Roofing and chimney work in Union City
Union City is one of the most densely populated municipalities in the United States, built on the Palisades ridge between North Bergen and Hoboken. Nearly every building is a flat-roofed multifamily, brick or frame, attached or nearly touching its neighbors, with parapets, scuppers, hatches and chimneys crowded onto small roofs. Street parking is tight and roof access is almost always from inside.
Asset Roofing & Chimney repairs and replaces flat roofs across Union City, installs skylights and roof hatches, and repairs, relines and rebuilds brick chimneys. We are based in Cliffside Park, a short drive north along the ridge, and we are licensed and insured. Estimates are free.
Housing in Union City
Union City's housing is almost entirely flat-roofed multifamily: brick and wood-frame two- to four-family houses and small apartment buildings on narrow lots, attached or inches apart, with front parapets or cornices and rear scuppers. Many buildings have been re-roofed with layers of built-up roofing and modified bitumen. Roof hatches, skylights and brick chimneys are standard, and rooftop access is usually through the top-floor unit or a common stair.
Weather and exposure
On the crest of the Palisades, Union City roofs take wind directly off the Hudson River with no shelter. Nor'easters drive rain against parapets, coping and chimneys and lift loose membrane edges. Density means debris from neighboring roofs ends up in your scuppers, and ponding follows. Summer heat on dark membranes ages them quickly, and freeze-thaw opens joints in coping and crowns every winter.
