Roofing a Two- or Three-Family House
Planning roof work when tenants live under it.
NEWARK NEIGHBORHOOD · NORTH BROADWAY
North Broadway Roofs
Water coming into the top-floor unit, or a mansard front losing shingles? Find out what the roof needs.
- Roof repair, replacement & flat roofs
- Local roofing contractors
- Newark & Essex County
Buildings on These Streets
- Frame two- and three-family houses: flat roof with a shingled mansard front; leaks where the mansard meets the flat roof
- Mixed-use buildings along Broadway: flat membrane behind a parapet; leaks at parapet caps and rooftop equipment
- Older single-family homes on side streets: pitched shingle; leaks at vents, chimneys and gutters
Two-Families Along the Avenue
In North Broadway, a top-floor leak in a two- or three-family is the classic call. The neighborhood runs along Broadway in the North Ward, with frame multi-family houses on the side streets and stores with apartments above along the avenue. Many of those houses have the Newark combination: a flat roof on top and a shingled mansard on the front. The joint between the two, where the low slope meets the steep face, is a common place for water to get in.
The Roofs in North Broadway
Roofs here have often been re-covered more than once, and the mansard faces get repaired separately from the flat roof above them. Owners who live on the ground floor often learn about leaks from tenants upstairs, so the stain may have been there for a while before anyone calls.
Roof Work in North Broadway
Most calls here come down to roof repair, flat roofs, roof replacement, slate & older roofs, leaks & storm damage or gutters & flashing. The same number covers all six.
If a tenant mentions a stain near the front wall of the top floor, it's worth having the mansard joint checked before winter.
Reading for North Broadway Owners
Signs a Flat Roof Is Failing
What to look for from a top-floor window or after a rain.