Multifamily owners and operators
You need to know whether the roofs on a community are a this-year problem or a five-year problem, with evidence behind the answer.
Commercial & Multifamily Roofing
A straight answer on whether your roof needs repair or replacement.
Leeway assesses, repairs, and replaces roofs on apartment communities and commercial buildings across Southwest Washington and Oregon — including the dry rot and interior damage the leak already caused.
- Licensed & bonded in WA and OR
- 35+ multifamily communities supported
- See the Cavanaugh case study
Roofs rarely fail all at once. They fail at the details.
Most of the roof problems we find on multifamily properties are not the field of the roof. They are flashing, penetrations, valleys, drainage, and patch history — small failures that put water into framing for years before anyone sees a ceiling stain.
That is why we lead with assessment. We document the roof by building, photograph the conditions, and classify them: good, monitor, priority, critical. Then you get an honest recommendation, including when a repair genuinely buys you several more years.
When replacement is the right call, we handle it as a construction project — phasing, resident notice, parking, debris control, and the repairs to sheathing, framing, and interiors that roof work usually uncovers.
Who this is for
Built for the people responsible for the asset.
Asset managers
You need documented roof condition across a portfolio to support capital planning and lender or ownership reporting.
Property management companies
You are fielding leak calls and need one contractor who can stabilize the leak and fix the cause, not just the ceiling.
Commercial property owners
Tenant-occupied buildings where a leak is a lease problem as much as a building problem.
Properties we serve
- Apartment communities
- Garden-style multifamily
- Mid-rise multifamily
- Townhome and duplex portfolios
- Senior living communities
- Office and retail buildings
- Light industrial and flex space
- Mixed-use residential
Scope of work
Assessment, repair, replacement, and the damage underneath.
Assessment and documentation
- Building-by-building roof inspection
- Photo documentation and condition ratings
- Urgency tiers — critical, priority, monitor
- Repair-versus-replace recommendation
- Remaining-life and budget guidance
Repair and stabilization
- Emergency tarping and leak stabilization
- Flashing, valley, and penetration repair
- Shingle and membrane patching
- Gutter, downspout, and drainage correction
- Moss treatment and roof cleaning
Replacement and related work
- Full re-roofing by building
- Sheathing and framing replacement
- Dry rot remediation at eaves and fascia
- Ventilation and insulation correction
- Interior ceiling and drywall repair
Why owners choose Leeway
Roof decisions made on evidence, not on a sales pitch.
Repair when repair is right
We are not a roofing-only company chasing replacements. If targeted repair protects the building, that is the recommendation you get.
Cause fixed, not just the symptom
Drainage, flashing, and ventilation get corrected so you are not tarping the same building again next winter.
One contractor through the whole repair
Roof, framing, dry rot, siding, and interior finish handled by the same team, so nothing falls between scopes.
Documented for capital planning
Condition reports and photos you can use for budgets, reserve studies, and ownership reporting.
How it works
From leak call to closed-out roof.
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Inspect and stabilize
If water is coming in, we stop it first. Then we inspect the roof properly and document what we find.
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Report and recommend
You receive photos, condition ratings, and a clear repair-or-replace recommendation with budget guidance.
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Scope and schedule
Work is scoped in writing and phased building by building with resident notice, access, and parking planned.
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Build and close out
The roof and all related damage are completed, cleaned up, inspected, and documented for your property file.
FAQ
Questions owners and managers ask us.
Do we need a full replacement or can the roof be repaired?
That is exactly what the assessment answers. Plenty of roofs we look at have five or more years left with targeted repair and better drainage. We tell you which situation you are in before you budget a replacement.
Can you handle emergency leaks and tarping?
Yes. Active water intrusion gets stabilized first — tarping and temporary protection — then we scope the permanent repair once the building is dry.
Do you roof multiple buildings across a community?
Regularly. Multi-building apartment communities are sequenced building by building so residents keep access and parking stays usable throughout.
What roofing systems do you work with?
Composition shingle, low-slope membrane systems, metal, and the flashing, gutter, and drainage details that go with them. The right system depends on the building and the budget horizon.
Do you repair the damage underneath the roof too?
Yes. Roof leaks usually take sheathing, framing, insulation, drywall, or siding with them. We handle the related dry rot and interior repairs rather than handing you to another contractor.
Will you coordinate with our insurance carrier?
We can document conditions, scope, and cause in a form useful for a claim, and work alongside your adjuster. We do not act as a public adjuster.
Related services and pages
Stop chasing contractors. Start trusting one.
Tell us about the asset and the scope. We'll walk the site, define the work, and come back with a budget you can underwrite.