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Commercial & Residential Roofing Services in New York

Flat city roofs and upstate snow belt loading are opposite problems, and New York has both.

Roofing in New York

New York is really two roofing markets. Downstate is dominated by low-slope and flat roofs on dense buildings where access, tenants and drainage define the job. Upstate, particularly in the snow belt east of the lakes, the defining factor is accumulation measured in feet rather than inches.

Very little useful advice applies to both, which is why we specify from the building rather than from the state.

What matters on a New York roof

  • Drainage and parapet detailing on flat city roofs
  • Access, tenant and street logistics planned before the work
  • Heavy eave protection and ventilation in the snow belt
  • Phased commercial replacement that keeps buildings occupied

Two states in one

On a city flat roof, the work is drainage, parapet and edge detailing, and getting materials up and waste down without disrupting the building or the street. Ponding is the enemy, and freeze-thaw turns ponding into seam failure.

In the snow belt, sustained load and ice damming take over. Lake-effect bands can deliver several feet in a day, and a roof there needs eave protection and ventilation that would be overkill in Manhattan and is barely adequate near Buffalo.

Roofing questions in New York

Yes. Phasing, access, tenant notice and waste handling get planned before the first day rather than improvised on it, which on a dense site is most of the job.

More than code minimums elsewhere would suggest. Where lake-effect accumulation is routine, ice-and-water shield should run well beyond the interior wall line.

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