publish price ranges, because a made-up range helps nobody. These are what an estimate is actually built from.
- Whether the roof is flat, sloped slate or a mix
- How much seam, drain and wall flashing work is needed
- Getting material and dumpsters onto a tight city street
- Whether the wood deck underneath needs replacing
- The material you choose
- Chimneys, skylights, dormers and valleys, which all add labor
- Permit and disposal
Roofing work we do here
Questions from Philadelphia homeowners
Do you work on flat rowhouse roofs?
Yes. Flat and low-slope roofs are everyday work for us, and they are inspected differently than a shingle roof.
Do I need to be home?
Yes, please. We need attic or ceiling access, and it is much better to show you what we found in person.
What if the leak seems to come from next door?
It happens on shared walls. We check the flashing where the two roofs meet and tell you plainly what we see.
