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 in Montauk is fighting salt air and sustained wind off the Atlantic. A 1920s colonial on the North…
Short answer
LaRocco Roofing & Siding is a Bay Shore-based roofing and siding contractor serving all of Long Island — Nassau County, Suffolk County and Queens. We install and repair roofs, siding and gutters on residential and commercial properties, and we've been doing it here for 15+ years. Inspections and written estimates are free.
Long Island is genuinely hard on roofs, and not in one single way. A house in Montauk is fighting salt air and sustained wind off the Atlantic. 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 a low-slope porch roof 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. Fifteen-plus years working from Bay Shore across Nassau, Suffolk and Queens 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. Not a bucket of tar.New Roof Installation in Long IslandNew builds, additions, 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.Commercial Roofing in Long IslandFlat and low-slope systems installed around your business hours.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, check the attic and photograph what we find. You see the same pictures we do — 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.
Permits, materials, scheduling
We pull the town permits, 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.
Recent projects
Recent work across Long Island
Real roofs, real addresses. Every one started with a free inspection.
Smithtown, NY
Full tear-off and architectural shingle replacement on a colonial — before and after.
Oyster Bay, NY
Stripped to the deck, new synthetic underlayment, then architectural shingles.
Jamaica, Queens
Underlayment down and the finished shingle field on a Queens re-roof.
FAQ
Roofing in Long Island — FAQ
What areas of Long Island do you serve?
All of Nassau County and Suffolk County, plus Queens. We're based at 17 Angela Lane in Bay Shore, which puts us central to the South Shore and within easy reach of the North Shore, the East End and the Queens border. 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.
Do you handle town permits?
Yes. Long Island's towns and incorporated villages each have their own requirements and we pull the permits and meet the inspector as part of the job.
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.
Nassau, Suffolk and Queens · Financing available