Why small roof problems don’t stay small
Los Angeles gets almost all of its rain between October and April, about 14 inches in a normal year, and most of it in a few heavy storms. A roof can look fine through a dry summer and leak in the first real storm.
Water rarely comes in where the stain shows. It runs along the underlayment and the rafters first, so the fix starts with finding the real entry point: a cracked tile, a lifted shingle, a split in the flashing around a vent, chimney or skylight.
Signs your roof needs a repair
- A stain or bubbling paint on a ceiling or wall
- Dripping in the attic, or damp insulation
- Missing, curled or cracked shingles
- Cracked, slipped or broken tiles
- Granules from the shingles collecting in the gutters
- Rusted or lifted flashing around a chimney, vent or skylight
What a repair visit covers
- An assessment of the roof before any work is recommended
- The source of the leak found, not just the stain
- Damaged shingles, tiles, flashing or underlayment repaired
- Photos of the problem and of the finished repair
- A written estimate first