Roof Repair for Franklin homes and buildings
Many of Franklin's houses are a century old and similar in design, which means their roofs tend to fail in similar ways. The gable roofs are simple, but they have been reroofed several times, sometimes over the original layer, and the chimneys, porch roofs and rear additions carry flashing that has been patched more than once. Most leaks we expect to find here come from those details rather than from the open field of the roof.
We look at the attic as well as the roof, because old board sheathing shows exactly where water has been coming in. Then we repair the failing flashing, porch tie-in or worn area with proper metal and membrane. On Route 23 commercial buildings we inspect drains, seams and parapet flashing on the flat roofs and repair them with compatible materials.
Asset Roofing & Chimney is licensed and insured, estimates are free, and we document storm damage for homeowners who need to file an insurance claim.
Franklin housing
Franklin's core is early-1900s housing from the mining era: modest two-story frame homes, many of similar design, on small lots close together, along with churches and older brick and frame commercial buildings. Later decades added capes, ranches and split-levels on the edges of town. Asphalt shingle covers most homes, often over older roofing, and commercial buildings along Route 23 have flat and low-slope roofs.
Weather & exposure
Franklin sits in a valley along the Wallkill River with Franklin Pond near the center, so moisture and fog are common, while the hills around town bring the county's heavy snow and long freeze-thaw season. Closely spaced houses shade one another, and older street trees drop limbs onto roofs in storms.
Repair or replace? What we tell Franklin homeowners
On Franklin's older homes, a well-done repair is often the right call if the deck is sound and the shingles are still flexible. If the house carries two layers and leaks are appearing in more than one place, we will explain why a tear-off will serve you better than another patch.
Commercial owners on Route 23 get the most value from a flat-roof inspection before winter, when clearing drains and sealing a seam can prevent a ceiling leak in an occupied space.
