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Pine & Gable Roofing Co.

Roof Repair

Roof Repair in Southern Maine

Leaks, ice dam damage, missing shingles, failed flashing — fixed properly, with honest advice on whether you need a repair at all.

Most roofs in Maine don't fail all at once. They fail at a chimney flashing that was caulked instead of rebuilt, at a valley that ices up every February, at the three shingles a March wind peeled back. Caught early, these are repairs — measured in hundreds or a few thousand dollars, not a whole new roof.

That's how we approach every repair call: find the actual entry point (which is almost never directly above the ceiling stain), fix it the way we'd fix it on our own house, and tell you plainly what shape the rest of the roof is in. If a repair buys you five more good years, we'll say so. If it buys you six months, we'll say that too.

At a glance

  • Active leak diagnosis and repair, including hidden entry points
  • Ice dam damage and ice & water shield upgrades
  • Missing, torn, and wind-damaged shingle replacement
  • Step flashing, counterflashing, pipe boots, and chimney flashing
  • Storm damage documentation for insurance claims
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Roofer installing new flashing around a brick chimney on a southern Maine home

On the job

What a proper repair looks like

Roofer rolling out ice-and-water shield along the eave of a Maine cottage
Ice-and-water shield along the eaves — the first line of defense against the ice dams that cause most Maine leak calls.
Close-up of roof decking exposed during repair, showing sheathing condition
When we open a roof for a repair, we check the decking underneath — soft or rotted sheathing gets replaced, not covered up.

Common repairs we handle

The calls we get most, and how we fix them:

  • Leaks. Water travels, so we trace from the stain back to the real entry point — often a flashing seam, a nail pop, or a vent boot — and repair the source, not the symptom.
  • Ice dam damage. We repair the water damage, then address the cause: extending ice & water shield past the warm wall line, improving ventilation, or both.
  • Missing and wind-damaged shingles. Matched as closely as the shingle's age and color line allow, sealed and nailed to the manufacturer's pattern.
  • Flashing failures. Step flashing at sidewalls, counterflashing at chimneys, pipe boots, valley metal — rebuilt properly instead of smeared with caulk.
  • Storm damage. Branches, wind uplift, and debris impacts, documented with photos and measurements for your insurance claim.

Repair or replace — and how we tell you

Here's the honest math we walk through on every repair call: a repair makes sense when the surrounding roof still has years of service in it. It stops making sense when the shingles around the repair are brittle, curling, or losing granules — because then we're nailing into a roof that's near the end, and your repair money is going into a surface you'll pay to tear off soon anyway.

So we give you both numbers. The repair cost, and — when it's close — the replacement cost, with our read on how much life the rest of the roof realistically has. A repair that buys you five good years is money well spent. A repair that buys you one bad winter isn't, and we'll tell you which one you're looking at before you spend anything.

Our repair process

  1. Inspection. We start inside — the stain, the attic, the underside of the deck — then trace to the entry point on the roof. Free as part of the quoting process.
  2. A written scope and price. What we're fixing, what we're not, and what it costs. If we find related issues (rotted decking, failed underlayment), you approve the additional work before we do it.
  3. The repair. Most repairs finish in a few hours to a day. We match materials where matching matters and use new flashing — never re-used, never caulked over.
  4. Photos and a walkthrough. You see what we saw and what we did, in pictures, before the invoice.

Steep, tall, or hard to reach? We fly it first.

Some roofs aren't safe or thorough to walk — steep pitches, three stories, coastal exposure. For those, we start with a drone roof inspection: a licensed, insured FAA Part 107 pilot flies the roof, and we walk you through the footage together. You see the cracked boot or lifted shingle yourself before anyone prices a repair.

Frequently asked

Common questions

How do I know if my roof leak is serious?
Any active leak deserves a look within days, not months — water travels along rafters and sheathing, so the stain on your ceiling is rarely directly below the entry point, and the damage grows quietly in between. If you see water coming in during a storm, bubbling paint, or a musty smell in the attic, call for an inspection. Most repairs we do are smaller than the homeowner feared, but the ones that aren't are always the ones that waited.
Can you repair just part of a roof, or will you push a full replacement?
We repair when repair is the right call — a sound 12-year-old roof with a flashing failure gets new flashing, not a sales pitch. We'll tell you honestly when a repair is enough, and just as honestly when the shingles around the repair are brittle enough that we'd be nailing into a roof that's near the end anyway. You get both numbers and the reasoning, then you decide.
Will my homeowner's insurance cover the repair?
Storm damage — wind-torn shingles, fallen branches, ice dam damage — is often covered; wear-and-tear and age are not. We document damage with photos and measurements in the format adjusters ask for, and we can meet your adjuster on the roof. See our insurance claims page for how the process works, or ask during your inspection.
How fast can you get out for a leak?
Active leaks get priority scheduling — typically within a few days, and sooner when weather allows. If water is coming in now, we can often get a temporary weather-tight patch in place first and schedule the permanent repair right behind it. Call (207) 360-ROOF and tell us it's active.
Do repairs come with a warranty?
Yes. Our repair workmanship is warranted, and we'll tell you up front exactly what the warranty covers — a repaired area on an otherwise aging roof carries a different promise than a repair on a roof in good overall shape, and we put that in writing either way.

Ready when you are

A roof is a long decision. Let's get yours right.

No pressure, no gimmicks. Just a precise quote, an honest conversation, and a roof built for Maine weather.

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