APEXIUM IN
WEST ALLIS, WI.

The classic West Allis bungalow has a steep main roof, a front dormer, and often a rear addition added decades later at a different pitch. Every one of those transitions is a flashing detail, and flashing is where these roofs fail. We find far more leaks at dormer cheeks and addition tie-ins here than in the open field of the roof. The square footage is modest, which keeps the price down, but the detail work is what separates a roof that lasts from one that leaks in year three.

Access is the other West Allis reality. Lots are narrow, driveways are shared, and most of these houses have a garage off the alley. We stage off the alley where we can, keep the dumpster placement agreed in advance, and magnet-sweep the yard and the neighbor's driveway before we leave. On blocks this tight, that matters.