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Astoria ยท Queens, NY
Roofing Contractor Astoria, Queens for Flat and Shingle Roofs
The roofing contractor Astoria, Queens building owners can call for flat and shingle roofs is Flat Roofers NY. We work on attached rowhouses, two-family houses, walk-ups and mixed-use storefront buildings. Leak calls, repairs, replacements and emergencies, all handled from our base in Elmhurst.
Astoria buildings
Four Astoria building types and where their roofs leak
Each building type we see in Astoria, the roof it usually carries, and the spot we look at first.
| Building | Usual roof | Where water gets in | What we check first |
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| Attached rowhouse | Flat modified bitumen behind a parapet wall | Parapet flashing | Base flashing and coping on each parapet |
| Two-family house Common here | Flat or low-slope, shingle on some | Membrane seams | Every lapped seam, then the drains |
| Walk-up apartment building | Flat modified bitumen with a roof hatch | The roof hatch curb | Hatch curb flashing, and any leaks over top-floor tenants |
| Mixed-use storefront building | Flat modified bitumen over stores and apartments | The joint over the storefront | Where the roof meets the front wall |
Weather on Astoria roofs
Freeze-thaw, nor'easters and July sun on a flat roof
Winter
Freeze-thaw does the slow damage. Water gets into a hairline crack in a parapet coping or a membrane seam. It freezes and opens the crack wider. Then a nor'easter drives rain sideways into the parapet flashing, and that's where the leak shows up inside.
Summer
Summer works on the surface. Dark modified bitumen soaks up heat, dries out and starts to crack. That's where a cool roof coating earns its place. It reflects the sun and slows the aging.
Visit steps
How we run a roof visit in Astoria
Four steps, in the order they happen on the job.
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Get up top
On a walk-up we come through the roof hatch. On attached rows we may cross a shared parapet. Mixed-use buildings get scheduled around tenants and store hours.
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Inspect and photograph
Parapet, flashing, seams, hatch and drains, each one photographed.
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Read your written quote
It's free, and it says repair or replacement, plus whether a DOB permit comes into it.
Services in Astoria
Roof work we take on in Astoria
Here we're the roofing contractor Astoria, Queens owners book for roof repair and leak calls, emergencies, full replacement, new installation and inspections. Flat roofs and shingle roofs both. On mixed-use buildings, that includes the commercial roof over the stores.
Free estimate
Want a free quote on your Astoria roof?
Tell us your building type and what you're seeing. We'll set a time to come up and look.
Water coming through the ceiling right now? Call and ask about stopping a flat roof leak that's active.
Call Flat Roofers NY(917) 473-9811