We have a 3 story house. Last year water started leaking from our flat roof and coming to a 3rd floor window, but it only happened during an unusually heavy downpour. Since it only happened a few times in a year, the source of the leak was very hard to trace. We hired a roofing company, which shall go nameless, to fix it. They said they found the problem but the next time there was a big downpour, water was till leaking into the house. We called them back a couple of times but they just could not fix the problem. It was frustrating and I even got up on the roof with patching material to see if I could find the leak myself, but water still came in. We decided we needed to find someone with more expertise. I found Fixer on The Roof on Homestars and decided to give them a call for an estimate. Rick was very knowledgeable about the materials used on our flat roof and spotted an installation error which would be enough to cause a leak during a heavy downpour. Since I had been through this before, I questioned him closely and his answers were detailed and demonstrated a real knowledge about roofing. Rick fomulated a solution to the problem. Again I asked a lot of questions and Rick explained why his solution should stop our leak. The estimate was reasonable since the work involved a cap layer being put over the entire roof, and it did not involve replacing the roof at great cost. I felt enough confidence in Rick to hire Fixer on The Roof without even getting another estimate. My thinking was that this leak obviously was not going to be fixed by a guy with a caulking gun. Fixer on The Roof came out to do the work right away. Bruce, Rick and another roofer were able to get the work done very quickly and efficiently. Bruce even painted a metal roof vent so everything would look tidy. There's been a couple of very heavy rains since then, but no water has been coming in. So far so good. The work they did has a 5 year guarantee.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $1,200.00
- Company Response
Hi K and L,
Thank you for this detailed review on Bruce and Ricks crew. These two we lovingly call KC and sunshine. Their knowledge of roofing is unparalleled and between them they have 50 years experience which is why there are not a lot of roofs out there that they can't find the leak on. I am happy to have them on team fixers preferred roofing vendor list!
Take care
Team fixer