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Roofing, siding, windows & gutters in Georgetown
Georgetown is the most design-constrained place we work. Nearly everything here sits inside a historic district, which means the Historic Preservation Review Board — not your preference and not the catalog — decides what goes on the outside of your house.
- Reviewed by DC Department of Buildings (DOB)
- Free inspection with photos and a written report
- Fixed written price before work starts
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The housing here
What Georgetown stock means for your exterior
Georgetown’s building stock is among the oldest in the District, heavy on Federal and Victorian-era masonry rowhouses. Original roofing on this kind of housing was typically slate or metal rather than asphalt, and that history is exactly what the review board is protecting.
Who reviews your address
Historic Preservation Review Board approval must be secured before the building permit is issued, and for window and door work DC requires that approval in hand before you even apply. Check your address before you buy material.
Local knowledge
What we watch for in Georgetown
Material is a review decision, not a shopping decision
Where a home originally had slate or tin, HPRB will generally expect replacement in kind, or an asphalt product that closely mimics the historic appearance. Colour, texture, and installation pattern are all reviewable. Pricing an ordinary architectural shingle job here and then discovering slate is required is the single most common budget failure in Georgetown.
The review is the schedule
Historic review in DC commonly adds six to twelve weeks before a permit is issued. On a Georgetown project the calendar is driven by approvals, not by how fast a crew can work. If you have an active leak, we stabilise it while the review runs — we do not wait twelve weeks with water coming in.
Rowhouse party walls and flat roofs
Much of Georgetown is attached, with flat or low-slope roofs behind the front parapet. Those are TPO, EPDM, or modified bitumen systems, not shingle work, and the most frequent leak we find on attached housing is party-wall and parapet flashing rather than a failed roof covering.
Permits by trade
What needs a permit in DC
Georgetown follows DC rules. Local historic or municipal review can add a step on top — see the note above for your address.
| Trade | Status | What that means |
|---|---|---|
| Roofing | Permit required | Roof replacement is not on the DOB Instant Permits list, so it goes through the normal Alteration & Repair permit process. Budget calendar time for this — it is the single biggest scheduling difference between a DC job and the same job in Virginia. |
| Siding | Permit required | Siding replacement is also absent from the Instant Permits scopes and is handled as an alteration. In a historic district the design review has to clear first. |
| Windows | Depends | DOB Instant Permits cover "replace in kind of up to 15 windows" — matching the original in appearance, material, design, detail, location, and size. Over 15 windows, any change in appearance or size, or a property in a historic or Commission of Fine Arts jurisdiction, and you are out of the instant path and into full review. |
| Gutters | Depends | Straight like-for-like gutter replacement is generally maintenance, but gutters are not on the Instant Permits list and a visible change on a historic property draws review. We confirm with DOB per address rather than guessing. |
Services
What we do in Georgetown
Roof Replacement & Repair
Architectural shingle, standing-seam metal, and flat/low-slope systems. Leak diagnosis, storm damage documentation, and full tear-off replacement.
Costs & details →Siding Replacement
James Hardie fiber cement, insulated vinyl, and cedar. We correct the wrap and flashing behind the siding, not just the panel you can see.
Costs & details →Window Replacement
Full-frame and insert replacement in vinyl, fiberglass, and clad wood. Correct sizing, correct flashing, no drafts at the sill.
Costs & details →Gutters & Downspouts
Seamless 5" and 6" aluminum, half-round copper, and guard systems — sized and pitched to actually move DMV storm volume away from the foundation.
Costs & details →We also work nearby
- Burleith
- Foxhall
- Glover Park
- West End
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