Nor'easters and coastal wind
Sustained wind is what strips a roof, and it finds the edges first. We fasten to the manufacturer's high-wind schedule and pay close attention to eave, rake and ridge detailing on exposed and waterfront properties.
Service area
Roofing & Siding Contractor Serving Long Island, NY
Long Island is genuinely hard on roofs, and not in one single way. A house near the South Shore is fighting salt air and sustained wind off the water. A 1920s colonial on the…
Short answer
LaRocco Roofing & Siding is a Bay Shore-based roofing and siding contractor serving Long Island (Nassau County and Suffolk County) and Queens, NY. We install and repair roofs, siding and gutters on homes across the Island, and owner Peter LaRocco has 30+ years in the trade. Long Island is hard on roofs in several different ways at once: salt air and sustained wind on the coast, steep cut-up rooflines and masonry chimneys on older North Shore homes, and the same February freeze-thaw, nor'easters and summer UV everywhere. That is why we don't quote a roof over the phone, we detail each roof for the exposure it actually has. The crew is ours, not day labor, the owner is on site, and every job starts with a free inspection and a written, itemized quote.
Long Island is genuinely hard on roofs, and not in one single way. A house near the South Shore is fighting salt air and sustained wind off the water. A 1920s colonial on the North Shore has framing, chimneys and roof geometry that no production crew wants to deal with. A post-war cape in Levittown has worn flashing and shallow eaves that someone has already patched three times. And all of them get the same February freeze-thaw cycle, the same nor'easters and the same summer UV.
That range is why we don't quote a roof over the phone. Thirty-plus years on Long Island roofs means we've seen how each of these houses fails, and we detail the roof for the exposure it actually has, not the one on the brochure.
Also serving: Nassau County / Suffolk County / Queens
Local knowledge
What roofing in Long Island involves
Freeze-thaw and ice dams
Long Island winters cycle above and below freezing repeatedly. Melt-water refreezes at the cold eave and backs up under the shingles. Ice-and-water shield at the eaves plus genuinely balanced attic ventilation is the fix, and the reason we always check your soffit intake.
Salt air corrosion
Along the South Shore, both forks and the North Shore waterfront, salt accelerates corrosion on fasteners, flashing and aluminum. Material choice matters far more here than five miles inland.
Old housing stock
Much of Long Island's housing predates 1978, which means lead paint is a real consideration on exterior work. We're an EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm, so those jobs are handled to the required containment standard.
Tree cover and debris
Oaks and pines across the middle of the Island fill valleys and gutters, hold moisture against the shingle mat and shorten roof life. It's the single most common thing we find on an otherwise healthy roof.
Coverage
Long Island communities
Not listed? Call (516) 924-2050, if you're in the county, we almost certainly cover you.
- Garden City
- Great Neck
- Hempstead
- Mineola
- Massapequa
- Manhasset
- Port Washington
- Levittown
- Freeport
- Rockville Centre
- Long Beach
- Valley Stream
- Bay Shore
- Babylon
- Huntington
- Smithtown
- Melville
- Lake Grove
- Centereach
- Islip
- Sayville
- Patchogue
- Ronkonkoma
- Commack
- Deer Park
- Brentwood
- Astoria
- Long Island City
- Flushing
- Jamaica
- Forest Hills
- Bayside
- Whitestone
- Ridgewood
Services
What we do in Long Island
Roof Replacement in Long IslandComplete tear-off and re-roof, done in days, built for decades.Roof Repair in Long IslandFind the actual leak. Fix the actual cause.New Roof Installation in Long IslandNew builds, additions and dormers, roofed as a system from the deck up.Roof Inspection in Long IslandPhotos of your actual roof. Honest answer. No sales pitch.Roof Maintenance in Long IslandThe cheapest years of a roof's life are the ones you maintain.Siding Installation in Long IslandNew siding, installed over a properly detailed wall, not just stapled on.Siding Repair in Long IslandCracked panels, wind damage, rot behind the wall, repaired properly.Gutter Installation in Long IslandSeamless gutters, correct pitch, downspouts that actually take water away.
Our process
How we work in Long Island
The same five steps on every job, whether it's a cracked pipe boot or a full tear-off.
Free on-site inspection
We walk the roof and photograph what we find, then go through the pictures with you. You see exactly what we see, including the parts of your roof you can't get to.
A written, itemized quote
One clear number, broken down by material and labor. No pressure, no vanishing discount that expires tonight, no surprise change orders halfway through.
Materials and scheduling
We order the material and give you a firm start date and a realistic finish date for the weather we're working in.
Installation by our own crew
Property gets tarped and protected before a single shingle comes off. Most residential roofs are torn off and re-roofed in one to two days.
Clean-up and final walkthrough
Magnet sweep for nails, debris hauled away, then we walk it with you before we ask for final payment and hand over your warranty paperwork.
Before and after
Recent work, before and after
Real homes across Long Island & Queens, NY, photographed by our crew. Tap to compare.
Roof & siding replacement
Brown shingles and tan siding replaced with a new roof, dark gray siding, white trim and new gutters.
Roof & siding replacement
A worn gray roof and faded white siding replaced with new shingles, red siding and white trim.
Roof & siding, colonial
Blue siding replaced with gray siding, new shutters and trim, and a new dark shingle roof.
FAQ
Roofing in Long Island, FAQ
What areas of Long Island do you serve?
All of Long Island (Nassau County and Suffolk County) and Queens, NY. We're based in Bay Shore, which puts us central to the South Shore and within easy reach of the North Shore, western and central Suffolk. If you're not sure whether you're in range, call (516) 924-2050 and ask.
Are you licensed and insured on Long Island?
Yes, we carry the licensing and insurance required to work in the towns we serve, and we're happy to send current certificates before work begins. We're also an EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm, which matters on Long Island's large pre-1978 housing stock.
How quickly can you get to my house?
Free inspections are usually scheduled within a few days. Active leaks and storm damage get priority, call and we'll get out as fast as we can, and tarp the roof if it needs protecting before a permanent repair.
Free estimate
Free inspection anywhere in Long Island
No charge, no obligation, no high-pressure pitch. We look at the roof, send you the photos and tell you what it actually needs.
Long Island & Queens, NY · Financing available