Repairs
Roof Repair & Leaks
Leaks, flashing and storm damage. Small jobs welcome, with photos of what needs doing and what was done.
Chapter 01
Where roof leaks usually start
Most roof leaks do not start in the middle of a roof. They start where something interrupts it. Flashing is the metal that seals those spots: around chimneys, plumbing vents and skylights, and wherever a roof meets a wall. When flashing lifts, cracks, loses its sealant or was never lapped well, water follows the gap into the attic, and the stain shows up on a ceiling a long way from the actual opening.
Wind is the other common cause. A windstorm can lift shingles along a ridge, an edge or a hip so they no longer lie flat, and a lifted shingle lets rain get under the ones around it. Roof Leaks and Flashing both appear by name on New Castle's services list, and finding the real entry point is most of the repair work.
Brick chimney with a new metal cap and flashing on a new shingle roof
How a New Castle repair goes
New Castle Roofing Systems is based in Wapato and repairs roofs across the Yakima Valley. Estimates are free, and small jobs are welcome. Rich Y. of Yakima wrote on our testimonials page: “Very very minor repair so difficult to a grade company on this but excellent work and value and plan to use again.” To set up a look at your roof, call (509) 941-8952.
Micki Fuchs has been a customer for years, in her words “ever since Angel Cuevas first came out to fix a leak in my roof.” Francesca Naccarato wrote in her Google review that New Castle “Provided detailed pics of all the work that needed to be done and the work that was completed.” Those photos are how you follow a repair when you are not the one on the ladder.
Chapter 03
When a repair becomes a replacement
Sometimes patching will not hold: shingles worn through across a whole slope, decking that has taken water for years, or storm damage that reaches past one spot. A good estimate tells you which one you are looking at, and shows you what was found.
Micki Fuchs went through exactly that. A bad windstorm hit and she needed a full roof replacement. Her insurance company told her to get estimates, and she wrote that Froy Mena “went above and beyond,” “working tirelessly with my insurance company and really fighting to get them to cover the cost.” Then: “When that didn't fully work out, New Castle Systems still stepped up and worked with me on a fair price and a payment plan that made everything manageable.”
We can look at the damage, document it with photos, and talk through your options. What an insurance company decides is up to the insurer, and we will not promise you an outcome.
New Castle Roofing Systems, fully insured. Call (509) 941-8952.
What repair customers wrote
“Great work! Provided detailed pics of all the work that needed to be done and the work that was completed. It was nice to see the results, especially when I don’t spend too much time on the roof.”
“New Castle responded to a need to replace a leaking roof with urgency. They brought a great team. Their clean up was excellent which is often a problem with contractors. Personally they were all a delight to interact with.”
More in our customer reviews. If the roof needs more than a repair, see residential roofing.