Roof Repair for Watchung homes and buildings
Hillside construction gives Watchung roofs some distinctive problems. Split-levels built into slopes have multiple roof levels, sidewall flashing where one level meets another and sometimes roofs that sit at or near ground level on the uphill side, where debris and snow pile against them. Mid-century ranches and contemporaries with low-pitched roofs are prone to ice dams and slow drainage.
Tree canopy is the other constant. Leaves fill gutters and valleys, branches fall in storms and shaded slopes grow moss. Asset Roofing & Chimney repairs flashing, ice dam damage, storm damage and moss-damaged shingles, and repairs flat roofs on Route 22 commercial buildings.
Watchung housing
Watchung's housing is dominated by 1950s through 1970s ranches, split-levels and colonials on wooded hillside lots, along with larger homes built since the 1980s, many of them sited to take advantage of the slope. Some homes have contemporary designs with low-pitched or shed roofs. Residential roofs are mostly asphalt shingle, and commercial buildings along Route 22 have flat membrane roofs.
Weather & exposure
Slope and canopy define the exposure. Homes near the ridge tops take more wind, while homes on wooded slopes sit under heavy oak and hardwood cover that drops leaves and limbs and keeps roofs shaded. Snow lingers on north-facing slopes, ice dams form on low-pitched roofs, and heavy rain runs downhill quickly, testing gutters and drainage. Freeze-thaw cycles affect masonry.
Repair or replace? What we tell Watchung homeowners
We trace leaks from inside and inspect each flashing detail above the stain, paying particular attention to roof-level junctions on split-levels. Repairs use new flashing and matched shingles. On low-pitched roofs we add ice-and-water membrane where we repair.
On commercial roofs we start at the drains and work through seams and penetrations, and provide a written report for owners and managers.
