Roofing in Torresdale
Torresdale, with Parkwood and Morrell Park next door, has the highest homeownership in the city, and a lot of roofs from the late 1950s.
Torresdale-area roof work covers flat roofs on late-1950s rowhomes in Parkwood and Morrell Park, pitched shingle roofs on twins and singles, and the roofs over front-facing garages. Replacements, leak repairs and garage roofs lead the calls.
What the Roofs Look Like Here
Pew's 2014 analysis put homeownership at 82% in the Torresdale North ZIP code, the highest in Philadelphia, and 62% in Torresdale South. Most of Parkwood was built in the late 1950s by the Korman Corporation as a planned community, and Morrell Park's rowhomes from the very late 1950s mostly have front-facing garages.
That leaves many roofs of the same age on the same schedule, and garage roofs that sit under front bedroom windows.
Work We Do Most in Torresdale
Flat roof replacements on rowhomes, garage roof repairs, shingle replacements on twins and singles, ventilation and gutter work.
A Typical Job in Torresdale
On a Morrell Park rowhome, the main roof and the roof over the front garage are often replaced together in one or two days, with new flashing at the bedroom window sills and the slope corrected so water leaves at the front edge.
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 Torresdale
We cover Torresdale, Parkwood, Morrell Park, Millbrook and the neighborhoods around Academy Road. Neighboring pages: Somerton, Holmesburg.
Questions From Torresdale
Yes, across the Torresdale area.
Yes, and it saves a second setup.
Usually the garage roof flashing at the sill. It is replaced with the roof.
Usually one to two days.
Roof Problem in Torresdale?
Call and we will check both roofs.