Repair, replacement, or an emergency call: start here and we will point you to the right page.
Before you pick a contractor, pick the right job. A roof problem on Long Island is almost always one of three things: a repair, because the failure is local and the roof underneath is sound; a replacement, because the roof itself is at the end of its life; or an emergency, because water is getting into the house right now and the first question is not what system to install, it is how fast someone can get a tarp on it. This page sorts that out, then routes you to the page that actually answers your question.
If you already know the answer, use the links below and skip the rest of this page. If you do not, the free roof inspection settles it either way, in writing, with photographs of your own roof rather than a guess over the phone.
Your roof is old, failing in more than one place, or already carrying two layers of shingles. Time to start over, done right, in writing.
Roof replacement
The problem is one identifiable spot, like a lifted section, a cracked pipe boot, or flashing at a single chimney. The rest of the roof is intact.
Roof repair
Not sure which of these you need. A free inspection gets you a written condition report on your actual roof, including "you have years left" when that is true.
Free inspection
Water is coming through the ceiling, or a section of roof is open to the weather, right now. Available 24/7, tarping and stopping active leaks comes first.
Emergency repair
A nor'easter or high wind event took shingles, flashing, or a section of the roof, and you may need documentation for an insurance claim.
Storm damage repair
A few honest signals help. Granules piling up in the gutters, curling shingles across a whole slope, or a leak that keeps returning in the same spot usually point toward replacement. A single lifted section after a windstorm, a cracked boot, or flashing failure at one chimney is usually a repair. Active water inside the house, right now, is always an emergency call first and a diagnosis second. If none of that is obvious, that uncertainty is exactly what the inspection is for, and it costs nothing to find out.
Once the repair-or-replace question is answered, the next one is what goes back on. Long Island houses mostly fall into one of three categories.
Architectural asphalt is the default here for a reason: wind ratings suited to the coast, a wide range of price tiers, and it is what most of these houses were built for. Right for the large majority of standard pitched roofs.
Shingle roofing
Standing seam costs more up front and lasts far longer, handles wind better than shingles, and sheds snow instead of holding it. Worth the conversation if you plan to stay in the house.
Metal roofing
Rear additions, porch roofs, and dormers are often too low-pitch for shingles. That section needs EPDM or TPO, and the transition where it meets the pitched roof is a detail worth getting right.
Flat roofing
A roof warranty is written against a national average. This island is not average, and four things shorten a roof's real life here.
It is rarely the single strongest gust that does the damage. It is hours of sustained wind driving rain sideways at the eaves and rakes, working at any seam that was not sealed correctly the first time. Perimeter detailing and drip edge are where a marginal roof fails first in a nor'easter, and they are also the cheapest things to get right up front.
Closer to the shore, salt in the air attacks fasteners, flashing, and any exposed metal faster than it does further inland. A house in West Hampton or Wading River can need a different fastener or flashing spec than one further inland, not just a different shingle color.
Long Island winters do not stay frozen, they cycle above and below freezing repeatedly. Meltwater runs down a warmer section of roof, hits the cold eave, and refreezes, backing water up under the shingles. Ice and water shield at the eaves stops the water. Balanced attic ventilation, ridge vent out and soffit intake in, stops the dam from forming at all. Fixing one without the other is a partial fix.
An attic with no working intake air runs well above outside temperature in summer and bakes the underside of the shingles for months, aging them faster than sun alone would. It also pushes the cooling bill up. This is a ventilation problem, not a shingle problem, and it shows up on the electric bill before it shows up on the roof.
The free inspection is a real inspection: photographs of your actual roof and a written condition report, not a sales pretext to get in the door. If a repair is genuinely the right call and a replacement can wait, that is what the report says. Once you do decide to move forward, the full scope goes in writing before anyone climbs a ladder, so you can read it line by line rather than take our word for it.
Every page above steers you toward a free estimate rather than a number here, because guessing a price without seeing the roof is how homeowners end up with a quote that does not match the job. For typical market ranges before that conversation, the roof replacement cost guide for Long Island breaks down what actually moves the number, and the full library of guides covers permits, quotes, and financing.
Coverage runs the length of the island. The service areas hub lists every town we work in, with notes on how the housing stock differs from one community to the next.
Book the free inspection. You get photographs of your actual roof and a written condition report either way, including an honest "this has years left" when that is the finding. Most homeowners who call us unsure walk away knowing exactly which of these pages applies to them.
Active water inside the house, a section of roof open to the weather, or storm damage severe enough that the next rain will get in. If any of that describes your situation, call rather than browse, and see the emergency roof repair page for what happens next.
Yes. Asphalt shingles can be installed in cold weather with adjustments to handling and sealing, and repairs and tarping happen year round. A full replacement in the coldest stretch of January is less common by choice than by necessity, but it is not off the table if the roof cannot wait.
Roofing is the core of this page, but siding, windows, doors, and gutters are real services we run as one coordinated project. If your roof is at the end of its life, the windows and siding on a house that age often are too, and the siding, windows and doors pages cover that side of the job.
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Frank was excellent to deal with. I am doing my roof, siding and windows. We went through all the materials being used in great detail. He provided samples so I can see, touch and feel them for myself. He was not pushy or aggressive to sell me this job.
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They are courteous and professional and they get the job in the time they tell you that they are gonna get done. Overall, very satisfied with my window installation and porch renovation!
Start with the free inspection. You will get photos of what we found and a written scope you can read line by line, whether or not you hire us.
