That stain on your ceiling didn’t appear overnight. It’s been forming for months, sometimes years, before it showed up downstairs. Roof leaks rarely happen where you see the water. The water tracks along the underside of the deck, runs down the vapour barrier, and pools wherever it finds a low spot. By the time you spot the stain, the actual leak is usually somewhere else entirely. In Winnipeg, where the freeze-thaw cycle widens any small failure into a major one, putting off repairs costs more than fixing them. We’ve been doing roof repairs across Winnipeg since 2011, small jobs and big ones, on bungalows in Old Kildonan and two-storey homes in Westwood.
Every repair starts with a free quote. We climb the roof, find where the actual problem is (rarely where the stain is), and give you a written estimate within 72 hours. We handle leak repairs, missing or wind-damaged shingles, flashing repairs, ventilation issues, and storm damage across Winnipeg, year-round when the weather allows.
Tracking down a roof leak isn’t always quick. A ceiling stain in your living room can be caused by a failed vent boot on a roof slope 30 feet away. Water tracks along the underside of the deck until it finds something to drip off. We start by inspecting the entire roof, not just the area above the visible damage. That’s how we find the actual source instead of patching a guess.
Once we’ve found the cause, we walk you through what needs doing and what doesn’t. Some leaks are a few-hundred-dollar fix: a re-flashed pipe boot, a few replaced shingles. Some are a sign the roof is past its working life and a repair will only buy you a season. We’ll tell you honestly which one you’re dealing with, even when the answer isn’t a sale for us.
For most repairs, the work itself goes quickly. Shingle replacements, flashing repairs, and vent boot replacements usually take a few hours to half a day. Bigger jobs (re-flashing a chimney, replacing rotten decking, fixing damage from ice dams) can run a day or more depending on access and conditions.
As a rule of thumb, if your roof is under 15 years old and the damage is in one area, repair is almost always the right call. If your roof is past 20 years and showing multiple issues (granule loss across slopes, several failed flashings, persistent leaks) repair money is better spent on replacement.
Wind-lifted or missing shingles after Prairie spring storms. Failed pipe boot or attic vent, where the rubber dries out over time in Winnipeg’s UV. Ice dam damage along the eaves, where meltwater has been backing up under the shingles. Broken or missing flashing around chimneys, where the original metal has corroded through. Soffit and fascia damage where eavestroughs have pulled away from the house.
We won’t patch a roof that’s clearly at end of life just to keep you going for one more winter. Not because we don’t want the work, but because we’ve seen it leave homeowners worse off than if they’d done the replacement. If a roof is past saving, we’ll say so and quote the replacement instead.
Roof repair is where corner-cutting shows up fastest. A patch that’s done quickly without finding the real source of the leak comes back as a bigger problem the next spring. Our approach is to find the actual source and fix the cause, not just patch the symptom.
The most common roof repair questions we get from Winnipeg homeowners are about cost ranges, whether we’ll come out for a single shingle, what happens with insurance, and whether repairs are possible in winter. Plain answers below.
It depends entirely on what’s wrong. A single vent boot replacement and a chimney re-flash are two different jobs at two different price points. The honest answer is: get a written quote. We’ll come out, find the actual issue, and tell you what the repair costs and what your other options are before any work begins.
Yes. Small jobs are worth doing because small jobs prevent big ones. One missing shingle today is a leak through your sheathing next month. We don’t have a minimum job size, though we do schedule small repairs around larger work in the same area to keep the trip cost reasonable for everyone.
We mostly shut down for the winter, December through March. For true emergencies (active leaks, exposed deck, branches through the roof), call and we’ll see what we can do. For non-emergency repairs noticed during winter, we’ll usually schedule the work for spring and lock in the quote so you don’t have to chase it.
Most single-point repairs (a vent boot, a few shingles, a piece of flashing) take a few hours. Larger jobs (re-flashing a chimney, fixing ice dam damage, replacing rotten decking) can run half a day to a full day. We’ll give you a realistic timeline during the quote, including weather contingencies.
Wear-and-tear repairs (age-related leaks, failed flashings, granule loss) usually aren’t covered by homeowner insurance. Sudden damage from a specific event (wind, hail, fallen branch) usually is. If you think your repair might be storm-related, see our hail damage or storm damage pages.
If you’ve got a leak, missing shingles, or anything else that looks off, get in touch. We’ll come out, find the actual cause, and give you a written quote within 72 hours. No pressure to book.
Monday – Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
