Roofing in Montgomery County, PA
Montgomery County wraps around the city's northern and western edge, and its roofs run from Main Line slate to post-war shingles and Norristown rowhouses.
Montgomery County roofs split three ways: slate and tile on older stone houses along the Main Line and in the inner suburbs, asphalt shingles on post-war houses in Abington and beyond, and flat roofs on Norristown rowhouses and commercial buildings around King of Prussia. Each needs a different kind of repair.
What the Roofs Look Like Here
The oldest roofs are along the Main Line. Lower Merion's great houses went up from the latter half of the nineteenth century, many built by Pennsylvania Railroad and Baldwin Locomotive Works officers, in local stone with slate and tile roofs. Many of those roofs are still slate, and they are repaired slate by slate with copper flashing rather than replaced.
Closer to our office, Cheltenham, Abington and Jenkintown mix 1920s stone and brick twins with post-war singles, while Norristown, the county seat, has blocks of older rowhouses and twins with flat rear roofs much like the ones we work on in the city.
Work We Do Most in Montgomery County
Slate repair and chimney flashing on older homes, shingle replacement and gutter work on post-war houses, box gutter relining on Victorian houses, and membrane repairs and replacements on flat roofs in Norristown and on commercial buildings around King of Prussia.
A Typical Job in Montgomery County
On a Main Line slate roof, a typical visit replaces slipped or broken slates with matching slate on copper hooks, renews worn valley and chimney flashing, and checks the box gutters behind the cornice. On a post-war shingle house in Abington or Willow Grove, the work looks like a city replacement: tear-off to the deck, ice barrier at the eaves, new flashing and ventilation.
In Norristown, the flat rear roofs on rowhouses and twins need the same care as Philadelphia's: open seams, clogged scuppers and parapet flashing are where the leaks start, and drainage is fixed along with the membrane.
Permits and Paperwork
Each township and borough in Montgomery County has its own building department, and some, Lower Merion among them, also protect historic resources whose street-facing changes need review. We check both before work on an older house is scheduled.
Towns We Cover in Montgomery County
In Montgomery County we cover Cheltenham, Elkins Park, Abington, Jenkintown, Willow Grove, Lower Merion, Norristown, King of Prussia and the townships in between. Town pages: Cheltenham, Abington, Lower Merion, Norristown, King of Prussia.
Questions From Montgomery County
Yes. Most slate roofs there need targeted repairs, slipped slates, flashing and valleys, rather than replacement.
We source matching slate, often salvaged, for size, thickness and color.
Some do. Several townships protect historic resources; we check before scheduling.
Yes, including membrane repairs and replacements on offices, stores and warehouses.
Roof Problem in Montgomery County?
Call with your town and what the roof is doing. Slate, shingle or flat, we take the call any hour.