Florissant emergency roof repair, at a glance
Call (314) 429-6000 and a person answers, not a machine, 24 hours a day. For an active leak in Florissant we prioritize the same night: tarp and dry-in first, permanent repair once the weather clears and the surface is safe to work. Free inspection follows either way.
What counts as an emergency
Water coming through a ceiling. Shingles stripped off a slope so the deck is showing. A limb through the roof. Wind that peeled the ridge and left the field open. Any of those, call rather than filling out a form, because the phone gets a faster response than an inbox.
What is usually not an emergency: a stain that has been there for months, a few granules in the gutter, one lifted tab on a calm day. Those get a free inspection on a normal schedule, and we'd rather book you properly than charge you for a night call you didn't need.
North county storms tend to arrive from the west with straight-line wind ahead of the rain, and that order matters. The wind opens the roof, then the rain finds it. That's why a house can look fine at eight o'clock and have water in the hallway by nine.
How the night call runs
Tarp first, document second, repair third. In that order, every time.
You call
Live answer. We ask where the water is, how fast, and whether anyone needs to move out of a room.
We stabilize
Tarp over the opening, fastened and sealed at the edges so wind doesn't take it off overnight.
We document
Photographs of every damaged slope while the evidence is fresh, which matters if a claim follows.
We repair properly
Daylight, dry deck, correct materials. A tarp is a bandage, never the finished job.
After the storm passes
Once the roof is stable, the question becomes whether the damage is a repair or a claim. Wind and hail damage is often not obvious from the driveway. A creased shingle lies back down and looks normal. A hail-bruised shingle shows nothing until the granules wash away and the mat starts to fail a few summers later.
We inspect slope by slope, photograph what we find, and give you a written condition report. If it warrants a claim, we'll document it in the format adjusters work from and meet yours at the property. If it doesn't, we'll say that instead of talking you into filing.
One thing we won't do is help anyone get around a deductible. That's insurance fraud in Missouri, and any contractor offering it is telling you what else they're willing to do on your roof.
Florissant emergency facts
| City | Florissant, MO |
|---|---|
| County | North St. Louis County |
| ZIP codes | 63031, 63033, 63034 |
| Phone answering | Live, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week |
| Typical night response | Tarp and dry-in when conditions allow safe roof access |
| Permanent repair | Scheduled in daylight on a dry surface |
| Inspection | Free, with photographs of every slope |
What to do before we get there
- Move furniture and electronics out from under the leak, and put down a bucket and towels.
- If a ceiling is bulging with trapped water, poke a small hole at the low point to drain it into a bucket. It sounds wrong. It saves the whole ceiling.
- Shut off power to any circuit near the water and stay off wet ceilings and light fixtures.
- Take a few photos from inside. They help the claim later.
- Stay off the roof. Wet shingles and wind are how people get hurt after a storm.
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Florissant emergency roofing questions
Do you really answer at 3 a.m.?
Yes, a person does. That's been the standard here for a long time and it's the main reason people call us during a storm instead of the morning after.
What does emergency tarping cost?
It depends on the size of the opening and the access, and we'll tell you the number before we do the work. It is often covered as part of a storm claim, since carriers expect you to mitigate further damage.
Will you go on the roof during the storm itself?
Not during lightning or high wind. We won't put a crew on a wet steep roof in an active storm. We'll get there the moment it's safe, and we'll tell you honestly when that will be.
How long can a tarp stay on?
Weeks if it has to, though we aim for days. A properly fastened tarp buys time to get materials and a crew scheduled, and it holds up better than the blue plastic sold at hardware stores.
Do I need to file a claim before you come out?
No. Call us first, get the water stopped, then decide about a claim once you've seen the photographs and the written report.
Florissant emergency roof help
If water is coming in right now, call (314) 429-6000 instead of sending this. For everything else, send it and we'll call you back.
Water Coming In Right Now?
Call and a person answers, day or night. We tarp first and repair it right in daylight.