Storm Damage Flat Roof Repair Uncovered 6 Layers of Roofing

A tree strike is never just a tree strike. That's the thing most homeowners don't realize until someone actually opens up the roof and takes a look at what's underneath. This job started with storm damage from a fallen tree - but once we got into it, the real story started to unfold.

What we found was six layers of roofing material stacked on top of each other. Four layers of rolled roofing, two layers of shingles - all of it piled up over years and years of previous repairs. And beneath all of that? Decking that was compromised and needed to come out completely. This is exactly the kind of thing that a surface-level inspection won't catch.

We stripped everything down to the rafters, got the damaged decking replaced with fresh OSB, and started building this roof back up the right way - from scratch, on a clean, solid base. No shortcuts, no patching over existing problems. When you've got that many layers of material holding moisture against the structure, a patch job isn't going to cut it.

Day one on this job was a full teardown and deck replacement. New underlayment is going down clean and tight across the entire flat section, with proper flashing at the wall tie-in. The roof is moving in the right direction and it's going to be done correctly when it's finished.

If your home has been through a storm recently - especially if a tree made contact with the roof - don't wait on getting it checked out. What looks like minor damage on the surface can be hiding a whole lot more underneath. Storm damage has a way of compounding the longer it sits.