Emergency Restoration Work in Warwick, RI

When we arrive, we inspect the roof and any interior damage, check the attic if there's active water intrusion, document what we find with notes and photos, and identify anything that needs to be addressed immediately for safety.

If a permanent repair isn't possible right away, whether due to weather, daylight, or the extent of the damage, we put temporary protection in place to stop further water intrusion:

• Tarping. A heavy-duty tarp secured over the damaged section is the standard first move for a roof that's still structurally sound underneath. It sheds water and buys time, but it isn't a fix, sun and wind exposure break tarps down, so permanent repair still needs to happen on a reasonable timeline, not whenever it's convenient.
• Board-up / decking protection. Where a limb or impact has broken through the deck itself, a tarp alone isn't enough. We board up the breach with plywood before tarping over it, so the temporary protection has something solid to anchor to.

Either way, we walk you through what we found and what the temporary fix means for the permanent one before we leave, so you're never left guessing.

Temporary protection buys time, it doesn't answer the bigger question: does the permanent fix need to be a repair or a full roof replacement? That comes down to a few honest factors once we're back on the roof without the pressure of an active leak:

• How much of the roof is affected. A single damaged section on an otherwise sound roof is usually a repair. Damage spread across multiple sections, or damage on a roof that was already near the end of its service life, tends to point toward replacement.
• What's under the surface. Exposed decking that's been wet for any length of time needs to be checked for rot before anything permanent goes back on top of it, that inspection sometimes changes the scope of the job.
• Whether a targeted repair holds up. Some emergency damage is genuinely isolated, and a repair done right is a real fix, not just a patch.

We'll never quietly repair around a problem that's bigger than one section, and we won't push a replacement a straightforward repair can handle. You get that read in writing before any permanent work starts.

Getting the water stopped is step one, not the last step. Once temporary protection is in place:

• We schedule the permanent fix. Weather permitting, we get the permanent repair or replacement on the calendar as soon as materials and conditions allow, tarps aren't built to last indefinitely.
• We document everything. If you're also filing an insurance claim for the damage, our notes and photos from the emergency visit support that process. See our storm damage and insurance claims page for how that works start to finish.
• We give you a real number, not a guess. Once we know the full scope, repair or replacement, you get a written estimate before any permanent work starts.

If the damage turns out to be less urgent than it felt in the moment, request a free inspection instead of an emergency call, so you have documentation and a plan without paying for urgency you don't need.