Rodney's Roofing & Home Remodeling is based in West Garfield Park and works across Chicago. This page covers its home neighborhood and the four that border it: Austin, Humboldt Park, East Garfield Park and North Lawndale. The map marks each one as you read about it.
West Garfield Park, the home neighborhood
West Garfield Park is where the business is based. The neighborhood runs from Kinzie Street south to around Taylor Street and from Hamlin Boulevard west to Kenton Avenue, with Madison Street and Pulaski Road crossing near its center. Most of it sits in ZIP code 60624.
Its residential blocks mix greystones, brick two-flats and frame houses, many built in the early 1900s. That mix matters when you call. A frame house usually has a sloped shingle roof, and a two-flat or greystone often has a flat roof behind a low wall, so say which one you have.
East Garfield Park, to the east
East Garfield Park lies across Hamlin Boulevard to the east. It holds Garfield Park itself and the Garfield Park Conservatory.
Greystones and brick two-flats and three-flats line many of its streets. On buildings like these, roof trouble tends to start where the roof meets a wall or a chimney, and remodeling means working with plaster that has been on the walls for a century. The blog covers plaster and drywall in old Chicago houses.
North Lawndale, to the south
North Lawndale lies to the south, with Roosevelt Road running through it. It is often cited as having the largest concentration of greystones in Chicago, and its K-Town Historic District of two-flats was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
Buildings of that age tend to need both trades over the years: roof work on top, and plaster, trim and room layouts from another century inside.
Austin, to the west
Austin lies to the west and runs out to the city limit at Austin Boulevard. It is one of the largest neighborhoods in Chicago.
Its housing is varied: brick two-flats, small frame houses and story-and-a-half brick bungalows, along with Victorian-era houses in its historic district. Bungalows and frame houses have sloped shingle roofs with eaves, and the eaves are where winter ice does its damage. The blog explains ice dams on Chicago roofs.
Humboldt Park, to the north
Humboldt Park borders West Garfield Park on the north, past the railroad tracks at Kinzie Street. The park it is named for sits toward its eastern edge.
Its blocks hold brick two-flats and three-flats alongside older frame cottages. On older houses it is common to find a second layer of shingles under the first, which is worth knowing before a roof replacement is priced.
The rest of Chicago
The business works across Chicago, so an address outside these five neighborhoods is still worth a call. Nearby parts of the city include the Near West Side, West Town, Belmont Cragin, Hermosa and South Lawndale. Call (773) 676-3830 with the address.
The work, in any of these neighborhoods
- Roof repair in Chicago, for leaks, missing shingles and failed flashing.
- Roof replacement in Chicago, for roofs that are past repairing.
- Home remodeling in Chicago, for the rooms under the roof.
Questions about areas
Which areas does Rodney's Roofing & Home Remodeling serve?
The business is based in West Garfield Park and works across Chicago. The neighborhoods nearest its base are West Garfield Park, East Garfield Park, North Lawndale, Austin and Humboldt Park.
Which neighborhoods border West Garfield Park?
Austin to the west, Humboldt Park to the north, East Garfield Park to the east and North Lawndale to the south.
Does the business work outside the West Side?
Yes. It works across Chicago. Call (773) 676-3830 with your address.