What residential and Commercial Roofing covers
Residential and commercial roofs need the same technical standard but different planning. A house needs a crew working around the people living underneath. A commercial building needs access, noise and deliveries planned around trading hours and tenants. Waystar handles both across New York City.
Residential and commercial roofs need the same technical standard but different planning. A house needs a crew working around the people living underneath. A commercial building needs access, noise and deliveries planned around trading hours and tenants. Waystar handles both across New York City.
The same roofing standard on houses and on trading buildings, with the scheduling planned around how each one is used.
Waystar carries out this work on residential and commercial property in Brooklyn and across New York City. Every project starts with a look at the building, and the scope, the materials and the figures are written down before anything begins.
When might you need it?
These are the signs owners usually notice first.
- Roof work needed on a building that cannot close
- Tenants who need notice and a predictable programme
- Shared access or a single entrance serving several occupiers
- A managing agent or board that needs to see the plan first
- Noise and deliveries that have to work around trading hours
What the work involves
- Site walkthrough with the owner, board or managing agent
- Access, phasing and out of hours options discussed early
- Written scope covering work, materials and programme
- Notice and communication arrangements agreed for occupiers
- Protection for entrances, walkways and shared areas
- Agreed reporting through the programme to handover
How the process works
Walk the building with the decision makers
Owners, boards and agents all need to see the same plan.
Plan access and phasing
How the building trades or is occupied shapes the sequence more than the roof does.
Agree notice and reporting
Occupiers get told what is happening before equipment arrives.
Deliver and hand over
The programme runs with agreed reporting and a final walk with the client.
What you get
- A programme built around how the building is actually used
- One point of contact for owners, boards and tenants
- Occupiers who know what is happening and when
What affects the scope
- Occupancy and whether the building must keep trading
- Roof area and the number of separate roof levels
- Access constraints and whether shared entrances are affected
- Whether out of hours or phased working is required
This is a preliminary planning range, not a quote. A property visit is required before any price is confirmed.
Frequently asked questions
Do you work outside business hours?
Where a building needs to keep trading, out of hours and phased working are discussed at the scoping stage rather than raised later.
Can you report to a board or managing agent?
Yes. Reporting to an owner, a board or an agent is all straightforward, whichever suits the building.
Is commercial roofing a different standard?
No. The standard is the same. What changes is the planning around access, notice and trading.
Services often needed alongside this
This service is part of Roofing.
Related work
