Chicago
Roofing in Chicago: bungalow-belt shingles and flat-roofed two-flats. Leak repairs, storm and hail damage, shingle and tile replacement, flat roofs and full re-roofs are the usual requests here.
Homes and roofs in Chicago
Chicago’s brick two-flats and three-flats usually have flat roofs with modified bitumen or EPDM, while bungalow-belt homes have hip roofs with asphalt shingles.
Common coverings here include asphalt shingles, clay and concrete tile, standing-seam and other metal roofs, and flat roofs with modified bitumen, TPO or EPDM membranes.
Weather, storms and access
Roofers need a state roofing licence, and the city’s energy code sets reflectance requirements for many low-slope roofs. The August 2020 derecho and lake-effect snow test roofs across the city.
A roofer checks the covering, flashings, valleys, penetrations, gutters and the deck or battens underneath, because a leak inside rarely sits directly under the damage on the roof.
Licensing and building rules
Illinois licenses roofing contractors statewide under the Roofing Industry Licensing Act, administered by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR); you can verify a roofing licence online. Chicago and many suburbs also require permits for roof replacement.
Roofs follow the building code adopted by each municipality, plus the Illinois Energy Conservation Code; Chicago’s energy code sets reflectance requirements for many low-slope roofs. Snow and ice loads shape design across northern Illinois.
Typical roofing work in Chicago
Emergency leak repairs and tarping, storm and hail damage, shingle and flashing repairs, ice-dam damage and ventilation, flat-roof repairs, gutters and full re-roofs. Every roof is different, so it is inspected before any work is quoted.
Stay off the roof yourself, especially when it is wet or after a storm. If you are claiming on insurance, photograph the damage from the ground and keep receipts for any emergency covering.
Illinois Roofing Pro in Chicago
We take roofing enquiries from Chicago and the surrounding neighborhoods around the clock. Tell us the address, what is happening with the roof and how urgent it is, and we will arrange an inspection.