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Flat roof replacement and metal cornice

October 30, 2014 by Thomas Petrilli

We’ve done quite a few of these row house flat roof replacement, this job was a little different because of the new cornice at the front wall. The existing roof in Alexandria, VA wasn’t leaking but the owner knew it was getting to the end of its useful service life, the wall coping (metal cap around the outside walls) was probably original to the 70 year old house and was pretty rusted out.  While discussing the job the owners mentioned that they were looking for ways to add some curb appeal to the front of the house; I came up with the idea of a new cornice to add some mass to the upper front face of the house.

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Filed Under: Flat Roofs Tagged With: Alexandria flat roof, arlington flat roof, Energy Star Flat Roof, Firestone TPO, flat roof, flat roof replacement, metal cornice details, row house flat roof, sheet metal cornice, TPO flat roof, wall coping, White Flat Roof

Leaking flat roof-when to repair or replace?

May 16, 2013 by Thomas Petrilli

This project started with a leaking flat roof at the skylight; the Owner called us to report that she was seeing stains. We first went out intending to repair the roof (not replace) because it was only six years old; a roof like this should have a service life of 15-20 years if properly installed. When we got up on the roof it felt soggy- in some areas it felt like we were walking in mud as we could feel the roof sinking beneath our feet; when fiberboard insulation gets wet it turns into mush. We alerted the Owner and told her that this might not be a quick fix; since there was no attic space to inspect the underside of the roof the only way to truly asses the roof was to perform a few test cuts to see what was really going on. The testing was done with no further obligation than the small service charge for our time and materials. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Flat Roofs, Flat Roofs, Roof Repair, Roof Replacement Tagged With: Alexandria flat roof, arlington flat roof, Arlington VA roof repair, best roofer northern virginia, Energy Star Flat Roof, falls church roofing, flat roof replacement, leaking flat roof, northern Virginia roofing, roofing contractor northern VA, row house flat roof, TPO flat roof

Flat roof ponding water in Alexandria, VA

May 9, 2013 by Thomas Petrilli

Flat roof ponding water: This roof of this row house is holding between 1.5″- 2.5″ of water across much of its surface. Ponding water on a flat roof can be a huge liability; when the roof develops a leak (it will) there will be a ready supply of a hundred gallons or more of fetid stagnant water waiting to pour in through the breach. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Flat Roofs, Flat Roofs, Roof Repair, Roof Replacement Tagged With: Alexandria flat roof, Arlington VA flat roof, del ray row house flat roof, flat roof, flat roof holding water, preventing ponding water on flat roofs, row house flat roof, tapered roof insulation, TPO flat roof

Flat roof for a row house in Alexandria, VA

May 3, 2012 by Thomas Petrilli

We do a lot of these flat roof row house in Alexandria, VA, my reference list for flat roof row houses is well into the 150’s. We’ve come up with a system of re-roofing that typically has the whole job done in a day, this speed and efficeincy allows us to offer a superior roof at an incredible value.

I’ll show you the steps we take: Click on any picture to enlarge. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Flat Roofs, Flat Roofs, Roof Repair, Roof Replacement Tagged With: best roofer northern virginia, flat roof repair, flat roofs, old town alexandria flat roof, row house, row house flat roof, TPO flat roof

From metal to membrane- low slope roof replacement

March 7, 2011 by Thomas Petrilli

This is standing seam tin roof, probably around 40 years old.  During high winds the eave edge of the roof was peeled back and flipped over on itself; the owner did his best to push it back and laid bricks across it to hold it down. When the panels flipped over it split the metal along the seams, there was really no repair option, the roof needed to be replaced. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Flat Roofs, Flat Roofs, Metal Roofs, Metal Roofs, Roof Repair, Roof Replacement Tagged With: Energy Star Flat Roof, flat roof, leaking flat roof, low slope roof alternatives, metal roof replacement, row house flat roof, shingle roof repair, TPO, TPO flat roof, White Flat Roof

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