Roof Repair in Anchorage & the Mat-Su Valley
Leaks, flashing, wind damage, and ice dam damage, fixed and photographed. Most repairs the same week. If the roof is past repairing, we say so before you spend a dollar on it.
Water travels. A stain over the kitchen can start at a vent boot fifteen feet uphill. Finding the source is most of the job, which is why every repair starts with us on the roof and in the attic, not with a guess from the driveway.
Leaking right now? Three things to do before we get there
Water inside the house is stressful, and most of the damage happens in the hours before anyone shows up. Do these first.
- Catch the water. A bucket under the drip and a towel around it. If the ceiling is bulging, poke a small hole with a screwdriver and let it drain into the bucket, so it doesn’t come down all at once.
- Photograph everything. The stain, the drip, the ceiling, and the outside of the roof from the ground if you can see it. Photos help us diagnose before we arrive and they matter if this turns into a claim.
- Text us the photos. We’ll tell you what we see and whether it can wait for morning or can’t.
Don’t get on the roof. Wet shingles and metal are slick even in summer, and in winter there’s no version of that which ends well. Emergency roof repair →
Common roof problems we fix
The usual suspects in Southcentral.
- Ice dam damage at the eaves: lifted shingles, torn underlayment, rotted fascia
- Flashing at chimneys, walls, and skylights that’s pulled away or rusted through
- Cracked rubber pipe boots and vent boots. The most common leak we see, and the cheapest fix.
- Wind-lifted, cracked, or missing shingles after a Chugach wind event
- Valleys where two roof planes meet and the water load is highest
- Metal roof fasteners, seams, and panel damage. Metal roof repair has its own page.
- Storm and snow-load damage, documented for your adjuster. Storm damage repair
How a repair goes
- Text us the photos. Or call. Someone who works on roofs looks at them and tells you what we see, usually the same day.
- We find the source. On the roof and in the attic. You get photos of what we found and a written price for the fix. If it’s a replacement, we say so.
- We fix it. Most repairs are done the same week, many the same day we inspect if the materials are on the truck.
- We show you. Before and after photos of the repair, so you can see what was wrong and what’s there now without climbing a ladder.
Got a leak?
Text a photo and we’ll tell you what we see.
Repair or replace?
A repair is the right answer more often than roofers admit. It’s the wrong answer when you’re paying to patch a roof that’s already done. The inspection settles it, and we put the reason in writing.
Repair it
One leak with a clear cause. A roof under fifteen years old. Damage in one area from wind, a fallen branch, or an ice dam. A failed boot or flashing on a roof that’s otherwise sound. These are repairs, and a good one should last as long as the rest of the roof.
Replace it
Leaks in more than one place. Shingles curling or shedding granules across the whole roof. Ice dam damage every winter. A roof past twenty years. Repairing these buys a season, not a decade, and the money is better spent on the roof you’ll actually keep. Roof replacement →
Repairs in an Alaska winter
Repairs happen year-round. Cold changes what we can do, not whether we come. Some materials won’t seal below freezing, so a winter repair is sometimes a proper temporary fix, done right, with the permanent version scheduled for the first warm stretch. We tell you which one you’re getting.
Many Anchorage leaks show up in March and April, and some in a midwinter thaw. That’s the melt finding every gap the ice made over the winter. If your roof leaked last spring and nothing was fixed, expect it again. The fix is usually at the eaves and in the attic, not just the shingle that’s lifted. Ice dam prevention and attic ventilation are where that work lives.
If the damage came from wind, snow load, or a storm, it may be a claim. We photograph it, meet the adjuster, and write the scope to match. Insurance claims →
We repair roofs in Anchorage, Eagle River, Wasilla, and Palmer, and out to Big Lake and Girdwood.
What a repair costs
Repairs are priced after the inspection, in writing, by what we found. A pipe boot is a small number. Chimney flashing on a steep roof is a bigger one. If a repair is going to cost a meaningful fraction of a replacement, you hear that before you spend it, not after.
Every job starts with a free inspection.
Photo report and a written price within 24 hours, and no pressure after it.
Roof repair questions
The questions we get most often about repairs in Anchorage and the Valley. Don’t see yours? Text us and a roofer answers.
Text my rooferText us photos first and we’ll tell you whether it can wait. Active leaks with water inside the house get moved to the front. Most repairs are inspected within a couple of days and done the same week.
Yes. Some materials won’t seal in the cold, so a winter repair is sometimes a proper temporary fix with the permanent one scheduled for the first warm stretch. We tell you which you’re getting and why.
Sometimes. One leak with a clear cause on a roof that’s otherwise holding up is worth fixing. Leaks in several places, or granules coming off everywhere, mean a repair buys you a season. We’ll tell you which one you have.
Yes. Backed-out fasteners, failed seams, damaged panels, and flashing on standing seam and metal shingle roofs. Metal is our specialty, and metal roof repair has its own page.
If the damage came from a storm, wind, or snow load, often yes. Wear and age, usually no. We document what we find either way, and if it looks like a claim we’ll say so. You file the claim and it stays yours.
A tube of roof cement over the spot where water shows up usually misses the source, and it makes the real repair harder later. If you’re going to do one thing yourself, do the bucket and the photos, and let us find where it’s actually coming in.
Let’s find where it’s coming in
Text a photo or book an inspection. You get a photo report and a written price within 24 hours, and no pressure after it.