Revere, Massachusetts
Roofing in Revere, MA
Revere is home. We are based on Victoria Street, which means a short drive to your roof and a fast look when something goes wrong.
M & Son Roofing LLC is based in Revere and roofs houses across the whole city, from the beachfront at Point of Pines to the streets of West Revere. We replace and repair shingle, metal, rubber, and flat roofs, and we answer emergency leak calls 24 hours a day. Every job starts with a free written quote.
Revere neighborhoods we cover
- Beachmont, long known as the capital of Revere, sitting on the high ground above the beach
- Point of Pines, the peninsula at the north end with water on both sides
- Oak Island, low lying and close to the marsh
- Revere Beach and Revere Beach Boulevard, the oceanfront strip
- Crescent Beach, the southern stretch of the same shoreline
- Shirley Ave, dense and mostly multi family
- West Revere, quieter single family streets away from the water
- North Revere, near the Malden and Saugus lines
Revere sits in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
What Revere weather does to a roof
Revere sits directly on the Atlantic, and a roof here is exposed to things an inland roof never sees. Salt carried in the air settles on everything, and it is hardest on metal. Flashing at chimneys and walls, drip edge, valley metal, vents, and the fasteners holding all of it down corrode faster within sight of the water than they do a few miles inland. A roof can look perfectly sound from the street while the metal details that keep it dry are quietly giving up.
Wind is the second factor. Onshore gusts push rain sideways rather than down, and sideways rain does not respect a shingle course. It gets under the tabs, behind the drip edge, and into the gap where a flashing leg was cut short. Nor'easters, the coastal storms that spin in off the ocean with wind and rain together, are what usually lift a run of shingles at a rake or a ridge, and the leak often turns up hours later in a room nowhere near the damage.
Then there is winter. Snow melts on the warm upper part of a roof, the water runs down to the cold overhang at the eave, and it refreezes there. The ridge of ice that builds up is called an ice dam, and it holds meltwater back until that water works its way under the shingles and into the house. Revere gets the full freeze and thaw cycle, so eave protection and attic ventilation matter as much here as the shingle itself.
The exposure is not the same everywhere in the city
Point of Pines and the properties along Revere Beach Boulevard take the most severe salt and wind exposure in the city. Those roofs face open water with nothing in front of them, so we specify coastal grade detailing there as standard: corrosion resistant flashing and fasteners, wind rated installation at the perimeter, and ice and water barrier run well up the slope at the eaves and into the valleys.
Oak Island and the streets closest to the marsh sit low and damp, which matters for ventilation and for anything that holds water on a low slope section. Beachmont, up on the higher ground, gets plenty of wind but fewer of the drainage problems the low lying streets see. West Revere and North Revere, a mile or more back from the shoreline, get less direct salt spray but exactly the same winter freeze and thaw.
Some beachfront property in Revere sits in a mapped flood zone, and V zone or coastal high hazard parcels can carry extra documentation requirements when work is permitted. If your property is in one of those areas, expect the permit paperwork to ask more questions than it would three streets inland. We plan for that rather than being surprised by it.
The housing stock we work on here
Revere is a mix that is unusual even for the North Shore. There are Cape Cods and small beach cottages near the water, post war ranches on the residential streets, colonials with dormers and valleys, and a large stock of triple deckers and multi family houses with flat or low slope roofs at the back. A single street can have three completely different roof types on it.
That mix is why we do not run one kind of roof. A cottage near Crescent Beach needs a wind rated shingle system with coastal grade metal. A triple decker off Shirley Ave usually needs a rubber membrane on the main roof and shingles on the visible front pitch, with the transition between the two detailed properly. A ranch in West Revere is a straightforward shingle job where layout and ventilation decide how long the roof lasts.
For market context, public real estate data has put the typical Revere home value in the neighborhood of six hundred forty thousand dollars in recent reporting. That is a figure from public real estate sources rather than anything we can vouch for, and it has nothing to do with what a roof costs. We mention it only because the roof is a component of a significant asset and it is worth protecting properly.
Roofs we see in Revere
- Cape Cods and beach cottages near the shoreline with steep, exposed pitches.
- Post war ranches and split levels on the inland residential streets.
- Colonials with dormers, valleys, and more flashing to maintain.
- Triple deckers and multi family houses with flat or low slope rear roofs.
Services we provide in Revere
Roof replacement in Revere
Full tear off with coastal grade flashing and eave protection, the standard answer for a roof that has reached the end of its life near the water.
Roof repair in Revere
Leak tracing, flashing repairs, and storm and ice dam damage on roofs that still have years of service left.
Shingle roofing in Revere
The most common roof on Revere houses, installed with wind rated fastening at the perimeter.
Flat and rubber roofing in Revere
Rubber membrane on the flat rear sections of triple deckers and additions across the city.
Emergency roof repair in Revere
We are based in the city, so an active leak in Revere is a short drive rather than a long one.
This is our home city, so a look at a Revere roof usually happens the same week you ask for it. Every service we offer is listed on the roofing services hub, and you can reach us any time through the contact page.
Roofing questions from Revere
Are you actually based in Revere?
Yes. M & Son Roofing LLC works out of 72 Victoria St in Revere. The city is our home base rather than an area we drive to, which is why we can look at an active leak here quickly.
Does living near Revere Beach change what my roof needs?
It changes the metal and the fastening. Salt air corrodes flashing, drip edge, and fasteners faster near the water, and onshore wind drives rain under shingle edges, so coastal properties get corrosion resistant metal and wind rated perimeter detailing as standard.
Do you work on triple deckers and multi family houses in Revere?
Yes. Multi family houses with a flat or low slope rear roof and a pitched front are common here, and we handle both parts of that roof, including the transition between the membrane and the shingles.
How much does a roof cost in Revere?
It is quote based. The price depends on the roof area and pitch, the material, how many old layers have to come off, and how much decking needs replacing once the roof is open. We inspect first and give you a free written quote.
Will my Revere roof replacement need a permit?
Roofing work in Massachusetts is carried out under the state building code, 780 CMR, and replacements are generally permitted through the local building department. Beachfront properties in mapped flood zones can carry extra documentation requirements.
Can you come out tonight if my roof is leaking?
Emergency roof help is available 24 hours a day. Call rather than send a message when water is actively coming in, because the phone gets the fastest answer.
Emergency roof help, 24/7
Need a roofer in Revere?
This is our home city, so a look at a Revere roof usually happens the same week you ask for it. Tell us the street and what the roof is doing, and the look is free.