ROOF LEAKS · REPAIRS · REPLACEMENT
Emergency roof repair in St. Louis
An open roof, water coming in now, or a storm that has torn the covering back is emergency roof repair, including tarping. The call button on this page reaches the office.
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What counts as an emergency
An emergency is water that is coming in, or a roof that is open to the weather, and cannot wait for a convenient weekday appointment. A ceiling that is dripping, a membrane pulled back by wind, a hole from a fallen limb, or flashing torn off a wall so the deck is exposed are emergencies. So is a commercial roof over stock, equipment or a room that is still in use, when the leak is active.
A stain that is dry, a shingle in the yard with no leak inside, or a question about whether last month's hail bruised the roof is not an emergency. Those are inspections and repairs we schedule. Calling them emergencies does not get a tarp on a roof that does not need one, and it does not change what the roof actually needs.
If you are not sure, use the call button or the request form and describe what you can see: where the water is, whether it is still coming in, and whether the roof is open. The office reads that and says which kind of visit it is.
- Water coming in now, or a roof left open to the weather
- A membrane, flashing or covering torn back by wind or a fallen limb
- A dry stain or a loose shingle with no active leak, which is a scheduled visit
What to do right now
Move what you can out of the drip. A bucket, a trash can or a plastic bin under the wet spot keeps the ceiling from dropping water onto a floor, a bed or stored goods. If the ceiling is sagging, stay out from under it. Do not poke a bulge to drain it. That turns a contained wet spot into a larger hole and does not stop the leak on the roof.
If it is safe to do so, note which room, which wall, and whether the water started with this storm or has happened before. A photo of the ceiling and, from the ground, a photo of the damaged slope help the office understand the call. Do not climb a wet roof, do not walk a membrane in the rain, and do not try to nail a covering down from a ladder in wind. That is how people get hurt, and a covering put on wrong can pull more of the roof open.
Electricity and a wet ceiling do not mix. If water is near a light, a vent fan or a panel, leave that circuit alone and keep people out of the room. We are roofers. We do not repair wiring.
- Catch the water and stay out from under a sagging ceiling
- A photo from the ground is useful; climbing a wet roof is not
- Keep people away from water near lights or a panel
Tarping and temporary repair
A tarp is a temporary cover. It is there to keep more water out until the roof can be repaired or replaced. It is not a finished roof, it is not a system, and it is not something to leave through a season and call done. Wind gets under a loose cover. A cover that dams water can move the leak to a new place. We fasten a tarp so it sheds, we weight or anchor it the way that roof allows, and we say what it is covering.
A temporary repair is the next step when a small opening can be closed with material that matches the roof: a welded or taped patch on a membrane, a shingle or flashing piece that stops the water, a fastener pattern that closes a metal panel. It is still temporary if the rest of the roof is failing. The visit says which it is. Photos show the opening, the cover or the patch, and what is left for the permanent work.
Permanent repair of a leak, and replacement when a repair will not hold, are separate scopes. The leak page is the diagnosis. Flat and commercial membrane repair have their own pages. Replacement of a used-up roof is written on the replacement site, not sold as part of the tarp.
Emergency service
Emergency roof repair includes tarping for an active leak or an open roof. Weather, how many roofs are open after the same storm, and whether the roof can be reached safely all change the visit. The office says what it can when you call.
Leaving a message still works. The request form on this page is the same form as every other page. Use the call button when water is coming in now. Use the form when you can write down the rooms and attach nothing more than a description. Either one reaches the office.
- 24/7 emergency roof repair, including tarping.
- The call button and the request form are the two ways in
Commercial emergencies
A leak over a sales floor, a sanctuary, a warehouse aisle or a tenant space is the same kind of emergency as a leak over a bedroom, with more people underneath it. The first job is to slow the water and to keep the opening from growing. The second is a photo record the owner or the property manager can use: where the water entered, what was covered, and what the roof still needs.
Strip centers, offices, warehouses, churches and condo buildings are all in this work when the roof is open or the leak is active. Occupied buildings need the cover planned so people can stay out of the drip and so the temporary work does not block the only door. A tarp over a store is not a replacement, and a patch on a warehouse is not a new membrane. If the roof is finished, the written scope says so and the replacement is a separate proposal on the replacement site.
Insurance documentation
Storm damage that may go to an insurer needs photos and a roofing estimate, not a guess from the ground. We photograph what we found, including the temporary cover, and we write the scope the roof needs. You can give that to your insurer. We are roofers, not insurance adjusters. We do not decide whether a claim is paid, we do not promise that it will be paid, and we do not tell you to file.
A tarp does not settle anything. It keeps the opening from getting worse while someone else decides the claim, or while you decide to repair without one. We document what we find. You can share that with your adjuster. We do not decide the claim.
- We document storm damage and write a roofing estimate you can give your insurer.
- Hail and storm damage on the replacement site
Questions about an emergency
- Do you offer emergency roof repair 24/7?
- Yes. Emergency roof repair, including tarping, is available 24/7.
- Is a tarp a finished repair?
- No. A tarp is a temporary cover so more water stays out. The permanent repair, or a replacement if the roof will not hold a repair, is a separate scope.
- Should I climb up and cover it myself?
- No. Do not climb a wet roof or work from a ladder in wind. Catch the water inside, keep people out from under a sagging ceiling, and call.
- The ceiling is stained but dry. Is that an emergency?
- Not by itself. A dry stain is a scheduled inspection. An emergency is water coming in now or a roof that is open.
- Can you tarp a commercial building that is still open?
- Yes, when the roof is open or the leak is active. The cover is planned so people can stay out of the water. It is not a new roof.
- Will you get my insurance claim paid?
- No. We photograph the roof and write an estimate you can give your insurer. We do not decide the claim.
- Can you help with my insurance claim?
- We document storm damage and write a roofing estimate you can give your insurer. We are roofers, not insurance adjusters: we do not decide your claim or speak for your insurer.
- Do I get photos from the inspection?
- Yes. We photograph what we find and go through it with you, so you see what we saw.
What you can check
- BBB Accredited, rated A+
- We pull the permit on every job that requires one.
- Our office reads every request and calls you back.
- Inspections documented with photos of what we found.
- We document storm damage and write a roofing estimate you can give your insurer.
Where we do this work
- Jefferson County
- St. Louis City
- St. Louis County
- St. Charles County