Roof repair and replacement in Hatboro, PA

Know the house

Roofs you’ll find around Hatboro.

• Cape Cods in York Gardens and around town

  A story and a half under a steep roof, with dormers and knee-wall attics that run cold. Dormer flashing and ice at the eaves are the common complaints, and better ventilation is often part of the answer.

• 1940s twins in Mitchell Park

  Two homes under one roof. If one owner replaces their half, the seam at the party line has to be flashed and sealed, and matching the neighbor's color is worth discussing before materials are ordered.

• Victorian District homes east of York Road

  The older houses along Byberry, Moreland and Montgomery Avenues have steeper pitches, porches and chimneys. Porch-roof joints and chimney flashing are where we look first.

• Tanner Farms and the factory-era houses

  Some homes in the borough's northeast corner were built for workers at the old Roberts and Mander stove works. Old decking under newer shingles is common, so we check the boards before anything else.

Cold attics and old chimneys

A Cape Cod's upstairs rooms sit right under the roof, and the triangle of attic behind the knee walls is often poorly insulated. In a freeze-thaw winter, that leaking heat melts snow higher on the roof, and it refreezes at the overhang. Ice and water shield at the eaves, plus soffit and ridge vents that actually move air, deal with it.

Brick chimneys on 1940s and '50s houses have gone through decades of the same cycle. Crumbling mortar under the counterflashing lets water run down inside the chase, so a chimney check is part of every inspection we do here.