Roofing in Frankford
Our office is on Edmund Street, so Frankford's roofs are the ones we see most. Most are flat rowhome roofs that have been patched more than once.
Frankford roof work is mostly flat roofs on 1920s and 1930s brick rowhouses, plus porch roofs, rear additions and parapets shared with the house next door. Leak repairs, flat roof replacements and porch roof work lead the calls, and many jobs start with peeling off old coatings and layers.
What the Roofs Look Like Here
Frankford sits in the Lower Northeast, where 1920s and 1930s brick rowhouses dominate, most with flat or low-slope roofs, front porches and rear additions. About 57% of homes in the Frankford ZIP code were owner-occupied in Pew's 2014 analysis of Census data, so most of the roofs we work on belong to the families living under them.
Many of those roofs have been coated, patched and re-covered over the decades, and some already carry two layers. That changes the job: once a roof has two layers, the city requires a full tear-off to the deck.
Work We Do Most in Frankford
Flat roof leak repairs, full flat roof replacements, porch roof repairs, parapet and coping work between houses, and gutter and downspout repairs on the rear additions.
A Typical Job in Frankford
A Frankford flat roof replacement usually takes one to two days: old layers off to the deck, soft decking replaced, new membrane with the slope improved toward the rear scupper, and new flashing up the parapets and into the neighbor's roof. We photograph the deck before it is covered, so you can see what was under the old roof.
Permits and Paperwork
Inside the city, roofing permits come from Licenses and Inspections. A new covering on an existing roof usually qualifies for the EZ re-roofing permit, and once a roof carries two layers the city requires a full tear-off to the deck. We file what the job needs before the old roof comes off.
Around Frankford
We cover all of Frankford, from the Frankford Transportation Center to Northwood and the blocks around Womrath Park. Neighboring pages: Mayfair, Tacony, Oxford Circle, Olney, Fishtown.
Questions From Frankford
Frankford is our home neighborhood, so it is usually our quickest visit. Call and we will give you a time.
Only if it is dry and sound. Layers of old coating usually mean it is time to tear off and start fresh.
Yes. A new covering usually qualifies for the city's EZ re-roofing permit, which we file.
Yes, and doing them together saves a second setup.
Roof Leak in Frankford?
Call us; we are right around the corner.