Shingle Roof Repair
Wind-lifted and missing shingles, matched as closely as the age of the roof allows.
Learn moreRoofing for Staten Island, NY homes
The most suburban of the five boroughs: detached houses under pitched shingle roofs, and attached homes under flat ones. We answer 24/7 and do both kinds of work.
- We answer 24/7
- Shingle roofs
- Flat roofs on attached homes
Quick answer: Staten Island roof calls are mostly shingle work: storm-lifted shingles, worn flashing at chimneys and walls, gutters and full tear-offs on houses built from the 1940s on. Attached houses and small apartment buildings add flat-roof repairs, and the borough follows New York City rules, not the state code.
Roofs in Staten Island
What Staten Island houses need
Detached single-family houses are the most common home on Staten Island, about 35 percent of the borough's housing units, with row houses and other attached homes making up about a quarter and duplexes and small apartment buildings most of the rest.
Much of that housing went up in two waves: roughly a quarter between 1940 and 1969, and a large share from 1970 to 1999. Houses from those decades have usually been re-roofed at least once, which is why layer count, deck condition and flashing come up on almost every replacement.
The attached homes are a different job: low-slope roofs with parapets or low edges, where seams, drains and edge flashing do most of the leaking.
Most-called jobs
The jobs we are called for most in Staten Island
Every roofing service is listed on our services page.
Shingle Roof Replacement
Tear-off to the deck, ice barrier at the eaves and valleys, new shingles.
Learn moreChimney Flashing & Repair
Step and counter flashing around the chimney, and the crown above it.
Learn moreGutter & Leader Repair
Gutters and leaders that carry roof water off the house instead of into it.
Learn moreFlat Roof Repair
Seams, blisters and edge flashing on attached homes.
Learn moreRoof Inspection
A written condition report with photos before you decide what to spend.
Learn moreRules and permits
Rules that shape a Staten Island roof job
Staten Island is part of New York City, so roof work follows the city's Building Code and Department of Buildings rules rather than the state code that towns on Long Island enforce. We confirm what a particular job needs at the estimate.
Detached one- and two-family houses are exempt from the city's yearly parapet observation, so most Staten Island homeowners are not affected by it. Attached buildings and apartment buildings with a street-facing parapet are.
Before a replacement, it is worth knowing what is under the shingles. Our recover-or-tear-off guide explains why a tear-off is usually the better buy.
How we get there
How we get to Staten Island
Staten Island jobs run from our service office in Upper Manhattan, and the trip depends on the Verrazzano crossing and the hour. We give you an honest window on the phone rather than a promise we cannot keep.
After a storm, call first. Emergency roof repair covers what is open and documents it for your insurer.
Questions we hear
Roofing questions from Staten Island
If there are already two layers, or the deck is soft or water-damaged, yes. A tear-off also lets us inspect the deck and replace the flashing, which is why we usually recommend it.
No. Detached one- and two-family houses are exempt from the yearly parapet observation.
Usually a repair if the rest of the roof is sound and a close match is available. If the shingles are brittle across the whole roof, patches tend to fail again, and we will tell you so.
Staten Island roof problem?
Call and a person answers, day or night.