Sixteen places
Find your town and see what the houses there change
Choose your place from the list below to send us your stain details and book a diagnostic visit. Each place has its own page with what we know about its housing and who to ask locally, because a village core and a lakeside road do not need the same first question.
Asking where the water gets in commits you to nothing.
What we do
We help you find where the water really gets in and book a diagnostic visit with an independent roofer, who puts the fix in a written proposal.
Our word before the ladder goes up
- You owe nothing for asking, and you can walk away.
- The visit looks for the way in before any roof talk.
- You see the repair proposal in writing before work starts.
- The $100 credit follows the rules on our Terms page.
The roofer you hire answers for their own work and contract.
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What this word coversQuestions
Questions about picking your place
My address is between two towns. Which page do I use?
Use whichever name is on your mailing address, or send the form and tell us the nearest crossroads. The roofer's visit does not depend on the page you pick.
Do you cover places not on the list?
The list is where we book visits now. If your place is nearby but missing, call and ask; we will say plainly whether we can book it.
Why does each place have its own page?
Housing age, house type and local offices differ from place to place, and those details change what to ask first. The pages say what is sourced and nothing more.
Is a village page different from a town page?
Yes. A village sits inside a town but keeps its own housing and its own clerk, so a village page uses the village's own figures, not the town's.
How a place changes the first question
Houses of different ages and types fail in different ways. An older house with a shared attic raises a moisture question. A house with a porch or addition raises a slope question. A house with a masonry chimney raises a joint question. Your town page leans on whichever of these its housing makes most likely.
These are leanings, not measurements of any one roof. Yours may be the exception, which is why the visit looks at the actual house.
City, town and village
Syracuse is the one city in the county. Liverpool, East Syracuse, Solvay and Fayetteville are villages inside towns, and some towns, such as Camillus, Manlius, Skaneateles and Elbridge, have a village of the same name inside them. Each page says which kind of place it describes.
Five jobs
The same five jobs in every place
Roof Leak Diagnosis
Trace the stain to its source first.
Low-Slope Roofing
Ask for the pitch before anyone patches again.
Roof Flashing Repair
Name the joint nearest the drip.
Gutters and Drainage
Follow the water from edge to ground.
Attic Ventilation
Seal the ceiling before adding any vents.
Reading
Reading that applies in every town
Roof Leak or Attic Moisture: A Five-Minute Check
One question about the weather sorts most stains.
Porch Roof Leaks After Repairs: What the Slope Tells You
Get the pitch measured before the next repair.
Where Roofs Leak: Six Places a Roof Is Cut Through
Six joints, and the question to ask at each.
How Much Attic Ventilation a Syracuse House Needs
Seal first, then size the vents.
Finding a Roof Leak in Winter: What the Cold Shows You
Winter is a good time to find the cause.
Where Your Roof Water Ends Up, and Why It Matters
Walk the water path in the next rain.
Choose your town and send us the stain.