Full tear-off to the deck, sound insulation, and the right membrane system for The Shipyard’s building stock — quoted in writing before anything starts.
The Shipyard is an uptown waterfront community built around Shipyard Park, which hosts a summer concert series and draws real foot traffic to the immediate area. Building stock is modern amenity-condo, similar in character to neighboring Maxwell Place.
Roofs here are TPO single-ply, generally carrying amenity space and mechanical equipment. Access planning sometimes needs to account for park events and foot traffic below, not just the roof itself.
What we check first when a call comes in from this neighborhood.
Similar to neighboring Maxwell Place, mechanical and amenity infrastructure is where failures concentrate, not the open field.
Waterfront-facing roofs here take the same wind-uplift risk as the rest of the river edge.
Shipyard Park’s summer concert series means we sometimes plan crew and material access around scheduled events nearby.
We recommend one system in writing, with the reasoning — not a menu to pick from blind.
| System | Best for | What to know |
|---|---|---|
| Modified Bitumen | Pre-1940 brownstones & row houses | The traditional match for older parapet roofs. Multi-ply, forgiving of an imperfect deck, easy to detail around old penetrations. |
| EPDM (rubber) | Walk-ups and mid-rise roofs with simple geometry | Single-ply rubber sheet. Excellent puncture and UV resistance, proven 20–30 year lifespan. |
| TPO | Roof decks, amenity space and equipment loads | White reflective single-ply, heat-welded seams. Lower rooftop temperatures, strong seam strength for foot traffic. |
Same crew, same neighborhood knowledge, different scope.
We will come and look at it, then send a written estimate with photos and a clear scope. No obligation.
Prefer to talk? Call (551) 230-0252.
It depends on roof size, deck condition, how many old layers have to come off, and access. We give you an exact written number after an on-site inspection at your The Shipyard building, not a phone estimate.
A typical row house or small walk-up is two to four days in dry weather. Larger or mixed-use buildings run longer. Weather is the main variable because membrane cannot go down on a wet deck.
During the summer concert series, yes, to some degree — we check the park’s event calendar when scheduling material delivery or dumpster placement nearby, so the job isn’t held up by a scheduling conflict we could have planned around.
An inspection, photographs and a written estimate for your The Shipyard building — at no cost and with no obligation.
