Serving Westchester County
Roof Replacement in Westchester County
Westchester is our heaviest market for slate, copper and full architectural roofs. The housing stock is older and larger than anywhere else we work, and a meaningful share of it is roofed in material that was installed to last a century and is now at the end of it.
What roofing in Westchester County actually involves
Every market we work in has its own building stock, its own permitting process and its own way of failing. Here is what shapes the work here.
The building stock
Scarsdale, Bronxville, Rye and Larchmont carry estate and near-estate homes with slate roofs, copper valleys and standing-seam copper on bays and porch roofs. New Rochelle, White Plains and Yonkers add a large stock of 1920s to 1950s Colonials and Tudors. On these roofs the flashing, valley and chimney detailing is a larger part of the work than the field material.
Permits and approvals
Like Nassau, Westchester permits at the municipality level — each city, town and village runs its own building department. Bronxville and parts of Scarsdale and Rye apply architectural review that restricts material and colour. Historic properties may need additional sign-off. We confirm the requirements for the specific address before quoting, because the lead time varies more here than the price does.
Weather and exposure
Westchester gets materially more snow than the coastal markets, so ice damming at the eaves is the dominant winter failure. Roofs with low-slope porch returns and complex valleys are the ones that leak. Ventilation and eave protection carry more weight in a Westchester specification than they do in Brooklyn or Queens.
Roofs we install most in Westchester County
We install every system on the rest of the site here. These are the three that come up most often on Westchester roofs.
Westchester neighborhoods we cover
This is not an exhaustive list. If you are in Westchester County and your neighborhood is not here, call us and we will tell you plainly whether we can get to your project.
- Scarsdale
- Bronxville
- Rye
- Larchmont
- New Rochelle
- White Plains
- Mamaroneck
- Harrison
- Yonkers
- Pelham
Local guides
Roofing guides for Westchester County
Neighborhood-level notes on the houses, the permits and the weather, written from the roofs we actually work on here.
Oct 14, 2026
After a Nor'easter: Roof Damage Checklist, Nassau and Westchester
A practical checklist for Nassau and Westchester homeowners after a nor'easter: what to look for from the ground, when to call for a tarp, how to document for insurance, and how to tell a repair from a replacement.
Sep 30, 2026
Slate Roof Replacement in Scarsdale and Bronxville
Scarsdale and Bronxville hold some of the finest slate roofs in Westchester, and many are reaching the end of a century of service. How to tell restoration from replacement, and what replaces slate when it has to go.
Sep 19, 2026
Roof Replacement Permits in NYC, Nassau and Westchester
Who permits a roof replacement depends entirely on where the house is. Here is how the process differs between the five boroughs, the towns and villages of Nassau County and the municipalities of Westchester, and what your contractor should be handling for you.
Westchester roofing questions
The questions we hear most from Westchester County homeowners before they book an estimate.
Is REVMA licensed to work in Westchester County?
Yes. REVMA holds Westchester County home improvement license WC-38805-H25 alongside NYC DCWP license 2126882-DCWP, and is insured.
How do you stop ice dams on a Westchester roof?
Ice damming is the dominant winter failure here because Westchester gets more snow than the coastal markets. A replacement specification addresses it with ice-and-water underlayment run well beyond the code minimum at the eaves and valleys, balanced attic ventilation, and attention to low-slope porch returns.
Should an old slate roof in Scarsdale or Bronxville be restored or replaced?
Often restored. Natural slate that is sound in the field but failing at the flashing, valleys or fasteners can be brought back for far less than a replacement. When the slate itself is delaminating, we replace with Vermont slate or with composite where framing or budget rules natural slate out.
Do Westchester villages require architectural review for roofing?
Some do. Bronxville and parts of Scarsdale and Rye apply review that restricts material and color, and historic properties may need additional sign-off. We confirm the requirements for the specific address before quoting because the lead time varies more than the price does.
Other areas we serve
Get a roof estimate in Westchester County
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