Commerce, CA
Roof storm damage in Commerce, CA
The first hour after a storm is about stopping water, not about getting the best price. Those are two separate jobs and they happen in that order.
Or call (323) 328-8549Describe the storm damage job
Three questions, then the address. Up to three Commerce contractors who do this work.
Your request is in.
We are matching it now against roofing contractors working in Commerce and the surrounding area.
- Today, usually within the hour. The first contractor calls or texts the number you gave us. ASAP requests go out first.
- Up to three of them, no more. We cap it at three so you can compare without your phone melting.
- They come and look. Estimates are given after somebody has been on the roof, not over the phone.
- You decide, or you do not. There is nothing to cancel and nothing to pay us.
If you do not hear anything today, check your voicemail and spam folder — contractors often call from a mobile number.
Before you let anybody on the roof
The things worth pinning down on a storm damage job. A contractor who has not raised them has not looked properly.
- Photographs of the damage before any work happens
- A local address you could actually drive to
- Whether the contractor is licensed and insured in this state
- A written scope you can put in front of an adjuster
- What the emergency tarp costs, separate from the repair
If the adjuster and the contractor disagree, ask for the contractor to be present at the re-inspection. It changes the conversation.
Damage that matters is often invisible from the ground. Bruised shingles, lifted seals and hairline mat fractures fail years later, long after the claim window has closed.
Do not sign anything that assigns your claim benefits to a contractor until you have read it twice. That signature can hand over control of the claim entirely.
Locally
Behind it: shaded slopes that never really dry out. Damp that arrives every morning and leaves by lunchtime is worse for a roof than rain, because nothing ever fully dries between one and the next.
About storm damage here
How many contractors will contact me?
No more than three. We picked that number because two quotes is not enough to spot an outlier and five is an ordeal.
What does a new roof cost in Commerce?
Most quotes here for a standard asphalt replacement come in around $12,000 to $26,500. That assumes one layer to remove and sound decking. Every quote you get should say in writing what happens if the decking is not sound.
Is this really free?
Yes. You pay nothing, now or later. Roofing contractors pay us for the introduction, which is why the service costs you nothing and why we are upfront that it is how we make money.
It is leaking right now. What do I do?
Move what you can out of the way, put a bucket under it, and if there is a bulge in the ceiling put a small hole at its lowest point to let the water out in one place rather than bringing the whole panel down. Then mark your request as an emergency — those go out first.
Ready for a real number?
Three questions, about a minute, and up to three Commerce contractors come back to you.