Straight answers and careful work on roof leak repair in Mount Vernon, IA. Metal roofing is our specialty, but we do the whole roof.
If your Mount Vernon roof has been caulked twice and still leaks, the caulk was never the answer. Most of the stubborn ones come down to flashing at a chimney or wall, a valley that was never lapped right, or fasteners that have backed out.
Roofing Brothers has been doing roof leak repair since 2002, first around Morganton, North Carolina and now for Mount Vernon homeowners through our network of local crews. The standard has not moved: measure it right, fasten it right, and never cut a corner where water can find it.
Before any roof leak repair starts in Mount Vernon you will know the price, the material and the schedule. Estimates are always free, and nobody is going to push you to decide while somebody is still standing in your driveway.
How a job actually runs, from the first phone call to the last magnet pass over the driveway.
Where the attic is accessible we go up with a light and follow the tracks back toward the entry point.
On the roof we check the usual culprits first: chimney and wall flashing, valleys, penetrations, and any lap that was never sealed properly.
If the cause turns out to be a roof that is genuinely finished, we tell you that instead of patching it forever.
You get photographs of anything we spot, with no obligation to do a thing about it today.
Questions homeowners ask us about this kind of work.
Flashing, nearly always. Chimneys, wall tie ins, valleys, pipe boots and skylights account for most of the leaks we chase on Mount Vernon homes. The open field of a roof is rarely the problem.
We can usually get a Mount Vernon roof covered and stop the water in the middle of weather, but the permanent repair waits for a dry stretch. Sealing something wet just means doing it twice.
Because water travels. It runs along decking and rafters before it drips, so the stain on a Mount Vernon ceiling is rarely under the actual hole. We work backward from the stain to the real entry point.
Yes, and it is included. A Mount Vernon roof old enough to leak in one place usually has a second one starting, and we would rather show you the photographs now than come back in six months.
What people said once the job was finished and the trucks were gone.
"Roof on our shop building. They worked Saturdays so we did not have to shut the doors during the week."
"Thank you so much to the entire crew at Roofing Brothers for our amazing new tin roof! You were amazing to work with and I couldn't recommend you to others enough! Great communication, pricing, color options, efficiency, and HONESTY! If anyone needs a new roof, I highly recommend this crew! Phenomenal job."
"Twenty year old tin roof with screws backing out everywhere. They refastened the whole thing with new washers instead of talking me into a replacement I did not need."