Roof replacement, repairs and emergency response for Canastota homeowners, built for the winters we get here. Based in Fayetteville, roughly 25 minutes out, with 38 years behind us.
Local Experience
Homeowner Rated
Serving Madison County
Looking for a roofing contractor in Canastota? We’re River Roofing and Construction, and we’ve worked on Madison County homes for 38 years. Our shop is in Fayetteville, roughly 25 minutes out, which means we’re on site fast when the weather turns or a leak starts. Whether it’s a complete tear-off or a single urgent repair, we handle every part of your roof for Canastota homeowners — and we build for the winters we actually get here.
Old roof off, deck inspected, then a CertainTeed shingle system built for Central New York weather.
Leaks, missing shingles, damaged flashing and storm damage — repairs that fix the cause, not the symptom.
We inspect and document what we find, so you have a record for a sale, a claim or your own peace of mind.
When wind or hail opens up a roof, we tarp it and get the repair moving. We work seven days a week.
Roof snow-load reduction and ice dam clearing through the heaviest weeks of a Canastota winter.
Gutters replaced during the same project — one crew, one schedule, water going where it should.
Canastota sees roughly 110 to 140 inches of snow in a typical winter. Add open corridor exposure east of the lake, and a roof here takes a beating. It isn’t only the weather. Canastota is characterized by older canal-village homes with aging roof structures. Put those together and it’s clear why a roof here has to go on as a complete system rather than a fresh layer of shingles.
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.
A season's worth of snow rests on the structure and works at the eaves. We build for February, not for a clear day in July.
The thaw-and-refreeze cycle repeats all winter, opening small cracks and worn flashing until a small problem turns into a real leak.
38
Years Of Experience Serving Central NY
Nearly every shingle carries a “Limited Lifetime Warranty”. It’s worth knowing what that really means.
In most cases the coverage goes pro-rated after roughly 10 years. From that point a manufacturing defect might return only a fraction of what the roof cost.
We offer a 50 year Non-Prorated Warranty on every roof project.
We take on work throughout Canastota — Canastota village and the streets around them. You’ll often find our trucks near the Erie Canal Museum and the canal corridor. We cover the 13032 area and the towns around it.
Don’t see your street listed? Give us a call at 315-630-0839 — odds are we’re already working close by.
Roofing is what we’re known for, but it isn’t everything we do. That means a single contractor for the whole house. For Canastota homeowners we also handle:
Because every layer of the exterior is in-house, water is managed as one system — with no gaps between contractors.
We provide roofing services throughout Madison County and Central New York.
Yes, regularly. Our shop is roughly 25 minutes from Canastota, and we cover Madison County as a whole.
It depends on your roof — size, pitch, how many layers come off, the condition of the decking, and the materials you choose. Rather than guess, we offer a free, no-pressure estimate with everything in writing.
Typically one to two days for a standard Canastota home. Steeper or more complex roofs take longer, and we’ll tell you that before we start.
We do. Given roughly 110 to 140 inches of snow in a typical winter, ice dams come up every winter. We clear them and reduce snow load — and on a replacement we design ventilation and ice-and-water shield in so they’re less likely to form at all.
Storm damage doesn’t wait, so neither do we — seven days a week, wide hours, and 25 minutes from Canastota.
CertainTeed asphalt shingle systems — architectural shingles with proper underlayment, ice-and-water shield and balanced ventilation, installed as a complete assembly built for Central New York.
Both. If your roof has life left in it, we’ll tell you that rather than sell you a new one.
Get a free, no-pressure estimate from a local crew that’s looked after Madison County homes for 38 years.
