Roofing in Olney
Olney is one of the larger owner-occupied neighborhoods in North Philadelphia, with brick rowhouses, twins and porch roofs block after block.
Olney roof work is mostly flat roofs on rowhouses and twins, porch roofs along the front, and parapets and gutters shared with neighboring houses. Leak repairs, flat roof replacement and porch roofs lead the calls.
What the Roofs Look Like Here
Olney is a North Philadelphia neighborhood of brick rowhouses and twins, many with front porches and flat rear roofs. About 60% of homes in the Olney ZIP code were owner-occupied in Pew's 2014 analysis.
As in most of the city, those roofs share parapet walls with the house next door, so a leak can enter on one roof and show up in the neighbor's ceiling.
Work We Do Most in Olney
Flat roof repairs and replacements, porch roof repairs, parapet and coping work, leak tracing between houses and gutter repairs.
A Typical Job in Olney
On an Olney rowhouse, a typical job pairs the flat main roof with the porch roof: we replace or repair the membrane, rebuild the flashing at the parapets and the front wall, and fix any rotted porch ceiling boards in the same 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 Olney
We cover all of Olney, from Roosevelt Boulevard to Olney Avenue and the blocks around Fisher Park. Neighboring pages: Oxford Circle, Frankford, Cedarbrook & West Oak Lane.
Questions From Olney
Yes. We find where it enters and document it.
Yes, with the porch roof repair.
If the membrane is sound apart from a few spots, yes. We will tell you honestly.
Usually one to two days.
Roof Leak in Olney?
Call and we will find where it starts.