Oak Brook Roofing for Custom and Corporate Roofs
Large-lot houses with complex custom rooflines and a major office centre. Both reward getting the detail right.
Trees, debris and shade on these roofs
Mature landscaping and tree cover on the large residential lots drives debris accumulation in the many valleys these roofs have. On the commercial side, large low-slope roofs in relatively open corporate campus settings take significant perimeter uplift, and drainage design across that much area determines whether ponding becomes a chronic issue.
The houses under the canopy
Oak Brook is defined by its corporate presence. The village contains one of the largest concentrations of headquarters and multi-tenant office space in the western suburbs, which means a great deal of large-format low-slope roof area with sophisticated mechanical loading. The residential side is large-lot and often custom-built, with roofs that are correspondingly complex and frequently use high-grade materials.
Residential construction here skews toward large homes on substantial lots, ranging from 1960s and 1970s mid-century and ranch-style properties to elaborate custom builds from the 1990s onward. Roof forms on the newer custom homes are complex: multiple intersecting planes, turrets and dormers, mixed materials, and extensive valley and flashing footage. Slate, tile, synthetic slate and heavy architectural profiles appear regularly on this stock. Complexity means more transitions, and transitions are where roofs leak, so detail quality carries more weight here than material selection does.
Services called in most here
What gets called in most around Oakbrook Center area and 22nd Street corridor, roughly in the order it comes up.
Roofing questions from Oak Brook
Specific to Oakbrook Center area, 22nd Street corridor and the rest of DuPage County, with everything else on the FAQ page.
My home has a turret. How is that roofed?
A turret’s cone or curved surface needs shingles, metal or slate cut and fitted to the curve, which is skilled, slow work. The base, where the turret meets the main roof, needs careful flashing. Ask any roofer you are considering whether they have done turrets before.
Why does a roof with mixed materials need extra care?
Wherever two different materials meet, such as slate against metal or shingles against tile, the transition needs its own flashing, and each material moves differently with heat and cold. Those meeting points are where these roofs tend to leak, so they deserve the closest attention.
How often should a large custom roof be inspected?
Once a year, plus after any major storm. A complex roof has many more valleys, transitions and flashing details than a simple one, so there are more places for something to start failing. Annual checks catch small problems while they are still cheap to fix.
Is metal a good choice on part of a custom roof?
Often, yes. Standing-seam metal works well on low sections, porches and turrets, sheds water and snow, and lasts a long time. It costs more than shingles. Laid over solid decking it is not noticeably noisy in rain. A roofer can show you where it suits your roof.
Getting a roofer out
Call with the address and a licensed, insured roofer working Oak Brook takes it from there: inspection, photographs, then the price in writing. Who does the work.
Office and commercial roofs
This is one of the strongest commercial roofing markets in DuPage County: corporate headquarters, multi-tenant office towers, hotels and the Oakbrook Center retail complex, nearly all on single-ply or modified bitumen systems with extensive rooftop mechanical equipment and demanding drainage requirements.
Nearby communities
Elmhurst, Burr Ridge, Downers Grove, Lombard, Villa Park. Each has its own page covering local housing stock.
From the Roofing Education Center
Roof trouble in Oak Brook?
Describe the problem and give us the ZIP. 60523 and the rest of Oak Brook are covered, and nobody charges you for the look.