Ice dams on half-story bungalows
Bedrooms tucked under the roofline mean heat loss melts snow that refreezes at the eaves. We fix the resulting leaks and give you a straight read on what would prevent the next one.
Berkley · Oakland County · 48072
Roof repair in Berkley.
Repairs only.
Berkley is 1940s bungalows and 1950s ranches around the 12 Mile and Coolidge downtown — small homes with real roofs that have seen seventy Michigan winters. Repairs only — no new-roof bids, no tear-off pitch.
What Berkley roofs are made of
Berkley’s homes went up mostly in the 1940s — median built 1949 (Census Reporter, ACS 2020–2024) — with 1950s ranches and a scattering of 1920s–30s kit homes mixed in. The half-story bungalows put bedrooms right under the roof, which is why ice dams and dormer leaks are the recurring story on homes like these.
What we find here
Three failures we open up most often on homes like these.
Chimney and step flashing
Seventy-year-old flashing details fail the same way everywhere: mortar opens, metal corrodes, water follows. We rebuild rather than reseal.
Leaks at low-slope additions
Where a later addition meets the original roof, the tie-in flashing is the weak point on homes like these. We open it up, photograph it, and rebuild it properly.
Where in Berkley we work
Downtown around 12 Mile and Coolidge, the streets off Woodward and Greenfield, and the blocks along 11 Mile.
We're a service-area business, so there's no office for you to drive to — we come to the house. If water is actively coming in, emergency tarping is available — call (586) 698-7094.
Every repair in Berkley carries the same terms as everywhere else we work: a flat price quoted before work starts, a photo report of the finished job, and a written warranty on the final paid invoice — issued after payment is paid in full and cleared — one year on spot repairs, three years on slope work, five on flashing.
Berkley FAQ
Roof repair questions we hear in Berkley.
My Berkley bungalow gets ice dams every winter. Can the leak be fixed without redoing the roof?
The leak, yes — we repair the damaged flashing, shingles, and interior-side damage at flat published prices. Stopping the dams themselves is insulation and ventilation work; we’ll tell you straight what would help.
There’s a stain where our addition meets the house. What’s that?
One possible cause is the tie-in flashing where the addition roof meets the original — an inspection is the only way to know for sure. If the source is hidden, contact us for a free repair estimate. We’ll review the issue and explain the next step. Any additional services — like water testing — require your agreement before work begins.
Do you do small jobs in Berkley?
That’s our whole business — small, precise repairs on older homes. Call (586) 698-7094.
Prices, published
You'll know the cost before we're on the ladder.
Contact us for a free repair estimate. We’ll review the issue and explain the next step. Any additional services require your agreement before work begins. Beyond that, roughly 55 common repairs are flat-rated and published — vent boots, flashing, valleys, shingle sections, ridge caps, decking. No hourly clock, no mystery number at the end.
Also serving Warren, Ferndale, Oak Park, Berkley, Hazel Park, Detroit, Sterling Heights, Troy, Royal Oak, Madison Heights, St. Clair Shores, Roseville, Clinton Township, Eastpointe, Westland, Livonia, Canton, Garden City, Dearborn, Farmington Hills, Plymouth, Redford and Dearborn Heights. Job-type pages: leak repair, pipe boots, flashing, ice dams, emergency tarp, valley repair. See the full service area.