What Lafayette Park homes are dealing with

Lafayette Park sits in the central-east corridor, and the housing stock there leans toward the brick ranch and low-slope hip roofs common to that era of Lafayette Park construction, alongside newer infill that’s mixed in over the years. Roof pitches tend to be moderate, which is workable for shingle repair but also means water doesn’t shed as fast off a damaged section as it would on a steeper newer-subdivision roof. Asphalt shingle is the dominant material here, with some standing seam metal on additions or garages.

The tree canopy is the other half of the story. Pine and oak cover in this part of town means storm damage rarely arrives alone – wind knocks shingles loose and drops a limb or a heavy load of needles and leaves into the valleys and gutters at the same time, and that debris holds water against the deck exactly where it doesn’t need to be. Drainage and grade around these lots is generally established, but a damaged roof edge or crushed gutter section during a storm can send water somewhere it never went before. Whether a given block in Lafayette Park has HOA architectural requirements varies by street and section, so check with your specific HOA or deed restrictions before you finalize shingle color or material on a repair – we can work within whatever those requirements turn out to be.