Roofing Services in Frankfort, IL

Frankfort pairs a well-preserved historic village center with extensive newer residential development, much of it on larger lots with substantial homes. The historic district carries 19th century buildings that need a careful hand; the surrounding subdivisions carry large 1990s and 2000s houses with some of the more complex rooflines in the south suburbs.

The historic downtown area has late-19th and early-20th century frame and masonry buildings and homes, with steep pitches, dormers and older masonry chimneys requiring counterflashing cut into the mortar. The surrounding subdivisions are dominated by large 1990s and 2000s single-family homes with elaborate multi-gable elevations, extensive valley footage, projecting garages, and frequently vaulted or cathedral interior volumes that eliminate conventional attic ventilation in significant portions of the house. Custom construction on larger lots adds further roof complexity and premium material use.

Open southern Will County terrain leaves the newer subdivisions fully exposed to straight-line wind from summer thunderstorm complexes, and the area sees periodic hail. The large, complex roofs on the newer homes concentrate significant water volume into their valleys, and in winter, ice accumulating at those valleys and at the transitions between roof planes is the most common source of leaks.

The historic downtown and the LaGrange Road and Route 30 corridors provide mixed-use, retail and professional office property, with the historic buildings requiring careful masonry and parapet detailing.