Low-slope in Pompey
Low-slope roofing in Pompey, NY: a porch, mudroom or manufactured-home roof that leaks may be too flat
Low-slope roofing in Pompey, NY is worth checking when a porch, mudroom or manufactured-home roof leaks after patching, because it may simply be too flat for its covering. Ask for the slope to be measured, then book a visit.
Asking where the water gets in commits you to nothing.
What we do
We help you find where the water really gets in and book a diagnostic visit with an independent roofer, who puts the fix in a written proposal.
Our word before the ladder goes up
- You owe nothing for asking, and you can walk away.
- The visit looks for the way in before any roof talk.
- You see the repair proposal in writing before work starts.
- The $100 credit follows the rules on our Terms page.
The roofer you hire answers for their own work and contract.
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Questions
Settle these before low-slope roofing in Pompey
Is my manufactured home roof allowed to have shingles?
State code allows shingles only on 2:12 or steeper. Ask the contractor to measure the roof, then ask what product suits that slope.
Can I use roll roofing on a flat porch roof?
Only above a 1 in 12 slope, under the state code. Below that, a membrane is the route the code points to.
How is the slope measured?
As rise over twelve inches of run, measured by the contractor at the visit. Do not climb up to check. Describe the room and the roof from the ground, and the contractor takes it from there.
Low-slope roofing in Pompey: mobile homes and old porches
In the Town of Pompey, 1.9 percent of housing units are mobile homes, and 23.5 percent of housing dates from before 1940. Two kinds of house, then, may carry a low roof: a manufactured home, and an older house with an enclosed porch or lean-to added on.
Neither is a count of low roofs. It is a proxy for where to look. Ask what slope the roof has before a product is named.
State code lets asphalt shingles go on 2:12 or steeper, with double underlayment from 2:12 to 4:12. Anything flatter needs a different product.
Signs
What Pompey owners see before low-slope roofing
The patch holds a season, then fails
A repair that keeps failing points to the slope or the product, not the workmanship.
Roll roofing on a nearly flat roof
The state code limits where it can go.
Water stands after rain
A flat roof with no way off is a roof with a drainage problem.
The house is a manufactured home
Say so when you book. The roof shape may be unlike a built-on-site house.
Roll roofing and the 1-in-12 line
Mineral-surfaced roll roofing is sometimes used on a low porch roof. The code does not allow it on a slope under 1 in 12. If your roof is flatter than that, roll roofing is the wrong place to start.
Slope is rise over twelve inches of run, and the contractor can measure it at the visit. Do not climb up or crawl across the attic to check. A rise under 1 means roll roofing is out. A rise under 2 means shingles are out.
With the number in hand, the porch roof article shows what belongs on that rung of the slope ladder.
What to ask a Pompey contractor about a flat roof
Four questions are enough to start.
- What is the slope, measured?
- What product fits that slope, and why?
- Where will the water go when it leaves the roof?
- How will the roof meet the house wall?
A single-ply membrane needs a design slope of at least a quarter inch in twelve, so water can leave. If the proposal does not mention slope at all, ask for it in writing. The Pompey leak diagnosis page covers the case where you are not sure the low roof is the source.
Other ways in
The same Pompey roof, other ways in
Roof Leak Diagnosis
Trace the stain to its source first.
Roof Flashing Repair
Name the joint nearest the drip.
Gutters and Drainage
Follow the water from edge to ground.
Attic Ventilation
Seal the ceiling before adding any vents.
Nearby
Low-slope roofing pages for towns near Pompey
Tell us what covers your Pompey low roof.