Questions and answers.

Yes. We come out and inspect your roof at no charge, with no obligation to book any work.

Yes. After the inspection you get a free quote for any work the roof needs.

Because the cause of a leak or the condition of the wood underneath cannot be judged from a phone call or a ceiling stain. Looking first means the price is for the work your roof really needs.

The shingles, the flashing around chimneys, walls, skylights and vents, the valleys and edges, the gutters, and where we can reach it, the attic.

Some damage, like rotted roof boards, only shows once the old roof is off. If we find it, we show you and tell you the cost before doing more.

Call us, any time. Put buckets or towels under the drips, move valuables out of the way, and stay off the roof.

Yes. The phone is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Water gets in at one spot, runs along the roof boards or rafters, and drips where it finds a low point. The opening can be several feet away from the stain.

Yes. A limb can crack shingles or roof boards without an immediate leak, and the next heavy rain will find it.

Leaks in several places, shingles that are curling, cracking or bare, and a roof that keeps needing repairs usually mean replacement. One problem on an otherwise sound roof usually means a repair. The free inspection will tell you which.

Most homes take one to three days, depending on the size and steepness of the roof and how much wood underneath needs replacing.

We recommend taking the old roof off. It lets us check and repair the wood underneath and gives the new roof a solid base.

Yes. We put on and repair shingle roofs, flat roofs and metal roofs.

Usually because the patch covered the spot above the stain and not the real opening, or because caulk or tar was used where the flashing needed replacing.

Yes. We clean, repair and put up new gutters and downspouts.

Often, yes. Most skylight leaks come from the flashing around it, which can be replaced on its own.

An attic that cannot breathe traps summer heat that ages shingles and winter moisture that rots roof boards and grows mold.

We are based in Ellicott City and cover the towns around it, from Woodbine in the west to Laurel, Hanover and Annapolis Junction in the south and east. The service areas page lists every town.

Call and ask. We will either book you in or tell you honestly that someone closer would serve you better.

We work mostly on homes, and on some smaller commercial and mixed-use flat roofs. Describe the building and we will tell you if it is a job for us.