Roof Repair Westside, Jacksonville FL

Roofing in Westside

The Westside runs from the historic river neighborhoods of Riverside, Avondale, Ortega and Murray Hill, laid out between the 1900s and 1940s along Riverside Avenue, Park Street and St. Johns Avenue, out past Roosevelt Boulevard and NAS Jacksonville to the 1960s to 1990s shingle suburbs of Cedar Hills and Argyle Forest along Blanding Boulevard and I-295. Roof types span steep gabled bungalows with dormers under shingles or standing seam metal, live oak canopy everywhere, and flat commercial roofs on the warehouses and strip centers near I-10.

The Westside is really two roofing markets sharing one side of the St. Johns River. Along the water, Riverside, Avondale, Ortega and Murray Hill hold the oldest housing in Jacksonville: Craftsman bungalows, Tudor and Mediterranean Revival homes, and 1920s to 1940s brick cottages with steep gables, dormers, multiple hips and a mix of architectural shingles, standing seam metal and the occasional clay tile. The live oak canopy keeps roofs damp, feeds algae and moss, and drops limbs in every summer storm, and the river adds humidity and salt-laden air that corrodes old flashings. Riverside and Avondale sit in a historic district, so exterior changes visible from the street go through the City of Jacksonville historic preservation review before a permit is issued, which affects material and color choices on a re-roof. West of Roosevelt Boulevard the stock changes to 1950s ranches around Cedar Hills and Lake Shore and then 1970s to 1990s shingle subdivisions along Blanding Boulevard out to Argyle Forest, where the work is mostly aging 3-tab replacements, pipe boot leaks and storm repairs. Permits run through the City of Jacksonville, and insurers push hard on roof age across the older neighborhoods.