Emergency Roof Repair in Lawrence Park

Our emergency line runs 24/7, and a crew will be at a Lawrence Park address within 60 minutes of your call. The truck carries tarps, battens, roof boards, and ladders that can be footed on a sloped lot, so a torn slope or an open chimney can be closed off the same night.

Yes. We photograph the limb where it landed, lift the debris off the roof where that can be done safely, and close the opening with a tarp or boards fastened to sound framing. A limb still hung up in the tree is a job for an arborist first. If the deck or a rafter is cracked, the written report says so and the structural repair is scoped once the house is dry.

Yes. You receive a written damage report with dated photos taken before containment, a plain account of what failed and why, and a note on the condition of the covering around the damage. The report is laid out so an adjuster can follow it easily, which keeps the claim moving.

Yes, and on Lawrence Park houses they are a frequent call. Old chimneys here pass through the slope rather than the ridge, so when a counterflashing lets go in a storm the water runs straight into the wall below. On the night we seal and cover the opening, and the permanent repair, which often means repointing before new metal goes in, is booked once the masonry is dry.

Sometimes, when the failure is small and visible and the weather allows it, such as a few torn shingles or a single lifted flashing. On a layered Lawrence Park roof most permanent repairs wait for daylight and dry conditions, because the full extent of the damage cannot be seen until the covering around it is opened up.

Stay off the roof and work inside. Clear furniture and rugs from under the leak, catch the water in a bucket, and if the plaster is sagging, make a small hole at its lowest point so it drains into the bucket instead of collapsing. Switch off any light or outlet the water is running near at the panel. Take a few photos on your phone while it is happening, since they help later with a claim.

Most policies treat a limb that falls in a storm as sudden damage, but only your insurer can confirm what yours covers. What we control is the evidence: photos of the branch where it landed and the hole it made, taken before anything moves, and a written account connecting the damage to the storm. If the shingles around the strike were already worn out, we note that as well, because your adjuster will see it regardless.

Yes, most winters. Deep eaves, snow sliding into valleys, and attics that were insulated over the years without the ventilation to match all push melting snow toward the cold edge of the roof, where it freezes into a ridge of ice. Meltwater then pools behind it and backs up under shingles that were made to shed water, not hold it. We relieve the dam and stop the leak on the call; the lasting fix is better attic ventilation plus ice and water shield laid along the eaves, planned for drier weather.

On a roof with this many valleys and chimneys, water rarely falls straight down. It gets in behind a loose flashing or under a buried valley, then runs along rafters, top plates, and joists until it finds a crack in the plaster, which can be two rooms away from where it entered. That is why the night visit is about stopping the water, and the source is traced the next day in good light with the roof dry.

Often, in November. A valley packed with wet leaves and seed pods can hold enough water to push it sideways under the shingles, and scooping it clear stops the leak within minutes. We then check the valley metal and the shingles along it. If they are sound the visit ends there and we tell you so; if the standing water has damaged them, the repair is quoted separately in writing.