Repairs During A Rainy Day

You are sitting in the comfort of your favorite chair in your home during a raining day and you look up at the ceiling. For your surprise you notice a yellowish stain or even worst a feel a drop of water in your face, you might wonder, what could it be?

If these scenario happens to you the first thing that has to come to your mind is that you have a roof leak and most likely you are correct. As soon as you notice this stain follow this steps:

Step one: The most important first step is that DO NOT to climb in the top of your roof if it raining. It does matter if is a light rain. If you want to inspect your roof in your own, wait for a dray day.

Step two: During that raining day you could be able to track where the water is coming from. Go inside the attic and try to track down where the water is coming from. If possible, try to redirect the water to a place that you can set a bucket in the same attic. By redirecting the water you will prevent major damages to sheetrock ceiling.

Step three: If you are going to inspect the roof, wait for a sunny day. If you are planning to contact a roofing contractor, do not wait and try to look for different options right away.

Step four: There are a lot of companies that offer FREE ESTIMATE, take advantage of this and do the necessary research on at least 3 contractors and schedule the appointment with them. When choosing your contactor, make sure you ask them for warranty, liability insurance, references, and most important of all check if they are in the Better Business Bureau to make sure they are reputable.
Some tips on choosing the contractor are: Ask questions, as many as you can think; Do not choose the most expensive or the inexpensive but the one between and make sure you ask for at least 2 current references.

Step five: Once the repair is completed, make sure you get all the warranties and paid receipt. Keep all this information on hand and do not hesitate to call them if the leak persist.

If you decide not to do anything or you forgot, remember that the longer you wait on a simple repair it will cost you more money at the long time.

Alex suarez
Project Director
EZ Roof & Construction
Houston, TX
713-682-1200
832-892-3486