Repair, leaks & storm damage

A printable walk of the roof by zone: ridge, field, valleys, flashing, gutters, penetrations.

6 zones · printable

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Net free area at 1:150 and 1:300, split intake and exhaust, and the vent count it takes.

sq ft → NFA in² · vent count

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Roof repair cost by defect

What each common repair costs, and where repair stops paying and replacement starts.

9 min

Roof leak repair cost

Leak source to price: boots, flashing, valleys, nail pops and deck rot.

8 min

Roof flashing types and where each fails

Step, counter, apron, valley and pitch-transition flashing, drawn and explained.

8 min

Chimney flashing repair cost

Reflash against patch, the reglet cut, the cricket, and what masonry work adds.

7 min

Roof decking replacement cost

Sheathing per sheet, tear-off, and the signs a deck has to come off with the shingles.

7 min

Ice dam prevention

Why dams form, and the ventilation, insulation and membrane fixes that stop them.

8 min

Storm damage roof inspection

Reading hail and wind damage on the roof, tiered from cosmetic to structural.

9 min

TPO vs EPDM roofing

Low-slope membranes compared on seams, service life, installed cost and repairability.