Central West End homes built mostly between 1890 and 1930 sit on narrow lots along Euclid Avenue and Lindell Boulevard. These brick Victorians and four-squares take direct hits from summer hail and high winds that sweep across the open edges of Forest Park. QA Roof Exteriors handles leak calls on slate and asphalt roofs where ice dams form each winter along the north slopes and valleys.
Access to rear yards often means working from the alley between Pershing and McPherson because front streets stay busy with medical-center traffic. Crews stage materials carefully around mature trees and historic limestone retaining walls that border many properties near the Cathedral Basilica.
Around Central West End
We regularly work near:
- 📍Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis
- 📍Forest Park
- 📍Euclid Avenue
- 📍Washington University Medical Center
- 📍Lindell Boulevard
Roof Repair in Central West End — Local Notes
- •Slate roofs on early-1900s homes along Lindell frequently develop cracked slates after hail events common in the humid continental climate.
- •Tight alleys behind McPherson Place require smaller equipment and hand-carrying of shingles during roof replacement to avoid damaging adjacent brick walls.
- •Homes bordering Forest Park face stronger wind gusts that lift older flashing around chimneys and skylights.
- •Slight downhill drainage toward the Central West End fountain area can push water under eaves during heavy spring rains.