Stop the water first
When water is actively entering a building, the first job is temporary cover — not a permanent repair, and not a full quote. Getting the opening protected buys the time to assess properly in daylight and in safe conditions. Wind, not rain, is usually what decides whether anyone can be on a roof at all.
We are clear in writing that emergency work is temporary, roughly how long it should hold, and how its cost is treated against the permanent repair that follows. That is the part storm-chasing operators tend to leave vague.
Damage is usually wider than the obvious hole
After high wind, units well away from the visible damage are often creased or lifted without looking damaged from the ground, and flashing can be displaced at the same time without anyone noticing. A proper assessment walks the whole roof rather than pricing the one spot that is leaking.
- Emergency temporary cover to stop active water entry
- Written, itemised damage report with photographs and a diagram
- Wind damage repair including creased units away from the visible area
- Hail assessment using marked test squares, documented per square
- Tree and debris impact, coordinated with structural repair
If you are making an insurance claim
A dated, itemised written report with photographs and a measured diagram is far more useful to an adjuster than a verbal summary. For hail in particular, documented test squares are what an assessment stands on. We will provide that documentation whether or not we end up carrying out the repair, and we will not tell you what your policy covers — that is between you and your insurer.
Serving Erie County
We cover Derby, Hamburg, Lake View, Orchard Park, West Seneca, Buffalo, Eden, Angola, Blasdell, Lackawanna, Evans and Boston. If you are just outside that area, ask — we will tell you honestly whether we are the right people for the job.