Service area · Philadelphia, PA
Roofing, Siding, Gutters and Concrete in Philadelphia, PA
Rowhome roofs, flat roofs, and century-old brick take a different approach than the suburbs.
Philadelphia's housing stock is dominated by attached rowhomes and twins, many built before 1940, with flat or low-slope roofs that rely on rubber membrane or modified bitumen rather than shingles. Party walls and shared roof lines mean a leak on one rowhome often shows up as a problem for the neighbor, and coordinating that work is routine here in a way it just isn't in a detached-home suburb.
Neighborhoods like South Philly, Fishtown, and Manayunk still have original brick parapets and old clay coping that need matching, while Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill run more toward stone twins with steeper pitches. The city's L&I permitting process is its own animal, and knowing which jobs need a permit pulled before the crew shows up saves everyone a stop-work order.
Old clay and cast iron drain lines mean gutters here carry more sediment and debris than a newer township, especially near tree-lined blocks in Germantown and the Northwest. Concrete work downtown often means dealing with tight row alley access and existing sidewalk vault conditions from a hundred years of construction on top of construction.
Including South Philadelphia, Fishtown, Manayunk, Mount Airy
In Philadelphia
What Philadelphia homes usually need.
- Roofing Flat and low-slope rowhome roofs need rubber or modified bitumen systems, not the shingle work most of the region uses.
- Gutters Old brick parapets and shared roof lines mean gutter and drainage problems often cross property lines between attached homes.
- Concrete Tight alley access and century-old sidewalk conditions change how concrete gets poured and finished in the older rowhome blocks.
From the drone
The same roof, before and after.
We put the drone up before we start and again when we finish, and you get the pictures. Drag across to see what changed.
Service area
Other towns we work in.
Roughly thirty miles out from the city. Not on the list? Call and ask.
- PhiladelphiaPA
- Northeast PhiladelphiaPA
- AbingtonPA
- Willow GrovePA
- CheltenhamPA
- JenkintownPA
- BensalemPA
- Drexel HillPA
- SpringfieldPA
- Penn ValleyPA
Also Mayfair, Oxford Circle, Tacony, Fox Chase, Bustleton, Olney, Elkins Park, Lawncrest, Rhawnhurst, Harrowgate, Port Richmond, Torresdale.
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