Reading, Berks County
Roofing and remodeling in Reading, PA
Reading and the towns on its west side, Wyomissing, Sinking Spring, Shillington, are about thirty-five minutes from the shop. Josh has done full interior remodels and exterior work in Reading and takes on the bigger jobs here.
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- From the shop
- About 22 miles
- Drive
- 35 min
- County
- Berks
- Estimates
- Free, by Josh
Reading is the largest city in the Fox Gables service area, with about ninety-five thousand people and block after block of brick row homes. Fox Gables Construction has worked in Reading on everything from a whole-house interior remodel to roofs and windows, and covers the west-side suburbs along Route 422 and 222.
Because of the drive, Josh focuses on substantial jobs in Berks County: roof replacements, full siding, window packages, decks and interior remodeling. Small repairs are scheduled when he is already in the area.
Houses in Reading and what they need
Reading is row-home country: brick two- and three-story rows from the 1880s to the 1930s with flat or low-slope rear roofs, slate or tin on the front, box gutters, and wood windows. Replacing a flat roof with membrane, re-roofing the front slope, replacing windows and gutting and rebuilding interiors are the typical city jobs.
West of the city, Wyomissing, Sinking Spring, Shillington and Spring Township have 1920s to 1990s single-family homes. These are roof, siding, window and deck replacement houses.
Permits in Reading
The City of Reading and each surrounding borough and township issue their own permits for structural and interior work. The city requires permits for most remodeling. Josh handles the filings and inspections.
Nearby work
Projects near Reading
Reading · Berks County
Whole-house interior remodel in Reading
New drywall throughout, a new kitchen, new flooring, lighting, trim and a rebuilt staircase railing in a Reading home.
Womelsdorf · Berks County
New front porch, soffit, gutters and windows for a laundromat
A commercial storefront in Womelsdorf got a new covered porch, soffit, gutters and two new windows.
How a job goes
Same five steps in Reading as everywhere else
- 1
Call or send the form
- 2
Josh comes out and looks
- 3
You get a written estimate
- 4
The work gets done
- 5
Walkthrough, then you pay
Questions from Reading homeowners
You did a full house remodel in Reading. Do you do that often?
Interior remodels are a regular part of the business. Whole-house jobs are scheduled a few months out; single rooms sooner.
Do you replace rubber roofs on Reading row homes?
Yes. Membrane over new insulation board with proper terminations at parapets and party walls.
Do you serve Wyomissing and Sinking Spring?
Yes, and Shillington, West Lawn and Spring Township. Western Berks is the practical limit.
Free estimate
Free estimate in Reading
Tell Josh what the house needs. He will call back, come out, measure, and give you a written estimate with the materials named.
(717) 598-7728Calls and texts answered seven days a week. Estimates by appointment, Monday to Saturday.
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