A Leaky Roof Fixed Before It Cost Us Everything

For three years we patched the same section of our roof. Every spring, another contractor would come out, fix the visible leak, and we'd be fine until next fall. It was costing us $400–$600 a year and the problem never went away.

When we found Pinnacle Roofing through NeedReno, their estimator was the first contractor who insisted on going up and actually inspecting the decking. What he found was not what we expected: two full sections of roof decking were soft and beginning to rot, and the ice-and-water shield on the north face had completely deteriorated.

The quote was $14,800 — significantly more than we'd budgeted — but he explained clearly what would happen if we patched it again. Water was already reaching the sheathing. One more winter and we'd be looking at structural damage to the rafters.

We went ahead with the full replacement. They pulled the permit, completed the job in two days, and passed inspection on the first visit. That was 18 months ago and we haven't had a single leak.

We wish we'd done this three years earlier. We easily spent $1,500 on patches that delayed an inevitable reckoning. NeedReno made it easy to find a contractor who was honest rather than just telling us what we wanted to hear.