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ELIZABETH, NJ · WESTMINSTER
Roofers in Westminster, Elizabeth
Chimney flashing or worn shingles in Westminster? One call reaches a roofer.
- Flat roofs and shingle roofs
- Repairs and full replacements
- Elizabeth and Union County
Westminster at a Glance
- Typical building: single-family and two-family houses
- Roof type: pitched shingle roofs, with flat roofs on some two-families and additions
- Common leak: chimneys and the joint where a rear addition meets the house
- Who usually calls: owner-occupants
A Residential Corner of the City
Westminster is one of Elizabeth's residential neighborhoods, a quieter part of the city with single-family and two-family houses. Many houses here have a pitched main roof and a flat or low-slope roof over a rear addition or porch. That combination works fine until the joint between the two starts to fail. What you see is water showing up in a back room, or near the wall between the old house and the addition. What it usually means is flashing at that joint that has cracked or pulled away.
Roofs on Westminster Streets
If you're replacing the main roof, it's a good moment to redo the addition roof and the joint between them, so both are on the same schedule.
Pages owners here use most: flat roofs, roof repair and leaks, roof replacement, shingle roofs, porch and garage roofs, or finding a roofer.
Ask the roofer to check the chimney while they're up there. Older chimneys and their flashing are a common source of slow leaks.
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