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Commercial & Residential Roofing Services in Pennsylvania

Snow, freeze-thaw and some of the oldest building stock we work on anywhere.

Roofing in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has a great deal of genuinely old housing, and that changes roofing work more than the weather does. Original slate, board decking rather than plywood, framing that was sized by eye, and attics that predate the idea of insulation are all common, and all of them affect what can sensibly be done.

The weather then does its part: real snow across much of the state, a long freeze-thaw season, and enough summer humidity to punish an attic with nowhere for air to go.

What matters on a Pennsylvania roof

  • Deck condition assessed properly on older board-sheathed roofs
  • Honest advice on repairing rather than replacing slate
  • Ice-and-water shield at eaves for freeze-thaw winters
  • Ventilation retrofitted where the attic never had any

Old roofs need a different eye

Board decking behaves differently from plywood. Boards move independently, gaps open as they dry, and fastening patterns that suit a modern deck do not necessarily hold. Finding that out during the inspection is much better than discovering it after tear-off has started.

Slate is its own discipline. A sound slate roof can outlive several asphalt ones, and replacing it with asphalt because a few slates slipped is a decision worth making deliberately rather than by default.

Roofing questions in Pennsylvania

Very often not. A sound slate roof with localised slipping is usually a repair, and slate that is still structurally good can outlast the asphalt somebody wants to replace it with. We will tell you which situation you are in.

It changes them. Boards move and gap in ways plywood does not, which affects fastening and underlayment. It is one of the things we specifically check on older Pennsylvania properties.

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