Emergency Roof Repair in Buffalo & Western New York

The NY Department of Financial Services says the cost of protecting property from further damage is generally covered. Save all receipts and photos.

NY DFS advises against permanent repairs before your insurer inspects, because it can refuse to pay for damage that was repaired first. A temporary tarp or patch is the usual first step.

Often an ice dam: meltwater backs up behind ice at the eaves and finds gaps in the roofing, per University of Minnesota Extension. Steam removal and fixing attic heat loss address it. See ice dam contractors.

No. New York General Business Law section 771-b bars roofing contractors from reporting, adjusting or negotiating a claim for you, and from promising to pay or rebate any part of your deductible.

Lake-effect snow piles deep snow on roofs, and heat escaping from attics melts it; the water refreezes at cold eaves. Air sealing, insulation and ventilation are the long-term fix.