Northtown sits on Spokane’s north side with blocks of 1920s to 1950s bungalows and craftsman homes that sit close together on smaller lots. Winter snow loads and spring melt cycles hit these roofs hard, especially where original asphalt shingles have aged and underlayment has thinned. We reach jobs via Division Street or Wellesley Avenue and work around the tight driveways and alley access common here.
When wind-driven rain or ice dams show up, we start with a ground-level inspection of eaves and valleys before climbing. Crews know which blocks back up to the Northtown Mall parking areas and how that changes staging and debris removal. Every visit ends with a written scope so homeowners in Northtown can see exactly what needs fixing before work begins.
Around Northtown
We regularly work near:
- 📍Northtown Mall
- 📍Division Street
- 📍Wellesley Avenue
- 📍Logan Elementary School
- 📍Audubon Park
Roof Repair in Northtown — Local Notes
- •Northtown’s older gable roofs often carry two layers of shingles; we remove both when doing full roof repair to meet current Spokane wind-uplift standards.
- •Narrow lots along Wellesley and the side streets off Division mean we stage materials on the street and use tarps to protect neighboring driveways during tear-off.
- •Ice dam complaints spike every March on the north-facing slopes common in Northtown because those slopes stay shaded longest after snowstorms.
- •Many homes here still have original cedar under eaves; we protect those during roof damage repair so water doesn’t wick into the soffits.