Ridge · Roof Repair
Roof repair for the lifted shingles, cracked boots and failed flashing that let the Valley rain in
Ariston finds where the water really gets in, shows you the photos, writes the estimate before any work, and repairs to the manufacturer's spec.
Where a Valley roof lets the water in
Most roof leaks in the Rio Grande Valley start small and at a detail, not across a whole slope. Shingles lift at the edges after a gust and crease along the fold. Tabs go missing at the ridge. The rubber collar on a pipe boot cracks in the sun and opens a ring around the vent. Flashing pulls away where the roof meets a wall or a chimney, and a valley that has shed years of storm runoff wears through at the center.
Water rarely drops where it enters. It runs down the underside of the deck and along a rafter before it finds a place to fall, so the brown stain on the ceiling is usually several feet from the failure. Sealing the stain's high point and calling it done is how a leak comes back at the next rain.
Skylights and chimneys are the other usual suspects. The seal around a skylight curb dries out, and counter-flashing on a chimney loosens as the masonry moves. Both are repairs, not replacements, when they are caught early.
Open roof decking and rafters with old shingles stripped back to the boards
From the inspection to the final walkthrough
Ariston works in five steps. An inspection comes first and it is free: a crew member walks the roof, checks the attic side of the deck and finds the real entry point. A photo report follows, so you see the lifted tab, the cracked boot or the open seam yourself instead of taking anyone's word for it.
Then comes a clear, itemized written estimate, before any work starts. The repair is done to the manufacturer's specifications, using Owens Corning roofing products, with fasteners, underlayment and flashing matched to what is already on the house. Soft decking gets replaced, not shingled over. The last step is a final walkthrough with you, so you see the finished repair before the crew leaves.
Ariston is bonded and carries general-liability insurance, and it holds a Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs manufactured housing installer license, MHDINS00004804. Crews out of La Feria work this way in Harlingen, McAllen, Brownsville, Edinburg, Weslaco and Mission.
When a repair is the right size, and when it is not
A repair makes sense when the failure is local and the deck underneath is sound. Three signs say the job has outgrown it: the roof is old enough that the shingle surface has spent its granules, the problems are showing up on more than one slope at once, or the deck feels soft in several places on a walk. Patching a roof in that state only moves the next leak a few feet along.
If that is what the inspection finds, the photo report shows it and the estimate says so plainly, with replacement priced next to the repair so you can compare. Either way, the decision stays with you.
After the work, look at the ceiling after the next hard rain and again after any named storm. If a stain returns or a shingle lifts, call (956) 345-7700 and the crew comes back to look.
Bonded and insured · Texas TDHCA installer license MHDINS00004804 · Owens Corning roofing products · free inspection
Ridge
Tonight, while you wait for the inspection
- Stay off the roof. A wet or hail-bruised roof is slick and the shingles are easy to damage underfoot.
- Set a bucket under the drip and move furniture and rugs out of the way.
- Photograph the ceiling stain with the date on your phone, before anything is cleaned up.
- Note where the stain sits and which way the room faces. It helps trace the water back along the deck.
- Text a photo to (956) 345-7700 or call. The inspection is free and the estimate is written.
- Questions first? Call (956) 345-7700 or request an inspection.