Ponding Water, Roof Drains and Scuppers on Flat Roofs
Why water sits, where it should go, and what fixes it.
ROOF NOTEBOOK
Roof Notebook
Short, plain pages for owners and landlords of buildings in and around Elizabeth. You won't need a ladder for any of it.
Flat Roofs and City Buildings
Reroofing an Occupied Two- or Three-Family
Notice, access, noise and the dumpster on a narrow street.
Roof Coating or a New Flat Roof?
When a coating buys real time and when it doesn't.
Storefront and Mixed-Use Roofs
Rooftop equipment, curbs and parapets over shops.
Houses and Small Roofs
Cape Cod Roofs: Dormers, Knee Walls and Hot Upstairs Rooms
Why Capes leak where they do, and run hot in summer.
Detached Garage Roofs: Repair, Replace or Rebuild
The roof out back that everyone forgets.
Mansard, Gambrel and Steep Older Roofs
Unusual shapes, and what they ask of a roofer.
Weather, Solar and Upkeep
Shingle Rejuvenation Sprays: What They Can and Can't Do
A plain look at spray-on shingle treatments.
Putting Solar on an Older Roof
Why the roof usually comes first.
Wind Off the Bay: Shingle Wind Ratings and Nailing
What the numbers on the bundle mean in a nor'easter.
Leak coming through now?
Skip the reading. Talk to an Elizabeth roofer: (908) 270-5628.
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