Parapet Walls and Party Walls: Where Rowhouse Roofs Leak
The joints that cause most top-floor leaks on attached buildings.
NEARBY TOWN · EAST ORANGE, NJ
Roofing in East Orange, New Jersey
A leak on the top floor of an apartment building, or an older house with a worn shingle roof? Find out what the roof needs.
- Roof repair, replacement & flat roofs
- Local roofing contractors
- Newark & Essex County
Apartment Buildings and Older Houses
East Orange packs a lot of roof into a small city. It had 69,612 residents in 2020, many of them in apartment buildings with flat roofs behind parapets, alongside streets of older single- and two-family homes with shingle roofs. On the apartment buildings, the trouble is drains, parapet caps and rooftop equipment. On the houses, it's age: old layers, worn flashing and chimneys.
How East Orange Relates to Newark
East Orange borders Newark to the west and northwest, next to Roseville, University Heights and Vailsburg. For a roofer, there's little difference between a two-family on either side of the line.
East Orange Roofs at a Glance
- Housing: apartment buildings; older single- and two-family homes
- Common roofs: flat membranes behind parapets; pitched shingle; some slate on older homes
One Number for Roofs in East Orange and Newark
Roofing contractors reached through (973) 528-8938 work in East Orange as well as Newark: repairs, replacements, flat roofs, slate, storm damage and gutters and flashing. The contractor that takes the job looks at the roof and agrees the price and schedule with you directly.
On apartment buildings, roof work is arranged by the owner or management company. Tenants should report leaks to them first.
Worth Reading
Signs a Flat Roof Is Failing
What to look for from a top-floor window or after a rain.