The Town of Manlius holds three villages, Fayetteville, Manlius and Minoa, and a lot of suburb between them. The village centers have houses from the 1800s and early 1900s: steep gables, tall chimneys, dormers, and on some, original slate or the shadow of it under later layers. Limestone Creek runs through the town, and the hills near Green Lakes State Park put a lot of houses on slopes and under mature trees.
Older village roofs need a slower hand. Chimneys are often tall and need their flashing rebuilt and their crowns checked. Box gutters built into the cornice show up on some of the oldest houses and leak into the walls when the lining fails. Where slate is still sound, it's often worth repairing rather than replacing. When a house does get a new roof, we choose shingle colors and profiles that suit it.
The suburban side of the town is newer: colonials and contemporaries from the 1970s onward, many on their second roof. Those jobs are standard tear-offs, done carefully. Each village has its own building office, and the rest of the town uses the Town of Manlius. Houses in a village historic district may face extra review; we check before we order material.
Villages and areas in the town
- Village of Fayetteville
- Village of Manlius
- Village of Minoa
- Neighborhoods near Green Lakes
- Along Limestone Creek
- Route 92 and Route 5 suburbs
The roofing work we do most in Manlius
Roof repair
Chimney flashing and crown work on tall village chimneys.
Roof replacement
Tear-offs on older colonials and contemporaries.
Gutters and ice guards
Gutter work on houses with old cornice details.
Roof inspection
Condition reports on village homes before a sale.
Manlius roofing questions
My old house has slate. Should I replace it?
Not automatically. Good slate can outlast several shingle roofs. If the slates are sound and it's the flashing or a few broken pieces, repair is often the better choice. If the slate is flaking and soft throughout, replacement makes sense.
Do village historic rules affect my roof?
They can. Some districts review material and color changes. We check with the village before ordering.
What's a box gutter?
A gutter built into the roof edge or cornice instead of hung below it. When the lining fails, water goes into the walls. They can be relined or converted, depending on the house.
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