Roofing in Mayfair
Mayfair's rowhouses were built a little larger than most, with rear garages, and the garage roofs are often the first part to leak.
Mayfair roof work is mostly flat roofs on the main houses, the low roofs over the rear garages, and porch roofs out front. Garage roof leaks, flat roof replacements and the joints where the garage roof meets the house are the common calls.
What the Roofs Look Like Here
Mayfair grew from the 1920s and after World War II as larger rowhouses with rear parking garages, laid out around Frankford and Cottman Avenues. About 64% of homes in the Mayfair and Oxford Circle ZIP code were owner-occupied in Pew's 2014 analysis, well above the city's 52%.
Each house therefore has two flat roofs to look after, the main roof and the garage roof, and often a porch roof as well. The garage roof usually sits under a bedroom window or a rear deck, which is where water gets in.
Work We Do Most in Mayfair
Garage roof replacement, flat roof repair and replacement on the main roof, porch roof repairs, flashing where the garage roof meets the rear wall, and gutters over the alley.
A Typical Job in Mayfair
On a Mayfair house, a common job replaces the garage roof in a day: old roofing off, soft decking replaced, new membrane sloped to the alley, and new flashing at the rear wall and window sills. If the main roof is near the end of its life, we price both together so the work is done in one visit.
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 Mayfair
We cover all of Mayfair, from Frankford Avenue to the Roosevelt Boulevard side and up toward Cottman Avenue. Neighboring pages: Frankford, Oxford Circle, Holmesburg, Tacony.
Questions From Mayfair
Usually at the joint with the rear wall or the window sill above it. That flashing is replaced with the roof.
Yes. Many Mayfair owners do both in one visit.
Yes. Most garage roof work is staged from the rear alley.
Usually the city's EZ re-roofing permit, which we file.
Garage Roof Leaking in Mayfair?
Call and we will check both roofs.