# Philadelphia Roofing

> Roof repair and replacement in Philadelphia, built around the roof most of the city has: the rowhouse roof. Multi-floor row homes are about 70% of the housing stock by one architecture-and-design estimate, and their roofs only look flat. The city's Rowhouse Manual has them sloping to a drain at a minimum of a quarter inch per foot, the water leaving through an internal drain and a parapet scupper or along a rear gutter. So the work here is membranes, parapet and party-wall flashing, scuppers, drains and ponding, not shingles on a gable. Twins in West and Northwest Philadelphia and the suburbs add pitched shingle and slate roofs, and tropical-storm wind, including the Isaias tornadoes of August 2020, drives the storm calls.

## Key facts

- Business: Philadelphia Roofing
- What: Flat, low-slope and rowhouse roof repair and replacement
- Phone: (833) 751-2102 (+18337512102)
- Email: info@philadelphiaroofing.shop
- Website: https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/
- Based in: Philadelphia, PA (service-area business; we travel to customers)
- Service area: Philadelphia and Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, including Center City, Queen Village and Bella Vista, Fishtown and Kensington, Lansdowne, Collingswood, Lower Merion, Chestnut Hill, Northeast Philadelphia, Abington Township, Chester, Old City and Society Hill, University City, Camden, Germantown, Manayunk and Roxborough, Mount Airy, Cheltenham Township, Springfield Township, Conshohocken, Wayne, Northern Liberties, South Philadelphia, West Philadelphia, Pennsauken, Upper Darby, Haverford Township, Cherry Hill, Ridley Park, Media
- Hours: Phones answered 24/7
- Languages: English
- Address: Philadelphia, PA 19103
- The rowhouse roof: Looks flat but slopes to a drain at a minimum of 1/4 inch per foot (Philadelphia Rowhouse Manual); water leaves through an internal drain and a parapet scupper, or along a rear gutter
- Where flat roofs fail: Generally at parapet and party-wall flashing, drain and scupper seams, and where water ponds; older roofs are often built-up, replacements are usually a single-ply or modified bitumen membrane
- Credentials: Pennsylvania issues no roofing licence: residential roofers register as Home Improvement Contractors with the Attorney General (verify a number on 1-888-520-6680). In Philadelphia the roofer also holds a city Commercial Activity License. In Camden County, NJ, roofers register with the Division of Consumer Affairs instead
- Permits: Most roof replacements in the city need a permit from Licenses and Inspections, filed by the roofer; EZ permits are mostly processed in 5 business days, and roofs visible from the street in a historic district may need Historical Commission review first. Suburban townships and New Jersey towns issue their own
- Pricing: Set by the roofer and confirmed on site before work starts. What moves it: roof area, flat or pitched, parapet height and length, drains and scuppers, layers to remove, flashing, staging on a narrow street and the permit
- What it covers: Flat and low-slope repair, replacement and coating, parapet and cornice flashing, drains and scuppers, leaks, emergency and storm repair, shingle and slate roofs, chimney flashing, gutters, skylights, ventilation, inspections

## Services

- [Flat Roof Repair](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/services/flat-roof-repair/): Repairs to flat and very low-slope membrane roofs on Philadelphia rowhouses, twins and converted buildings, starting at the drainage path.
- [Parapet and Cornice Flashing](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/services/parapet-and-cornice-flashing/): Sealing the upstands, copings and party-wall terminations where a Philadelphia rowhouse membrane meets masonry.
- [Emergency Roof Repair](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/services/emergency-roof-repair/): Round-the-clock calls for roofs that are letting water in now: temporary protection first, permanent repair after.
- [Shingle Roof Replacement](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/services/shingle-roof-replacement/): Full asphalt shingle re-roofs on pitched twins, postwar brick homes and suburban detached houses across the region.
- [Gutter Repair and Replacement](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/services/gutter-repair-replacement/): Hung gutters, lined box gutters and downspouts on rowhouses, twins and suburban homes across the service area.
- [Attic and Roof Ventilation](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/services/attic-ventilation/): Intake and exhaust ventilation on pitched twins and suburban homes, including blocked soffits and moisture in the attic.
- [Flat Roof Replacement](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/services/flat-roof-replacement/): Stripping and rebuilding a low-slope roof on a rowhouse, twin or loft conversion, with the drainage and parapet details redesigned rather than reused.
- [Roof Drain and Scupper Repair](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/services/roof-drain-and-scupper-repair/): Clearing, resealing and re-detailing the outlets that take water off a low-slope rowhouse roof.
- [Storm Damage Roof Repair](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/services/storm-damage-roof-repair/): Assessing and repairing wind-driven roof damage across the region, with the record an insurer will ask for taken at the same time.
- [Slate Roof Repair](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/services/slate-roof-repair/): Repairing slate slopes on older stone houses, Victorian twins and historic-district properties, repair-first and with non-ferrous fixings.
- [Skylight and Roof Hatch Repair](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/services/skylight-repair-replacement/): Resealing, reflashing and replacing skylights and roof access hatches on low-slope and pitched roofs across the area.
- [Flat Roof Coating](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/services/roof-coating/): Liquid coating over an existing sound low-slope membrane, with suitability judged on the roof rather than sold over the phone.
- [Rowhouse Roof Replacement](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/services/rowhouse-roof-replacement/): Replacing the roof on an attached house, where the party walls, the neighbours and the street are as much of the job as the covering.
- [Roof Leak Repair](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/services/roof-leak-repair/): Tracing a leak to its actual entry point on flat or pitched roofs, then repairing the detail that failed.
- [Shingle Roof Repair](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/services/shingle-roof-repair/): Slope repairs, replacement courses and flashing work on pitched asphalt roofs across the suburbs and the twin-house neighbourhoods.
- [Chimney Flashing Repair](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/services/chimney-flashing-repair/): Repairing the flashing, counterflashing and masonry where a chimney or party-wall stack passes through a roof.
- [Roof Inspection](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/services/roof-inspection/): A documented look at the roof, its drainage and its details before you buy, after a storm, or before you commit to work.

## Service areas

- [Center City, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/center-city/): ZIP 19102, 19103, 19107
- [Queen Village and Bella Vista, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/queen-village-bella-vista/): ZIP 19147
- [Fishtown and Kensington, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/fishtown-kensington/): ZIP 19125
- [Lansdowne, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/lansdowne/): ZIP 19050
- [Collingswood, NJ](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/collingswood/): ZIP 08108
- [Lower Merion, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/lower-merion/): ZIP 19004, 19066, 19003, 19096, 19010
- [Chestnut Hill, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/chestnut-hill/): ZIP 19118
- [Northeast Philadelphia, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/northeast-philadelphia/): ZIP 19149, 19111, 19152
- [Abington Township, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/abington/): ZIP 19001, 19038
- [Chester, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/chester/): ZIP 19013
- [Old City and Society Hill, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/old-city-society-hill/): ZIP 19106
- [University City, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/university-city/): ZIP 19104
- [Camden, NJ](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/camden/): ZIP 08102, 08101, 08103, 08104, 08105
- [Germantown, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/germantown/): ZIP 19144
- [Manayunk and Roxborough, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/manayunk-roxborough/): ZIP 19127, 19128
- [Mount Airy, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/mount-airy/): ZIP 19119
- [Cheltenham Township, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/cheltenham/): ZIP 19027, 19012, 19095
- [Springfield Township, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/springfield/): ZIP 19064
- [Conshohocken, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/conshohocken/): ZIP 19428
- [Wayne, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/wayne/): ZIP 19087
- [Northern Liberties, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/northern-liberties/): ZIP 19123
- [South Philadelphia, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/south-philadelphia/): ZIP 19145, 19148
- [West Philadelphia, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/west-philadelphia/): ZIP 19139, 19143
- [Pennsauken, NJ](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/pennsauken/): ZIP 08110, 08109
- [Upper Darby, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/upper-darby/): ZIP 19082, 19026
- [Haverford Township, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/haverford/): ZIP 19083, 19041
- [Cherry Hill, NJ](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/cherry-hill/): ZIP 08002, 08034
- [Ridley Park, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/ridley-park/): ZIP 19078
- [Media, PA](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/areas/media/): ZIP 19063, 19065
- [ZIP code checker](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/zip-check/): full list of covered ZIP codes

## Pricing and answers

- [Price guide](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/pricing/): typical price ranges for every service
- [FAQ](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/faq/)
- [How Much Does a New Roof Cost in Philadelphia?](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/guides/how-much-does-a-new-roof-cost-in-philadelphia/): No public price list exists for roof work in Philadelphia, so this guide does not print a dollar figure. It explains what moves a quote: roof area, flat or pitched construction, parapet and drain work, access, layers to remove, flashing, and permit or historic review. Your exact price is confirmed on site.
- [Philadelphia Rowhouse Flat Roofs: How They Drain and Where They Fail](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/guides/philadelphia-rowhouse-flat-roof-guide/): Most Philadelphia rowhouse roofs look flat but slope toward a drain, with a minimum fall of a quarter inch for every foot. Water leaves through a drain and parapet scupper, or along a rear gutter. The usual failure points are parapet flashing, drain and scupper seams, and standing water.
- [Roof Storm Damage Insurance Claims in Pennsylvania](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/guides/roof-storm-damage-insurance-claims-pennsylvania/): After a storm in Pennsylvania, report roof damage to your insurer promptly, photograph it before cleanup, make temporary repairs such as tarping, and keep every receipt. The Pennsylvania Insurance Department also warns against paying a contractor in full or signing a completion certificate before the work is done.
- [What Isaias Taught Philadelphia Roofs About Wind](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/guides/tropical-storm-isaias-roof-damage-philadelphia/): Tropical Storm Isaias crossed the Philadelphia area on 4 August 2020. The National Weather Service's review counted eight confirmed tornadoes, including EF2 tornadoes in Philadelphia and Bucks County. The storm's lesson for roofs is that edges, ridges, flashing and gutters take the damage first.
- [Who Can Roof Your House in Philadelphia? Registration, Permits and Checks](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/guides/who-can-roof-your-house-in-philadelphia/): Pennsylvania has no separate roofing credential. Roofers who do residential home improvement work register as Home Improvement Contractors with the Attorney General once they reach $5,000 of work a year. Philadelphia's permit rules add their own requirements, so check both before work begins.
- [Do You Need a Roof Permit in Philadelphia?](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/guides/do-you-need-a-roof-permit-in-philadelphia/): Most roof replacements in Philadelphia need a permit, which the contractor usually files through L&I. Small repairs may not, and the answer depends on the scope at your address. Ask L&I before the work begins, and allow time for any Historical Commission review that applies.
- [Hiring a Roofer in Camden County, New Jersey: Registration and Checks](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/guides/new-jersey-roofer-registration-camden-county/): New Jersey issues no roofing-specific credential. Roofers register as home improvement contractors with the state's Division of Consumer Affairs, and the number should appear on contracts and advertising. Permits come from the municipality, not Philadelphia, so check both before hiring in Camden, Pennsauken, Collingswood or Cherry Hill.
- [Slate and Historic-District Roofs in Philadelphia](https://philadelphiaroofing.shop/guides/slate-and-historic-roofs-philadelphia/): Historic slate in Philadelphia should be repaired rather than replaced whenever possible, according to National Park Service guidance. The Philadelphia Historical Commission reviews visible roof work in historic districts and on the register. Slate replacement is considered only where deterioration requires it.

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