A ceiling stain after a storm, or shingles lifted on the York River side?

Get the water out of the house first. Put a bucket under the drip, move furniture and rugs out of the way, and switch off the light fitting over a wet ceiling if you can reach the switch safely. Do not go onto a wet or steep roof in wind or rain. Ring (833) 751-2102 and say where the water comes in and whether the roof is open to the weather.

The York River shore gets wind off the water, and Hurricane Isabel's storm surge flooded Gloucester Point in September 2003, so storm damage is worth checking after any blow. Start with emergency roof leak repair if water is coming in now, or read the storm damage check for what to look for once the weather clears. What sets the cost is on the pricing page.

Service area

Gloucester and 21 nearby communities within 25 km straight-line, from Gloucester Point, Hayes and Ware Neck to Mathews, Yorktown, Deltaville and Saluda (Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex and York counties, VA)

Address

Gloucester, VA 23061

Rivers and bridges

The York, the Piankatank and the Bay sit between many of these communities; U.S. 17 crosses the York on the George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge at Gloucester Point, and Middlesex places lie across the Piankatank, so a straight-line distance understates the drive

Licensing

Virginia licenses contractors through the DPOR Board for Contractors in Classes A, B and C, with roofing as the ROC specialty; ask the roofer for the license number and verify it on the DPOR license lookup

Permits

Gloucester County requires a permit to construct, add to, alter or change the use of a structure; ask the county Building Inspection office whether your re-roof needs one

Insurance

Virginia homeowners policies may carry a separate wind or hurricane deductible and generally exclude flood and surge; the State Corporation Commission Bureau of Insurance handles complaints

Hurricane season

June 1 to November 30, with most activity from mid-August to mid-October and a peak around September 10 (NOAA National Hurricane Center)

Pricing

Set by the roofer after seeing the roof; no price table is published here, so ask for a written quote

What it covers

Roof repair and replacement, emergency leaks and tarping, hurricane and wind damage, fallen trees, asphalt shingle and metal roofs, flat and low-slope sections, flashing, chimneys, gutters, skylights, ventilation, inspections and insurance-claim inspections