Elevare was founded in 1989 with a singular focus— to restore and preserve the exterior building envelope of homes that demand more than a general contractor can offer. For over 35 years, we have operated as a fully in-house design-build firm, bringing together the rare combination of artisan craftsmanship, historic preservation expertise, and structural engineering capability under one roof.
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We specialize in the complete exterior building envelope — from rooftop to foundation. Every element that protects your home from the outside world: your roof, dormers, chimneys, facades, and foundation. We restore, preserve, and protect each layer with the precision of specialists who have spent decades mastering materials that most contractors have never worked with.
Our deepest expertise lies in historic landmark restoration — both government and private. Slate roofs, copper gutters, limestone facades, terracotta details, brick chimneys — we have restored them all, matching original materials through laboratory analysis when necessary to preserve architectural integrity.
“It is not quick, but it’s not hard if you’re obsessed.”
In a recent conversation with Main Street Magazine, the founder of Elevare spoke openly about three decades of obsession, mastery earned under European artisans, working on structures of U.S. presidents — and why none of it was ever really about roofing.