Modified bitumen
Building
Suits low-slope loft and warehouse roofs and mixed-use blocks.
Wind & freeze-thaw
SBS plies stay flexible in the cold. Torched laps hold against uplift.
Long Island City ยท Queens, NY
Roofing Contractor Long Island City, Queens for Lofts, Warehouses and Rowhouses
Our roofing contractor Long Island City, Queens crew at Flat Roofers NY repairs, replaces and inspects flat and shingle roofs across the neighbourhood.
That means lofts, converted warehouses, mixed-use and multi-family buildings, and brick rowhouses. Low-slope tops and pitched rears both.
East River wind & freeze-thaw
Where river wind and freeze-thaw get in first
Open wind off the East River and winter freeze-thaw wear down the same four spots.
| Roof spot | What the weather does | What you see inside | Our fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parapet flashing | Wind lifts it, ice cracks the joint | Damp top-floor wall | Strip and reflash, new counterflashing |
| Roof drain | Ice and debris choke it | Ceiling stain under the drain | Clear it, reset the strainer, correct water pooling around a blocked drain |
| Modified bitumen or EPDM seams | Freeze-thaw pulls laps open | Drip along a straight line | Re-torch bitumen laps, re-tape EPDM seams |
| Shingle slope on rowhouse rears and dormers | Gusts lift tabs, ice backs up at eaves | Stain high on a back wall | New shingles, ice-and-water shield at the eave |
Our roof services in Long Island City
Pick the job, or tell us what's wrong
Start with the service page for flat roofs here:
Don't see your job, like an emergency leak, a replacement or a commercial roof? Why not ask at the free estimate?
Modified bitumen, EPDM or shingle
Modified bitumen, EPDM or shingle on your building
Roof slope and the building under it decide the system.
EPDM
Building
Wide flat roofs on multi-family and warehouse buildings. Read more on the rubber membrane first.
Wind & freeze-thaw
Fully adhered rubber flexes through freeze-thaw. Secured edges stop gusts peeling it.
Shingle
Building
Belongs on the pitched rear slopes and dormers of brick rowhouses.
Wind & freeze-thaw
GAF Timberline HDZ nailed to the high-wind pattern stays down. Ice-and-water shield guards the eaves.
Permits, access & occupied buildings
DOB permits, roof hatches and the tenants below
DOB permit
Any roofing contractor Long Island City, Queens buildings bring in should settle permits first. We check whether your job needs an NYC Department of Buildings permit at the estimate. When it does, Flat Roofers NY handles the filing.
Roof access & tenants
The crew reaches the roof through the hatch or bulkhead. Access gets lined up with building management beforehand. Tenants and ground-floor businesses keep working below us. If water's already reaching apartments under a leaking roof, we stop that first.
Free estimate
Have a Long Island City loft or rowhouse roof that needs eyes on it?
Our Queens crew works out of Elmhurst. We'll come see the roof before we price anything.
Call (917) 473-9811 or leave the details below.
Call Flat Roofers NY(917) 473-9811