Repairs · Des Moines & the metro
Emergency & Storm Repairs
in Des Moines, IA
Emergency repairs and after-hours calls, wind and hail damage to roofs, siding, decks, fences and garages, and tree-strike structural repair, with the damage documented properly for your insurance claim.
What the job covers
Emergency & Storm Repairs,
start to finish.
- Emergency dry-inTarps and temporary sheathing so the next rain does not add to the claim. After-hours calls taken.
- Roof repair or replacementShingles, decking, flashing and vents, with the scope written to what we actually find.
- Siding, soffit and gutter repairWind-torn panels and hail-dented soffit and gutters replaced to match.
- Garage, fence and deck repairRacked framing, torn steel, blown-down fence sections and blown-in doors put right, or rebuilt where repair will not hold.
- Tree-strike structural repairBroken trusses, rafters and walls repaired to an engineer's detail.
- Insurance documentationPhotos, measurements and a written scope in the format adjusters expect.
Worth knowing
The August 10, 2020 derecho.
The derecho that crossed Iowa on August 10, 2020 brought measured gusts of 75 to 85 miles an hour to the Des Moines area. It tore roofs off homes, collapsed walls and destroyed garages across the metro, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ranks it the costliest thunderstorm on record in the country. Central Iowa gets a smaller version of that most summers.
Storm repair goes wrong in two places. The first is the scope: a patch on a roof that is at the end of its life, or new steel on a garage whose frame has racked, spends the insurance money without fixing the problem. We write the scope to what we find, and if repair will not hold we say so before you sign.
The second is documentation. Adjusters work from photos, measurements and a written scope. We produce those in the format they expect, meet the adjuster on site if you want us there, and keep the claim between you and your insurer.
After the storm
Signs it is time to call.
Shingles in the yard or a lifted ridge cap
Wind got under the roof. Even a few missing tabs let water into the decking.
Dents in the soffit, gutters or AC fins
Hail large enough to dent metal has bruised the shingles too. Have it inspected before the claim window closes.
The garage door is bowed or the fence is down
Wind pressure racks light structures. Check the framing before the next storm, not after.
A branch came through the roof
Dry it in first, then have the framing looked at. A cracked truss is not visible from the ground.
Get an estimate
Tell us what you want
to build.
We look at the site, check what the parcel allows, and put the scope and the price in writing. Then you decide.
- Footings below the 42-inch Des Moines frost depth
- Drawings prepared for your city's permit office
- Free estimates in writing, after a site visit
- Five-year warranty on our labor, insured
- Within about 40 miles of Des Moines
- If a repair will not hold, we say so before you sign
Fastest
Call us
Describe the project and book a site visit in the same call. Photos help, and you can text them to the same number.
(515) 414-8477In writing
Send the details
Better for larger buildings, additions, and anything you want on record before a visit.