Nor’easters and hurricane remnants lift membrane edges and blow off coping — not hail, which is rare here. We repair the damage and hand you the photos and cause-of-loss write-up your insurer will ask for.
Hail is rare on this side of the Hudson. What actually damages roofs here is wind: nor’easters and the tail end of Atlantic hurricanes, driving rain horizontally under any edge they can lift.
Most of these are only visible from the roof itself — which is why a ground-level look usually isn’t enough.
An edge or seam pulled up by wind, sometimes only a few inches, is enough for the next rain to get underneath it.
Parapet cap metal shifted, bent or missing sections. A leak path immediately, and a falling-object risk over the sidewalk.
Branches, loose material from neighboring buildings, or airborne debris can puncture a membrane without leaving an obvious mark from below.
Debris in a drain during a heavy band causes standing water that can back up under flashing at the roof edge.
Wind uplift at a vent, chimney or wall termination separates flashing from the surface it was sealed to.
A ceiling stain that appeared right after a storm is often the first sign of damage nobody has seen on the roof yet.
We handle the roof and the documentation. The claim itself is between you and your insurer — but you walk in prepared.
On-roof inspection, timestamped photos of every damage point, and a plain-language cause-of-loss description.
You file with your insurer. We give you the documentation package to attach — photos, description, our written assessment.
If an adjuster wants to see the roof, we can meet them on-site and walk the damage with them directly.
Once scope is agreed, we repair the damage, clean up, and hand over the completion documentation your insurer needs.
Four things, every time — not an afterthought if you happen to ask.
Given to you as one package, not scattered across texts and emails.
What the documentation can and can’t do for you.
One square mile. Wherever your building sits, it is the same crew and the same documentation standard.
We will inspect the roof, document what we find, and send a written estimate with the documentation package for your insurer. No obligation.
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Most policies cover sudden storm damage — wind-lifted membrane, blown coping, debris strikes. Most policies do not cover a roof that simply reached the end of its life. The distinction matters, which is why documentation from the first inspection matters.
We document the damage and give you what your adjuster needs — photos, a plain cause-of-loss description, and our assessment in writing. The claim itself is between you and your insurer, but we make sure you walk into that conversation prepared.
Most storm damage on a flat roof is not visible from the street. Lifted seams, a shifted coping cap, a small puncture — these need someone on the roof to find. That is the point of the inspection.
Not much of one. Hail is rare here. The real storm risk is wind — nor’easters and hurricane remnants that lift membrane edges and blow off coping and flashing, with driving rain getting under the lifted edge.
An inspection, photographs and a written cause-of-loss description — at no cost and with no obligation.
