Three stories, three different roof systems, and a chimney base patched with tar by somebody before us. Full tear-off, then architectural shingle on the steep mansard, EPDM on the flat, and five dormer caps converted from rubber to shingle. These photos are what we found going in.
Three-story white Victorian with a steep mansard, dormers and a flat upper roof, shot from the frontStraight-down view showing all three roof systems in one frame: shingle mansard, flat membrane and dormer capsAngled view of the third-story flat roof with aging membrane, visible seams and patches, and the brick chimney rising off itA dormer bay capped in rubber membrane rather than shingle, the condition the job converted back to shingleClose view of the steep mansard with granule-worn three-tab shingles and a mismatched patch repair mid-fieldTop-down view of a bay cap where a rubber membrane panel sits in the surrounding aged shingle field, edges sealed with masticThe brick chimney base on the flat roof buried under layers of troweled tar and sealant from prior repairsAerial over the rear of the three-story house before the work, aged dark-green shingles on the mansard and the failing flat aboveInstall day on the mansard with the crew running new pewter-grey architectural shingles up the hipStraight-down view of the finished third-story flat roof with the new membrane fully adhered and both chimneys re-flashedClose view of the transition itself: new membrane on one side, new pewter-grey shingle on the other, joined with fresh edge metalThe completed roof from a matching angle to the before frame, all three systems finished in one shot
