Roof Leak Repair
Ceiling stains, drips and damp attics all start small. We find the real source of the leak and fix it the right way.
- Full leak inspection, not a guess
- Flashing, valley, vent and chimney repairs
- Clear written price before work starts
- Workmanship warranty on every repair
The stain on your ceiling is almost never under the hole. Water runs sideways along the wood until it finds a low spot to drop through. So the first job is finding where it really gets in.
Signs you may need this
- A brown ring on the ceiling that grows after rain
- Bubbling paint or a soft spot on drywall
- Damp insulation or dark wood in the attic
- A musty smell in one room
- Drips near a chimney, skylight, vent pipe or where two roofs meet
How the visit goes
1. Inside first
The roofer starts where you see the water, then goes up into the attic when the house has access. Wet wood and stain trails show which way the water traveled.
2. Then the roof itself
The places water gets in are the joints: flashing at a chimney, a skylight, a valley, a pipe boot, a ridge vent, or an area where shingles are gone or cracked.
3. Photos of every spot
You see pictures of what is wrong instead of taking somebody's word for it.
4. A written price
What the repair covers, what it does not, and what is still unknown until the area is opened up.
What changes the price
We do not post prices, because a roof nobody has looked at cannot be priced. These are the things that make the job bigger or smaller.
- • How many leak points there are, not just the one you can see
- • Whether the wood deck under the shingles is rotted
- • Whether flashing has to be cut into masonry
- • How high and steep that part of the roof is
- • Whether the ceiling or insulation inside needs work too
Questions homeowners ask
- Can you fix a leak without replacing the whole roof?
- Often yes, when the shingles still have life left and the problem is one joint or one area. If the roof is worn out everywhere, a patch just moves the next leak somewhere else.
- Why does it only leak in heavy rain?
- Some openings only let water in when rain is driven sideways by wind or when a valley or gutter backs up. That is normal and it does not mean the leak is imaginary.
- Do I need to be home?
- Please be home if you can. The roofer may need attic access, and it is much better to hear the findings in person and ask questions while the photos are open.
- Can you tell me the cause over the phone?
- No. Anybody who names your cause before looking at your roof is guessing. We will tell you what it usually is and then go find out what it actually is.
Straight talk: Some leaks take more than one visit to pin down, especially slow ones that only show in certain weather. If that happens, we say so instead of charging for guesses.