Madison WI Roof Pros provides professional commercial & multi-unit roofing in Madison, WI for residential and commercial properties across Dane County. A large share of the commercial roofing in this city sits on buildings that look exactly like houses. That is not a turn of phrase. It is a code fact, and owners tend to discover it at the permit counter rather than beforehand.
Wisconsin's dwelling code covers one and two family dwellings. A building of three or more dwelling units, without the separations that code specifies, is a commercial building and has to meet chs. SPS 361 to 366. The city's own building inspection guidance puts it in plainer words: three or more attached units follow the commercial building code. A 1910 house carved into three flats is on that side of the line.
The consequence is practical rather than academic. The permit path differs, the credential that matters differs, and three bids collected from three residential roofers may be three bids that cannot be permitted as written. So the first item on any multi-unit proposal from us is a written statement of the unit count and which code path the building actually sits on.
Beyond that we do ordinary commercial work across the county. Heat-welded single-ply over tapered insulation, drain and scupper rework, edge metal and coping, and steep-slope work on the many mixed buildings that carry both on one structure. Offices, clinics, retail, light industrial and the small apartment stock that fills the older neighborhoods. One structure can carry both a membrane and a shingle field, and both have to be right.
Occupied buildings get phased. Units stay habitable, the roof is watertight at the close of every day rather than tarped over an open deck, and whole-building projects are sequenced into the August turnover window, which on student-occupied property is realistically the only stretch of the year when a big job does not fight the tenancy. Rent stops when a building becomes uninhabitable, so the schedule is part of the price.
For owners holding several properties we write it as an asset rather than a job. Remaining life per building, an annual reserve figure, the order we would spend in if this year's budget only covers two of five, and a plain note on which buildings are commercial in code terms so nobody is surprised the next time a permit is required. Owners who plan this stop having roof emergencies and start having roof projects.
Our licensed and insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — a written unit-count and code-path determination, self-adhered ice barrier run past the interior wall line, six nails per shingle set in the double nailing zone, aluminum drip edge lapped over the ice barrier at the rake, closed-cut valleys shingled from the larger slope first, heat-welded single-ply on rear porch and dormer decks — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve Madison and nearby communities including Sun Prairie, Fitchburg, Middleton, Verona.
What We Handle
Everything our commercial & multi-unit roofing in Madison covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of commercial & multi-unit roofing work in Madison, WI. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
- commercial roofing Madison WI
- multi unit building roof replacement
- three flat roof replacement
- apartment building roofing
- commercial building code SPS 361
- commercial roof permit Madison
- single ply commercial membrane
- phased reroof on occupied building
- capital reserve roof planning
- student occupied building turnover
- office and retail roofing Dane County
- roof asset management portfolio
Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our Madison services.
Materials, equipment and how we do commercial & multi-unit roofing
The difference between commercial & multi-unit roofing that lasts and commercial & multi-unit roofing that gets redone in three years is almost always preparation and materials, not the finish you see on day one. We work with a written unit-count and code-path determination, self-adhered ice barrier run past the interior wall line, six nails per shingle set in the double nailing zone, aluminum drip edge lapped over the ice barrier at the rake, spec them to the job instead of to the invoice, and write the material grades into the free estimate so you know exactly what you are buying.
Every Madison job runs the same way: site walk and measurements, written scope and fixed price, protection of the surrounding area, then the work itself with a daily clean-up. Years of roofing work in Dane County means we have already met whatever your property is going to throw at us — awkward access, older construction, an HOA with opinions.
Where we do commercial & multi-unit roofing outside Madison
Madison WI Roof Pros covers Madison and the surrounding communities of Dane County. Crews run out to the same nearby cities every week, so an out-of-town job does not mean an out-of-town price.
- Commercial & Multi-Unit Roofing in Sun Prairie, WI — Dane County, population 35,967
- Commercial & Multi-Unit Roofing in Fitchburg, WI — Dane County, population 29,609
- Commercial & Multi-Unit Roofing in Middleton, WI — Dane County, population 21,827
- Commercial & Multi-Unit Roofing in Verona, WI — Dane County, population 14,030
- Commercial & Multi-Unit Roofing in Waunakee, WI — Dane County, population 14,879
- Commercial & Multi-Unit Roofing in Stoughton, WI — Dane County, population 13,173
Start on the Madison WI Roof Pros homepage for a free estimate, or call (844) 511-2320 and describe the job.
Why Madison Chooses Madison WI Roof Pros
- ✓We settle who owns the building and how many dwelling units are under the roof before we price anything, because in this city that single answer moves the code, the permit and the product all at once.
- ✓An owner who lives in the house may pull their own reroof permit here. A landlord may not, and we put that in writing at the bid rather than letting it surface at the permit counter.
- ✓At three dwelling units your house stops being a house in code terms and becomes a commercial building under chs. SPS 361 to 366. We say so before you collect three residential bids that cannot be permitted.
- ✓Interior and attic access on tenanted buildings is booked around the written advance notice Wisconsin owes an occupant, so no inspection gets refused at the door and no visit is wasted.
The standards behind commercial & multi-unit roofing
Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The commercial & multi-unit roofing work we do in Madison follows published industry standards: NRCA publishes the Roofing Manual, the industry's reference for details and slope minimums, and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association sets the shingle application and ventilation guidance the warranties reference. If a contractor cannot tell you which standard a detail comes from, that is worth asking about before you sign.
Every commercial & multi-unit roofing project in Madison gets the same attention, whether it is a single room or a full commercial job. We show up on schedule, keep the site clean, and stand behind the work — the estimate is free and there is no pressure.
Ready to get started? Call (844) 511-2320 for a free commercial & multi-unit roofing free estimate in Madison, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.