Roof Repair

How We Handle Different Challenges

Our team handles residential roof repairs throughout Hamilton and the surrounding communities. A job might involve one torn shingle or an issue that has spread across several areas of the roof. Either way, we stop the damage where it is before it spreads any further.

Here's a rundown of what we fix and how we approach each one:

Leak Detection and Repair

Water is sneaky. Once it gets past a vent, it can wander along the decking and through the insulation before it ever reaches your ceiling. That's why we trace every leak back to its entry point before we touch anything.

Damaged or missing shingles are the most common cause, with worn flashing around roof penetrations a close second. We’ll also check for gaps around chimneys and skylights, look for ice dam damage along the eaves, and inspect the valleys where runoff concentrates.

Shingle and Flashing Repair

Shingles take a beating in this region. Wind lifts them, falling branches crack them, and years of hot summers followed by bitter winters wear down the adhesive strip that keeps them flat.

We replace damaged shingles, secure lifted sections, and repair the flashing around chimneys, valleys, vents, and anywhere two roof planes meet. Those metal strips shift with every temperature fluctuation, and once they pull loose, water finds the gap fast.

Wind, Storm, and Animal Damage

After a rough storm, the damage might be a couple of shingles or a whole stretch of bare decking. Wind can tear shingles loose or leave them lifted and curled, and it can bend flashing out of position so rain slips in behind it. And when decking ends up exposed, every rainfall that follows soaks straight into the roof structure.

Animals cause their own headaches. Raccoons and other wildlife will chew or pry their way in around vents and roof edges, and the opening they leave behind becomes a ready path for moisture. We repair it all, year-round.

Soffit, Fascia, Venting, and Eavestrough Repair

The edges of your roof carry more responsibility than most people expect. Soffit and fascia seal off the eaves, vents keep air moving through the attic, and eavestroughs carry runoff away from the house. When one of those pieces breaks down, moisture and pests get an opening.

A cracked soffit panel can invite birds or squirrels, and a blocked vent can trap humid air in the attic until it condenses. Your roof's perimeter is where runoff gets managed or mismanaged. A few fixes along the eaves can spare the rest of your home plenty of grief.

Skylight and Chimney Repairs

Every skylight and chimney is an opening in your roof, so the seal around it has to stay intact. When that seal fails, the leak can be tricky to pin down from inside the house.

We repair worn flashing and deteriorated seals around both. For skylights that call for manufacturer-specific methods, we follow Velux's installation requirements.

Flat Roof Repair

Flat and low-slope roofs need repair methods designed around how they shed water. Typical culprits include ponding water, punctures, membrane tears, and seams that have begun to lift.

We fix the damaged areas on your existing system, including drainage problems that leave water sitting on the surface. Standing water is a flat roof's worst enemy. Getting it moving again protects everything underneath.

We Go Where Your Roof Needs Us

Gerry’s Roofing & Siding is based in Hamilton and covers communities within about 45 minutes of the city. Closer to home, that includes Ancaster, Dundas, Stoney Creek, Waterdown, Mount Hope, and Flamborough. Along the lakeshore toward Toronto, we're regularly in Burlington, Oakville, and Mississauga, with Milton just inland.

Down through Niagara, our trucks make the trip to Grimsby, St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, and Welland, and we also head out to Brantford and Caledonia. If your town isn't mentioned, our service area page has the entire list. Chances are, we've already worked on a roof near yours. Distance won't keep us from getting there.