ROOFING IN BAY RIDGE (BROOKLYN)

Bay Ridge's rowhouses and semi-attached homes carry handsome pitched shingle fronts that define the streetscape. Many are on decades-old shingles now — and on attached homes, neighbors often share roof age, so when one house on the block gets honest answers, the whole row benefits.

Wherever your home sits, the fundamentals of an honest roof assessment don't change: the attic tells the truth, photos beat promises, and a verdict of "your roof is fine" has to be on the table for any inspection to mean anything.

Start with the guides

• 7 signs your roof is failing
• What a replacement really costs on Staten Island
• 8 questions that expose a bad roofer