Flat & shingle roofing in Yonkers and NYC

Active leak or aging roof? Call (718) 772-8498 — or message us on WhatsApp with photos of the problem and we'll tell you what we're seeing and what it takes to fix it.

What we do

Most of our roofing work is on the buildings New York is actually made of: flat-roofed row houses, brownstones, mixed-use walk-ups and small apartment buildings — plus pitched shingle homes in Yonkers, Queens and Westchester.

• Torch-down (modified bitumen) — the workhorse of NYC flat roofs. We install two-ply and three-ply systems with properly heat-welded seams, the detail where cheap torch-down jobs fail first.
• EPDM rubber roofing — a single-ply membrane suited to roofs with foot traffic, odd shapes or many penetrations. We install fully adhered systems and repair seams, shrinkage pulls and punctures on existing EPDM.
• Shingle roofing — repair and full replacement with architectural shingles, including underlayment, ice-and-water shield at eaves and valleys, and ridge ventilation.
• Leak diagnosis and repair — we trace the water back to its actual entry point instead of patching over the stain.
• Flashing, parapets, bulkheads and drains — the transitions where the roof meets everything else, which is where most flat-roof leaks actually start.
• Roof coatings and roof-level waterproofing — silver coat and reflective coatings that extend the life of a sound roof, paired with our waterproofing service.

Repair or replacement? An honest answer first

This is the question every owner really wants answered, and it deserves a straight answer — not an automatic pitch for a new roof.

Repair usually makes sense when the membrane is sound overall and the problem is local: a failed seam, a puncture, blistering in one area, cracked flashing at a wall or pipe, or a clogged drain that's been ponding water. On torch-down and EPDM these are targeted, same-week fixes.

Replacement is the better investment when the roof is at the end of its service life: widespread cracking or alligatoring, seams failing in multiple places, soaked insulation underneath (a spongy feel underfoot is the giveaway), or a roof that has already been patched — and layered over — repeatedly. Patching a saturated roof buys months, not years, and you pay for the same access and labor each time.

When we inspect, we photograph everything, show you exactly what we found, and quote the repair and the replacement honestly. Repair when repair is enough; replacement only when it isn't. That's why owners call us back for the next building.

How we find a leak

Water travels. On a flat roof it can enter at a parapet wall, run along the deck and appear as a stain thirty feet away. Chasing stains is how buildings end up with five patches and the same leak. Our diagnosis works from the outside in:

• We inspect the usual suspects first — seams, flashing, drains, pipe boots, skylight curbs, and the parapet walls and copings above the leak's path.
• We check the roof-to-wall interface, where the membrane terminates against parapets and rising walls. Failed termination bars and counter-flashing cause a huge share of "mystery" leaks.
• We look inside too — the stain pattern, the joist direction and the building's history tell us where the water is travelling from.
• You get photos of the actual entry point and a fixed written quote for fixing it — not a guess.

Parapets, flashing and Local Law 126

On NYC row houses and small buildings, the parapet is where roofing, masonry and the law meet. Since 2024, Local Law 126 has required annual parapet inspections for buildings whose parapets front the public right-of-way — and deteriorated copings, cracked parapet walls and failed flashing are exactly what those inspections flag. Larger buildings of six stories or more face the same conditions in their Local Law 11 / FISP facade cycles.

Because we do roofing and masonry under one license, we can rebuild a parapet, reset copings, and tie new base flashing and counter-flashing into the roof membrane as one job — instead of a roofer and a mason each blaming the other's work when the leak comes back. If your parapet inspection or facade report cited roof-level conditions, send it to us and we'll price the full fix.

Our process

We handle the whole process with the city — permits, filings, inspections — so you make one call and we do the rest.

1. Free on-site inspection — we get on the roof, photograph and document its condition, and check drains, flashing, parapets and (from inside) any signs of a wet deck or insulation.
2. Fixed written quote — a clear scope in writing: repair vs replacement options, materials, and what's included. No open-ended estimates, no surprises after tear-off.
3. Permits and filings — where the work requires DOB permits or filings, we prepare and handle them under our license. Like-for-like minor repairs often don't need them; we tell you which applies before work starts.
4. Protection and tear-off — we protect the building line, sidewalks and neighboring roofs, then remove failed material down to a sound deck rather than burying problems under another layer.
5. Installation — new membrane or shingles installed to the manufacturer's specification, with flashing, drains and parapet terminations detailed properly — because that's where roofs fail.
6. Inspection and closeout — we walk the finished roof with you, hand over photos of the completed work, and see any required inspections and sign-offs through to the end.

How pricing works

No two roofs price the same, so we never guess over the phone and we never publish one-size-fits-all prices. We visit your property free of charge, inspect the roof, and hand you a fixed written quote — and we respond to every inquiry within 24 hours.

Your price is determined by:

• Scope — targeted repair, coating, or full tear-off and replacement
• Roof size and system — square footage, and torch-down vs EPDM vs shingles
• What's underneath — wet insulation, deck repairs, or old layers that must come off
• Details and penetrations — parapets, bulkheads, skylights, drains and pipe boots that need flashing work
• Access — building height, and whether material can be staged from the street or must be craned or carried up

The quote is fixed and in writing before we start. If we open the roof and find the scope we quoted, that's the price you pay.

One team for the whole building envelope

A roof rarely leaks alone. We pair roofing with waterproofing, brick and parapet repair and full exterior restoration, so the building is fixed once — from the coping stones down.

Every borough, one local team

From our Yonkers headquarters we run roofing crews across the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Yonkers and Westchester County. Flat-roofed row houses in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens are our most common roofing calls — see recent work in our gallery.

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