Fixing leaks in the neighborhood we work from
Our Pennsylvania office is in Plymouth, so borough roofs are the ones we know best. When a Plymouth homeowner calls about a leak, it usually traces back to one of a handful of spots on these older coal-era houses:
- The party-wall seam on a double-block. When two halves of a shared roof were re-roofed years apart, often with different shingles, the seam between them is a common leak point. Water can enter on the neighbor's side and show up on yours.
- Brick chimneys whose flashing has failed more than once and was patched with tar or caulk instead of new metal.
- Back porches and kitchen additions under low-slope roofs, where the leak starts at the joint with the main wall.
- Gable ends and rakes on the steep, narrow houses, where wind lifts the edge shingles first.
For each of those, the lasting fix is to replace the failed material, not seal over it. That means new step and counter flashing at the chimney, a rebuilt seam at the party line with underlayment lapped past it, and EPDM rubber on a porch roof that's past patching. We photograph the problem before and after so you can see what was done.
Winter leaks, gutters and storm damage
Plymouth sits along the Susquehanna, and valley winters bring roughly 45 inches of snow along with frequent thaws and refreezes. That combination is behind a lot of the repair calls we get between January and March. Snow melts over a warm attic, refreezes at the eave, and the ice dam pushes meltwater back under the shingles. The first sign is often a stain along the top of an upstairs wall.
Clogged gutters make it worse. In the borough's older blocks with mature trees, leaves fill the gutters every fall, and meltwater that can't drain freezes right at the roof edge. So when we repair ice-dam damage at the eave, we also check the gutters and the attic venting. Otherwise the same leak comes back next winter. If the gutters are the weak link, we can handle gutter cleaning or replacement as part of the visit.
When a storm hits, a leak doesn't wait for a convenient day. If water is coming in, we can get a temporary cover in place when one is needed, then come back and make the permanent repair once the weather allows. Following wind or hail, we photograph the damage and can meet your adjuster on site. More on that is on our storm damage repair page. The claim itself stays between you and your insurance company.
Repair, replace and borough permits
We'd rather fix a roof that has life left than sell a new one early. A leaking chimney flashing, a cracked pipe boot or a few blown-off shingles on an otherwise sound roof is a repair. If the shingles are curling and shedding granules on every slope, the deck is soft in several places, or there are already two or three layers on the house, we'll tell you a roof replacement is the better use of your money and show you why with photos.
Code matters in the borough go through Plymouth Borough's Code Enforcement department, and Plymouth Township handles its own. The UCC exempts some residential repair work statewide, so we check what your repair needs based on where you live and pull a permit when one is required.
See our roof repair page for more on how we find and fix leaks. If the roof is aging, the Instant Roof Quote gives you a replacement number to compare.
More detail on how we handle this work anywhere we serve: Roof Repair. Everything we do in Plymouth: roofing in Plymouth, PA.
