Estimates and fees
How pricing works
There are no prices on this page, because a leak's price depends on the opening. This is what decides it, and when you see the number.
What decides the price
A repair is priced by how hard the opening is to reach and how much around it is wet or rotted, not by the size of the stain.
How high and how steep the roof is
What the opening is: a boot, a wall joint, a valley, a skylight
How much decking or framing under it is wet
Whether the roof can be walked or needs staging
The roofing material and its age
What the estimate includes, and what it doesn't
The repair estimate lists the work line by line. Anything we can't know until we open the roof is named, with how it will be priced.
Included: the repair at the opening, new flashing and sealant, matching the surface around it
Included: cleanup and a photo of the finished work
Not included: ceiling drywall, insulation and paint inside
Priced if found: rotted decking, at a per-sheet price written in the estimate
What happens at the visit
One person, the same one who writes your report. We look at the ceilings, then the attic, then the roof, and show you the photos before we leave.
The fee is set and texted before you book
A moisture meter on ceilings and walls
The attic, from the underside of the deck
The roof, tied off
A hose test only if the signs aren't enough
After hours
We don't run an overnight line. If water is coming in tonight, call and leave your address. Jill or Sylvester calls back the next morning and tells you when we can come. A call-out outside our hours costs more, and we tell you how much before we leave the shop.
When you get the number
You get the diagnostic fee before you book. You get the repair price in writing with the report. Nothing is started until you sign.
If the job changes
If we open a roof and find something the report didn't show, we stop, show you a photo and write a change before we go on. You can say no and keep the repair you agreed to.
The visit
What happens, step by step
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Step 1: Booking
You tell us the address, what you see and when it shows. A photo by text helps.
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Step 2: The walkaround
We look at the outside from the ground: gutters, siding, and the walls where roofs meet them.
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Step 3: Inside
Ceilings and walls with a moisture meter, from the stain outward.
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Step 4: The attic
The underside of the deck, the framing, the insulation, and any daylight that shows.
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Step 5: The roof
Tied off. We check flashing, penetrations, valleys and the surface.
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Step 6: A hose test, if needed
One section at a time, starting low and working up, with someone inside watching.
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Step 7: The photos
We show you what we found, and what we could not confirm.
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Step 8: The options
Repair or replace, in writing, with what is and isn't included.
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Step 9: The report
It comes by email. Nothing is started until you sign.
About fees and estimates
Why is the fee separate from the repair?
Because the diagnosis is work on its own. The report is yours whether or not you have us do the repair, and you can take it to any other roofer.
Is the repair price firm?
It is the price in the written estimate, plus any change you have approved in writing. Decking found rotted is priced per sheet, and the per-sheet price is on the estimate.
Do you take a deposit?
That depends on the job and is written on the estimate. A diagnosis fee is paid at the visit.
Do you offer financing?
Not at this time. If that changes, the lender, the rate and the term will be on the estimate.
Ready for the number?
Call or text, and we send the fee for your house before you book.