Storm Damage
Storm damage often means a replacement your insurer may cover. Wind, falling trees, hail and ice dams: we assess the damage, document it for your adjuster, and tell you honestly whether the roof is worth patching. We take insurance work and can meet your adjuster on the roof.
Storm damage isn't always obvious from the driveway. A March wind can peel back a few shingles; a fallen limb can crack decking you can't see; hail and debris impacts leave marks that matter to an insurer. We start with an in-person inspection of the roof, the attic, and the structure, then tell you plainly what's damaged and what isn't.
We get on the roof and photograph the damage ourselves. If it's too high or steep to walk safely, a drone inspection shows you the damage instead.
Storm repair in Yarmouth
When a late-summer microburst hit the greater Portland area, a tree came down on a Yarmouth home, straight through the roof and into the truss system. That wasn't a shingle patch. The opening was tarped, then we worked with the homeowner, their insurance company, the Town of Yarmouth, and an engineer to rebuild the damaged framing: new structural members sistered alongside the originals, new sheathing to close the deck, and the roof put back together over it.
A few lifted shingles on a newer roof can be a small fix. On a roof that's 20 or more years old, storm damage is usually the push to replace rather than patch: you'd be paying to repair a surface you'll tear off soon anyway. We'll tell you which one you're looking at.
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Most ice dams start inside the house. Heat escaping into the attic melts the snow on the roof; the meltwater runs down to the cold eaves and refreezes. The ice builds a dam, and water backs up under the shingles and into ceilings and walls.
The lasting fix addresses the cause, and it's done right when the roof is replaced (more on ice dams and winter leaks):
Photograph the damage as early as it's safe to, and note the date and cause. Our inspection adds what an adjuster needs: photos, measurements, a damage report, and a scope of work. We can meet your adjuster on the roof. For the claim itself, step by step, see our insurance claims guide.
If the storm means a new roof, it's worth knowing about Fortify Maine, the state's planned grant program for roofs built to the IBHS FORTIFIED standard. It isn't accepting applications yet; the state anticipates opening in the 2027 construction season. Not sure the damage calls for a new roof? Read repair or replace?, or roof leaks if water is coming in now.
Frequently asked
Usually heat escaping from the house into the attic melts snow, which refreezes at the cold eaves. Meltwater then backs up under the shingles. The fix is a combination of ice-and-water shield, ventilation, and sometimes attic insulation, not just new shingles.
Storm, wind, hail, and ice-dam damage are the most commonly covered causes in Maine; wear and age usually are not. Your policy and your adjuster make the call. We document damage with photos and measurements in the format adjusters ask for, and we can meet your adjuster on the roof.
It can be. On our Yarmouth tree-damage job, the tree went through the roof and into the truss system, so the repair meant working with the homeowner, their insurer, the town, and an engineer to rebuild the framing before the roof went back together. We inspect the roof, attic, and structure, not just the surface.
Often, yes. On an older roof, storm damage is usually the push to replace rather than patch, and a replacement your insurer may cover. Your policy and your adjuster decide what's covered; we inspect the roof, attic and structure and tell you plainly what we find.
Yes. When we fix ice dam damage we address the cause: extending ice & water shield past the warm wall line, improving ventilation, or both. Maine's planned Fortify Maine program would help eligible homeowners pay toward roofs built to the IBHS FORTIFIED standard; it isn't accepting applications yet, and the state anticipates opening in the 2027 construction season.
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No pressure, no gimmicks. Just a free estimate, an exact written quote, and a roof built for Maine weather.
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