Virginia-Highland, Atlanta
Roof repair for Virginia-Highland bungalows
Virginia-Highland is a neighborhood of early twentieth century bungalows and cottages on narrow lots, most of them owner-occupied and many on their third or fourth roof. Porch roofs, chimneys and old decking are where the trouble starts.
- Calls answered 24/7
- Bungalows and porches
- Tight-lot tear-offs
Quick answer
Roofing in Virginia-Highland, Atlanta is mostly repairs and replacements on bungalows and cottages from the early 1900s, and the phone is answered around the clock. We fix leaks at chimneys and porch roofs, replace soft plank decking, and replace roofs on lots so tight the dumpster and the neighbors need planning. Inside the City of Atlanta, replacements need a permit, which we pull.
Virginia-Highland
Bungalows and old decking
Most of Virginia-Highland's houses are craftsman bungalows and cottages built in the first decades of the last century, with low-pitched roofs, deep eaves, exposed rafter tails and brick chimneys. Many still have their original plank decking, sometimes under two layers of shingles, and that decking has absorbed every leak the house ever had.
On a replacement here we strip to the boards, replace the soft ones, and rebuild the eaves and rafter tails where they have rotted rather than hiding them under new trim.
Porch roofs
Porch roofs and additions
The deep front porch is part of the bungalow look, and its low-slope roof is one of the most common leaks in the neighborhood. Porch roofs that were shingled at too low a pitch hold water and leak at the wall. Rear additions and second-story pop-tops add new valleys and roof-to-wall joints that also need proper flashing.
We replace low-slope porch and addition roofs with membranes made for them and flash every joint between old and new.
Tight lots
Working on tight lots
Narrow lots, shared driveways and street parking mean a tear-off in Virginia-Highland has to be planned: where the dumpster goes, how the neighbor's car and garden are protected, and how nails are swept from both yards. We sort that out before the first shingle comes off.
What we see on Virginia-Highland roofs
Virginia-Highland and Morningside-Lenox Park together had 6,781 owner-occupied homes in the latest census profile, nearly half of all occupied homes there, and most of them are older houses kept by owners who intend to stay. That means the work here is careful work: decking replaced board by board, porch roofs rebuilt, and chimneys reflashed instead of tarred again, on lots where every tear-off has to be planned around the neighbors.
Roof work in Virginia-Highland
What Virginia-Highland homeowners call us for
Six jobs that come up most on bungalow streets.
Asphalt Shingle Roof Replacement
Tear-offs to the boards on bungalows and cottages.
See the serviceRoof Decking Repair & Replacement
Soft plank decking replaced before shingles go on.
See the serviceFlat & Low-Slope Roof Replacement
Low-slope porch and addition roofs done right.
See the serviceChimney Flashing & Cricket Repair
Old brick chimneys reflashed properly.
See the serviceSoffit & Fascia Repair
Rotted eaves and rafter tails rebuilt.
See the serviceRoof Leak Repair
Leaks traced at porches, chimneys and pop-tops.
See the serviceFAQ
Virginia-Highland roofing questions
Porch roofs on bungalows are often too low in pitch for shingles. Water sits and finds the joint at the wall. A membrane made for low slopes, flashed into the wall, fixes it.
We do not add a third layer. A tear-off to the boards lets us replace soft decking and fix the eaves.
Yes. It is inside the City of Atlanta, so a full replacement needs a city building permit and must meet the cool-roof rule. We pull the permit.
We plan placement before the job, protect the neighbors' drive and garden, and sweep both yards for nails.
Roof leaking in Virginia-Highland?
Call any hour. A roofer answers and books the visit on the same call.