Roof Repairs That Find the Real Leak

How We Track Down and Fix a Leak

Before we touch the roof, we look at the inside: where the stain is, how big it is, and whether it shows up with every rain, only with wind-driven rain, or only when snow melts. That pattern tells us a lot. Wind-driven leaks point to flashing and siding transitions; snowmelt leaks point to ice damming.

Attic first

From the attic we can often follow the water trail up the sheathing to the source, see daylight around a pipe, or find frost and moisture from poor ventilation that looks like a leak but isn’t. Bathroom fans vented into the attic instead of outside are a surprisingly common cause of winter “leaks.”

Then the roof

On top, we check every penetration, flashing and valley near the suspected spot and lift shingles where needed. We photograph what we find so you can see it, too.

Repair the system, not the symptom

A glob of roofing cement over a leak is a temporary patch, not a repair. We replace damaged shingles and weave them into the surrounding courses, install new flashing where it’s missing, and replace pipe boots rather than caulking them. When we can match your shingles closely, the repair blends in; on older roofs we’ll tell you up front if an exact color match isn’t available.