Roofing Contractor in Highspire, PA

Small-borough housing on the river plain

Highspire's housing is a mix of nineteenth-century river-town stock, early-twentieth-century singles and twins, and postwar infill. Lot sizes are modest, pitches are moderate, and rear additions are common.

The borough's position on the river plain matters. Ground water is close, basements take water, and roof drainage that dumps at the foundation compounds a problem the house already has. We look hard at downspout discharge on Highspire jobs.

The other consideration is proximity to the transportation corridor. Between the turnpike connector, the rail line and the airport approach a few miles down, this is not a quiet acoustic environment, and it means roofs here take a share of airborne grit that shows up as premature granule wear on the exposed slopes.

• Mixed nineteenth-century, pre-war and postwar housing
• River-plain drainage issues compounded by roof discharge
• Rear additions and porch roofs frequently under-specified
• Corridor exposure to wind and airborne debris

Small borough, same standard of work

Highspire is the kind of place where contractors sometimes cut corners because the jobs are smaller and the homeowners are assumed to be price-driven. We do not work that way, and it is not a difficult principle: the same line-item estimate, the same photographs of what we find, the same warranty paperwork regardless of the size of the invoice.

The practical priorities here are drainage and low-slope detailing. Getting water away from the foundation, sizing gutters and downspouts properly, and putting membrane rather than shingles on the porch and addition roofs that were never rated for the pitch they sit on.

Storm response is straightforward from our shop, and Highspire is well within the range where we can tarp a roof the same day.