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Storm Damage Roof Repair · San Rafael, CA

Storm Damage Roof Repair in San Rafael, CA

When an atmospheric river parks over Marin, roofs fail in predictable ways — and the first job is stopping the water. Our storm damage roof repair San Rafael team dry-ins first, documents everything for your insurer, then makes the permanent repair.

Document first, disturb second: the photographs we take before anything moves are what your insurance claim stands on.

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Free Roof Inspection

Not Sure What Your Roof Needs?

Start with the inspection. You get photos, straight findings, and a written quote — no obligation.

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Open 7 days a week · San Rafael, CA

Roofing work above a tree-lined San Rafael street near the Mission

Dry-in first, always

Storm Response

Stop the Water. Then Prove the Damage.

In the middle of a storm, there are two jobs and the order matters. Job one is mechanical: get the roof dry — a tarp, a temporary seal, water moving away from the opening. Job two is paper: photographs, dates, and a written scope, captured while the evidence is fresh.

Homeowners who reverse that order — or skip the paper — end up arguing with an adjuster from memory. We build the file as we work, so the claim argues itself.

Active leaks jump the queue
Dry-in and tarping on the first visit
Insurer-ready photo documentation before repairs
Permanent repair quoted in writing, storm vs wear separated

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Local Weather, Real Damage

What San Rafael Storms Do to Roofs

This city averages 32–34 inches of rain a year (NOAA), arriving in atmospheric rivers between November and April. The record day — 8.74 inches in December 1995 — is the kind of weather every storm damage roof repair San Rafael roofer designs for.

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Wind-Lifted Shingles

Gusts coming off San Pablo Bay get under ridge caps and rake edges, break the seal, and fold shingles back. The roof looks almost fine from the street — and leaks at the next rain.

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Fallen Limbs and Debris

Oak and bay limbs come down on roofs across the hillside streets every winter. Even a limb that does not puncture the roof can crack tile, dent metal, and tear flashing loose.

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Overwhelmed Drainage

Gutters and scuppers sized for normal rain overflow in river-grade downpours, backing water under roof edges and through seams — especially on low-slope and Eichler roofs.

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Flashing Failures, Revealed

Most “storm leaks” are old weaknesses the storm exposed: cracked vent boots, tired chimney flashing, worn underlayment. The storm gets the blame; the detail was already done.

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Cracked and Slipped Tile

Wind-driven debris chips and shifts tile across the Dominican and Peacock Gap. The tile moves, the underlayment takes the weather, and the leak shows up one room over.

Water Coming In?

First Steps, In Order

Protect the Inside

Move what you can, bucket under the drip. A bulging ceiling? Poke a small hole at the lowest point and drain it — a controlled drip beats a collapse. Keep clear of wet electrical fixtures.

Call Us — Dry-In First

Tell us water is actively coming in and we will tell you honestly how fast we can be there. The first visit stops the water: tarp or temporary seal.

We Document Everything

Before permanent repairs, we photograph the damage up close and from the attic side, and write the scope. Insurers pay on documentation.

Permanent Repair, in Writing

Once the roof is dry enough to work, the permanent repair is quoted in writing — matching materials where they exist, honest advice where damage exposed a roof at the end of its life.

Insurance

Storm Damage and Your Claim

Homeowners policies generally cover sudden storm damage — wind-torn shingles, a limb through the roof — and generally do not cover wear, age, or slow leaks. The line between the two is documentation. A storm damage roof repair San Rafael claim goes better when the damage is photographed before it is disturbed, the timeline is clear, and the repair scope separates storm damage from pre-existing wear honestly. That is exactly the file we build on every storm call: date-stamped photos, a written scope, and an itemized quote your adjuster can work from. We cannot promise what your carrier will pay — nobody honest can — but we can make sure the evidence is not the weak point.

Photo documentation

Close-ups of every damaged area, wide shots of each slope, and attic-side evidence of water entry — taken before the permanent repair, while the tarp is on.

Written scope

What is storm damage, what is wear, and what each costs to fix — separated line by line, so the adjuster sees a professional file, not a lump sum.

Emergency dry-in receipts

Tarping and temporary seals are usually claimable as mitigation. We document and invoice the dry-in separately so it is easy to submit.

How We Work

The Standard on Every Job

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Free inspections, written quotesEvery job starts with photos and a number in writing

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Permits pulled & inspections metCity of San Rafael — filed online through OpenGov

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Class A assemblies in the WUICRC R902 / Chapter 7A, verified against your parcel

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Photo documentation on every jobBefore, during, and after — the file is yours

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Local Marin crewsBased at 1101 Andersen Dr, San Rafael

Where We Work

Storm Response Across San Rafael

Bay-wind streets, hillside oak canopy, low-lying Canal blocks — storm damage has a local accent in every neighborhood.

Terra Linda & Lucas Valley →

Eichler country — low-slope foam and tar-and-gravel roofs, downspout seams, and recoats on the 94903 side of the hill.

ZIP 94903 · Storm calls

Gerstle Park & the West End →

Victorians and Craftsman homes from the 1880s–1910s: layered roofs, tired valleys, and flashing that has earned a rebuild.

ZIP 94901 · Storm calls

Peacock Gap & Dominican →

Tile roofs over aging underlayment, bay-side wind exposure, and larger homes where drainage has to be sized, not guessed.

ZIP 94901 · Storm calls

Storm FAQs

Storm Damage Questions, Answered Straight

Speed, insurance, and what to do the morning after — answered the way we answer on the phone.

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01 How fast can you get a tarp on my roof?

Active leaks jump our queue, and we will tell you on the phone, honestly, how soon we can be on your roof — during a major storm, every roofer in Marin is slammed, and we would rather give you a real time than a promise we miss. The dry-in stops the water; the permanent storm damage roof repair San Rafael work follows once the roof is dry enough to repair properly.

02 Will insurance pay for my storm damage?

Generally, sudden accidental damage — wind, fallen limbs, storm-driven rain through a storm-made opening — is covered; deterioration and old leaks are not. Your policy decides, not us. What we control is the evidence: photos, timeline, and an itemized written scope that separates storm damage from wear.

03 The storm is over and I see shingles in my yard. Now what?

Book a storm damage roof repair San Rafael inspection before the next rain. Loose and lifted shingles often reseal poorly and leak at the next storm, and the damage pattern matters for a claim. We will get on the roof, photograph everything, and tell you whether it is a repair or just a cleanup.

04 Can a storm repair wait until the dry season?

The permanent finish work sometimes can; the dry-in cannot. Once water has a path in, every storm makes it worse and gives insurers room to call it neglect. Tarp or seal now, document, then schedule the permanent repair in a dry window.

05 How do I storm-proof my roof before next winter?

A pre-season inspection in September or October: drainage cleared, flashing and boots checked, loose ridge and rake shingles re-secured, overhanging limbs flagged. Most of what storms “cause” in December was visible in October.