Lakeview is a flat-roof neighborhood. From the dense 3-flat walk-ups of Boystown and East Lakeview to the vintage condo conversions of West Lakeview, the dominant roof type is a flat parapet roof on a brick or frame multi-flat building. We are triple-licensed for City of Chicago tear-off permits and we specialize in this work.
The signature Lakeview building. Three-story brick or wood-frame multi-flats with flat parapet roofs, often shared party walls, and tight side-yard setbacks. Modified bitumen, TPO, or EPDM replacement plus parapet flashing reset. Tenant access logistics handled.
Smaller multi-flats and corner walk-ups with flat roofs, often with rear porches and complex roof penetrations. We coordinate with porch decking contractors, replace flashings around chimneys and skylights, and ensure proper drainage to existing scuppers and downspouts.
Many Lakeview multi-flats have been converted to condo associations. We coordinate with condo boards, deliver detailed scope documentation, and handle homeowner association approvals. Insurance coverage and bonding documentation provided up front.
New-construction townhomes, infill single-family, and ground-floor commercial mixed-use buildings near Wrigley Field and along Belmont, Sheffield, and Lincoln. Typically TPO or EPDM with mechanical attachment and city-stormwater drainage tie-ins.
Flat roof tear-off and replacement on Lakeview’s signature multi-flats. Modified bitumen torch-down or TPO heat-welded systems, parapet wall flashing reset, and city permit pulled in our name.
Cap-stone reset, through-wall flashing replacement, parapet membrane termination. The single most common Lakeview flat-roof failure point — and the one most contractors get wrong.
Multi-unit roof projects require board approvals, special meetings, and coordinated tenant access. We provide scope documents, insurance certificates, and bonding info for board review before contracts.
Older Lakeview walk-ups often need more than a roof — flashings around chimneys, skylight reset, rear porch coordination. We handle the whole envelope, not just the membrane.
Wind events, hail strikes, and ice-dam aftermath affect Lakeview flat roofs and walk-ups every year. FAA drone documentation, adjuster meeting, full claim package prep.
Every Lakeview tear-off requires a Chicago DOB permit. We pull it in our name, file the scope, schedule the inspections, and deliver the close-out documentation. You never deal with the city directly.
From the lakefront at Lake Shore Drive west to the Kennedy Expressway, and from Diversey north to Irving Park, we have completed roof projects on properties along Belmont, Addison, Lincoln, Halsted, Sheffield, Sheridan, Broadway, Clark, Racine, Southport, Ashland, Damen, Wellington, Barry, Fletcher, Roscoe, Cornelia, Newport, Eddy, Aldine, Stratford, Briar, Pine Grove, and Wilton — across Lakeview East, Boystown, and West Lakeview / Roscoe Village.
Zip Codes: 60613, 60657
State + City of Chicago GC + Home Repair. We legally pull Lakeview tear-off permits. Most “Chicago” contractors can’t.
The Lakeview signature building. Modified bitumen torch-down, TPO heat-welding, parapet flashing — daily work for us.
We deliver scope, insurance, and bonding documentation in board-meeting format. Multi-unit work doesn’t slow us down.
Three Reifsteck brothers, three U.S. military veterans. Honor isn’t a marketing word here.
Stacked on top of the manufacturer warranty. Our parapet flashing, our membrane seams — backed for a decade.
Active leak above your unit during a Lakeview storm? Tarps and emergency response dispatched same night.
• Material/System: Modified Bitumen
• Location/Meta: 60657 · Halsted Corridor
• Material/System: Carlisle Sure-Weld TPO
• Location/Meta: Lakeview East · 60613
• Material/System: EPDM
• Location/Meta: 60613 · Game-Day Coordination
• Material/System: Parapet Flashing
• Location/Meta: Brick 4-Flat · 60657
• Material/System: GAF EverGuard TPO
• Location/Meta: Roscoe Village · 60657
• Material/System: SBS Modified Bitumen
• Location/Meta: Halsted/Belmont · 60657
• Material/System: Owens Corning Duration
• Location/Meta: Roscoe Village · 60618 border
• Material/System: Skylight + Flashing
• Location/Meta: Lakeview East · 60613
Lakeview’s dominant building type is the brick or frame 3-flat or vintage walk-up, almost always with a flat parapet roof. We replace these with modified bitumen (SBS torch-down or self-adhered), Carlisle Sure-Weld TPO, GAF EverGuard, or EPDM depending on the building’s drainage layout, deck condition, and budget. Newer condo conversions sometimes have low-slope architectural shingle roofs — also work we do.
Yes. Wrigleyville and surrounding Lakeview blocks are heavy with condo associations, and we deliver scope documents, insurance certificates, and bonding documentation in the format boards need to review and approve. We also coordinate scheduling around Cubs home games and tenant access logistics. Most multi-unit Lakeview projects complete in two to four days.
We serve all of Lakeview including 60613 (Lakeview East, Wrigleyville, Boystown / Northalsted) and 60657 (West Lakeview / Roscoe Village, southern Boystown, the Lakeview / Lincoln Park border). Adjacent areas like Uptown, Lincoln Square, and North Center are also served on a project basis.
Yes. All tear-off roof replacements in Lakeview require a City of Chicago Department of Buildings permit. Huuso Exteriors holds the City of Chicago GC license required to pull this permit in our company name. We file the application, submit scope drawings, and schedule the rough and final inspections.
Yes. We routinely present scope documents, insurance certificates, bonding info, project timelines, and warranty terms to condo boards in advance of contract signing. We can attend board meetings on request. Decision packets are delivered in PDF format suitable for board review.