Parapet Wall Repair
Repointing, rebuilding and reflashing the parapets on apartment buildings.
Learn moreRoof repair across The Bronx, NY
Apartment buildings along the Grand Concourse, walk-ups across the borough, and detached houses under pitched roofs in Fieldston. We answer 24/7 and work on all of them.
- We answer 24/7
- Apartment buildings
- Parapets and coping
Quick answer: Most Bronx roof work is on flat roofs over multi-family buildings: parapets, coping, drains and bulkheads, and the yearly parapet observation the city requires. The borough also has detached houses under pitched roofs, and both kinds of roof can sit inside a historic district, which adds a Landmarks review.
Roofs in The Bronx
Two kinds of Bronx roof
The Grand Concourse Historic District, designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in 2011, follows the borough's main boulevard, lined with apartment buildings under flat roofs behind parapets. Buildings like these dominate Bronx roofing: large low-slope roofs, stair bulkheads, drains and long runs of coping.
Fieldston is the other end of the scale. Laid out in 1914 as a Romantic-style planned suburb, it is now a historic district of Colonial Revival, Craftsman and other picturesque houses. Their pitched roofs, dormers and chimneys make it a different job entirely, closer to Long Island work than to the roofs on the Concourse.
Across the borough, older multi-family buildings bring the city's rules into play: street-facing parapets need a yearly observation, and taller buildings also run on the city's facade inspection cycle.
Most-called jobs
The jobs we are called for most in The Bronx
Every roofing service is listed on our services page.
Coping Stone & Cap Replacement
Loose or cracked coping lets water straight into the top of the wall.
Learn moreBulkhead Roofing & Repair
Stair bulkheads leak at their roof and base flashing and at the door sill.
Learn moreRoof Drain & Scupper Replacement
Drains and scuppers that let water stand on large flat roofs.
Learn moreAnnual Parapet Observation
The yearly look the city requires for parapets facing a public way, written up.
Learn moreShingle Roof Repair
Pitched roofs on detached houses, matched as closely as the roof allows.
Learn moreRules and permits
Rules that shape a Bronx roof job
The Bronx is part of New York City, so roofs follow the city's Building Code and local laws. Replacing a whole roof assembly brings in the sustainable roofing requirements; repairs do not.
In the Grand Concourse and Fieldston historic districts, visible changes go through the Landmarks Preservation Commission, which asks for historic materials to be repaired or replaced in kind where possible.
A parapet facing a street, sidewalk or other public way needs its yearly observation, with 90 days to correct an unsafe condition. Our guide to the rule covers who it applies to.
How we get there
How we get to The Bronx
Bronx jobs run from our service office on Fifth Avenue in Upper Manhattan, a short drive across the Harlem River. We give you an honest window on the phone before anyone sets out.
For buildings, a roof maintenance plan with spring and fall visits keeps drains clear and small defects from becoming ceiling leaks.
Questions we hear
Roofing questions from The Bronx
If it has a parapet facing a street, sidewalk or other public way, yes, whatever its height; detached one- and two-family houses are exempt. We carry out the observation, write it up and repair anything unsafe.
Yes. It is in a historic district, so we plan the Landmarks review into the job and match materials in kind.
At the drain and the parapet flashing. Water that shows up only in downpours usually means a drain that cannot keep up or a flashing that leaks once water stands against it.
Sources
Sources for this page
- Grand Concourse Historic District designation map, 2011 (NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission)
- Fieldston Historic District description (NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission calendar)
- Street-facing parapet observation rule, our guide with the city sources
- Local Laws 92 and 94 on roof replacement, our guide with the city sources