Replacement, repair and storm response for Ithaca homes, built to handle Central New York winters. Local for 38 years, and about 75 minutes from your door.
Local Experience
Homeowner Rated
Serving Tompkins County
Thinking about a new roof in Ithaca? River Roofing and Construction has spent 38 years looking after roofs across Tompkins County. Our shop is in Fayetteville, roughly 75 minutes out, which means we’re on site fast when the weather turns or a leak starts. From full roof replacements to emergency repairs, we handle every part of your roof for Ithaca homeowners, and we build for the winters this region actually gets.
Complete tear-offs down to the deck, built on CertainTeed shingle systems rated for Central New York weather.
We track down what's actually leaking — shingles, flashing or storm damage — and fix the cause rather than cover it.
Straightforward inspections with everything written down — for sales, claims or routine maintenance.
When wind or hail opens up a roof, we tarp it and get the repair moving. We work seven days a week.
We take weight off the roof and clear ice dams before they push water back under the shingles.
Gutters replaced during the same project — one crew, one schedule, water going where it should.
Homeowners in Ithaca deal with roughly 85 to 110 inches of snow in a typical winter. On top of that, gorge-and-hill terrain with complex wind exposure. The housing stock matters as well — Ithaca is characterized by a mix of historic homes, student rentals and steep hillside properties. That’s the reason a roof here needs to go on as a complete assembly, not just a new surface layer.
An ice dam forms when attic heat melts snow that refreezes at the cold edge of the roof. Clearing it every winter isn't the answer; ventilation and ice-and-water shield are.
Months of accumulated snow sits on the structure and stresses the eaves. We frame and fasten for February, not for a sunny inspection in July.
Water gets into a hairline crack, freezes, expands, and makes the crack bigger. Repeat that for a season and you have a leak.
38
Years Of Experience Serving Central NY
Most shingles come with a “Limited Lifetime Warranty” — but what does that actually cover?
Typically after 10 years the “Limited Lifetime Warranty” becomes pro-rated and you are no longer fully covered. This could mean only receiving pennies on the dollar for a potential manufacturing defect.
Every roof we install carries a 50 year Non-Prorated Warranty.
Our crews work across Ithaca, including Ithaca city, Fall Creek, Collegetown, and the neighborhoods between them. We’re regularly working near Cayuga Lake and the Cornell University campus, across the 14850 area and further out.
Not sure if we cover your neighborhood? Give us a call at 315-630-0839 — there’s a good chance we’re on a job near you.
We’re a roofing company first, but not only a roofing company — so one contractor can handle the whole exterior. For Ithaca homeowners we also handle:
Because we handle every layer of the exterior ourselves, water is managed as a single system, with nothing falling between trades.
We provide roofing services throughout Tompkins County and Central New York.
Yes, regularly. Our shop is roughly 75 minutes from Ithaca, and we cover Tompkins County as a whole.
Cost comes down to the specifics of your roof rather than a rate per square. We’ll look at it, walk you through the options, and put real numbers in writing at no charge.
Most replacements here are a one- or two-day job. We’ll give you an honest timeline with the estimate rather than a best case.
That’s a regular winter call for us. We take snow weight off the roof and free up ice dams, and we build the prevention into any replacement we install.
We take emergency calls seven days a week. From Fayetteville we’re about 75 minutes out, so we can be there fast when a roof opens up.
CertainTeed architectural shingles, installed as a full system — underlayment, ice-and-water shield where our climate needs it, and ventilation set up correctly.
Both. Where a repair is the right answer, we’ll say so — an honest repair beats an unnecessary replacement.
Get a free, no-pressure estimate from a local team that’s been protecting Tompkins County homes for 38 years.
