Roofers in Manchester, Pittsburgh
Manchester was laid out beside the Ohio River in 1832 and was part of Allegheny City until 1907. It is almost all homes today, and its historic district of 609 buildings is full of Late Victorian houses with several small roofs tucked below the main one.
Bay, porch and door hood roofs
A Late Victorian house often has more roofs than you can count from the sidewalk. A bay window usually carries its own small roof of soldered or standing seam metal, the porch has a low roof of its own, and a hood may shelter the front door. Each one meets the brick wall along a line of flashing, and that joint is where water gets in. It shows up as a stain inside the bay or under the porch ceiling, a long way from the main roof.
These small roofs are worth keeping in their own material. Painted metal can often be patched, resoldered and repainted, and a porch roof too shallow for shingles takes a membrane turned up under the wall flashing. Our metal roofing page covers the metal side of the work.
Manchester is Pittsburgh's largest historic district on the National Register. Before a visible roof changes material or shape, ask the city whether any review applies. Repairing in the same material keeps things simple.
Areas we cover in Manchester
- Manchester Historic District
- Beaver Avenue
- Blocks by Allegheny West
- Blocks by Route 65
- Streets toward Central Northside
What our roofers do in Manchester
Here is everything our crew handles for homes and buildings in Manchester.
- repairs from our Pittsburgh roofers
- new roofs from our roofers
- help with roof leaks
- emergency roofers
- slate roofers in Pittsburgh
- rowhouse rubber roofs
- metal roofing in Pittsburgh
- small commercial roofs
- seamless gutters in Pittsburgh
- soffit and fascia work
- roof inspection in Pittsburgh
- ice dam removal
- roof ventilation
Planning a roof job in Manchester
The blocks here are built close, so the dumpster usually goes in the street and materials come in by hand. If your house backs toward Route 65, tell us how the rear can be reached. Inside the City of Pittsburgh, permit questions go to the Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections. We check what your job needs before we start.
For budgets and decisions, see our repair or replace guide.
Questions for roofers in Manchester
What is the roof over a bay window called?
Usually just a bay roof or bay canopy. On older houses it is often a small hipped or curved roof in metal, with its own flashing where it meets the wall.
Do bay windows leak?
They can, most often where the small bay roof meets the house wall, or around the window frames below it. Check the flashing above the bay before you blame the windows.
Can roofers fix the metal roof over a bay window on a Manchester house?
Usually, yes. Small soldered or standing seam roofs can often be patched, resoldered and painted, keeping the original look. Most repairs like this fall in our usual $350 to $1,500 range.
Should Manchester owners ask about historic review before a porch roof is changed?
Yes. The Manchester Historic District is on the National Register, so ask the city whether any review applies before the porch roof changes shape or material.