NEWARK NEIGHBORHOOD · FOREST HILL

Forest Hill Roofs

Slates slipping, a copper valley worn through, or a chimney leaking into the attic? Older roofs need roofers who know them.

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Buildings on These Streets

Late-1800s and early-1900s mansions and colonials: slate or older shingle; leaks at valleys, chimneys and slipped slates
Victorian and Tudor-style homes: steep, complex roofs with dormers; leaks at dormer flashing and built-in gutters
Two-family homes on the edges: shingle or low-slope; leaks at flashing and old layers

Slate, Copper and a Historic District

Forest Hill's roof problems are mostly age, and age done well. The neighborhood was built up in the late 1800s and early 1900s with mansions and colonial homes, and it contains the Forest Hill Historic District, listed on the state and national registers. Many of those houses still have slate, copper flashing and built-in gutters that have lasted a century. When they leak, it's usually a worn valley, a nail that finally rusted through, chimney flashing or a gutter hidden in the cornice. A careful repair keeps the original roof going.

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A street of side-by-side two- and three-family frame houses with porches and stoops

The Roofs in Forest Hill

Slate roofs here are often far older than the people living under them. Repairs use matching slate, copper nails or hooks, and copper flashing, and nobody should walk on the slate. Because the area is a designated district, changing a roof's material or appearance may need approval, while repairing slate with slate usually doesn't raise questions.