Half the roofs here can't be reached by truck. That's the first thing we check on a Cudahy bid, before we ever talk shingles. The old ranch got carved into those famous strips — about 50 feet wide and running 500 to 800 feet back — so you get two or three houses stacked down one shared driveway. Tear-off on a rear unit means carrying material by hand a couple hundred feet, and the dumpster sits out on Atlantic or Wilcox instead of next to the work. We'd rather price that honestly up front than surprise you on day two.
Roof stock is fairly consistent: small stucco homes with low-pitch comp, flat additions tacked on the back, and a lot of converted garages that were never flashed properly where the new roof meets the old wall. That joint is where the leaks start. Between Clara St and the river the lots run tight, so we stage carefully and keep the driveway usable. Our crews work bilingual, and we'll write the estimate and the insurance paperwork in Spanish if that's easier for whoever's signing.
Working around the Cudahy lot lines
My house is the back unit with no truck access. Can you still reroof it?
Yes. We do it by hand-carry from the street, and the labor for that gets written into the bid instead of showing up later as a change order. We'll walk the driveway with you first so you know where the dumpster and material stack will sit.
Do you handle the insurance claim in Spanish?
We do. Inspection notes, photos and the scope go out in Spanish or English, and the crew lead on site speaks both, so nobody's guessing what's happening on their own roof.