Emergency roof repair · Havertown, PA 19083
Emergency Roof Repair & Tarping in Havertown, PA
When water is coming through a ceiling, the first job is stopping more of it. Here is what to do in the next hour, how a tarping request works, and what happens once the roof is covered.
- Tarping within 24 hours on weekdays
- Monday to Friday only
- Requests read Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm
What counts as an emergency roof repair?
A roof emergency is damage letting water in now or with the next rain: a limb through the deck, shingles torn away, flashing peeled off a chimney, or a ceiling dripping. The first fix is a temporary cover, usually a tarp. The permanent repair follows once the roof is dry and has been looked at.
A brown ring that has sat on the ceiling for months is not an emergency, and a regular roof repair visit is the right booking for it. If the drip began along the eaves a day or two after snow, an ice dam is the likelier cause; our ice dam guide explains what to do.
How fast can you tarp my roof?
We tarp within 24 hours on weekdays, Monday to Friday only. Requests come in through the form and are read Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. A request sent after 5pm is picked up the next weekday morning, and one sent after 5pm on Friday is picked up on Monday morning.
This site takes requests by form only, so the form is the way in. Add photos if you can take them safely. If a ceiling is sagging with water or a limb has brought down a line, don't wait on any roofer: leave the room or the yard and call 911 or PECO.
While you wait for the tarp
Inside the house only. Stay off the roof and out of the attic if water is near wiring.
- Shut off power to any light or outlet that is wet, at the breaker, if you can reach the panel without standing in water.
- Put a bucket under the drip and a towel under the bucket; a drip landing on hard plastic splashes onto the floor.
- Move rugs, electronics and furniture out of the wet room, or cover them with plastic sheeting.
- Photograph the ceiling, the wet floor and anything damaged before you move or throw it away.
- Write down when the leak started and what the weather was doing; your insurer may ask.
What does emergency tarping involve?
A crew covers the damaged area with a heavy tarp that reaches past the opening on every side, running it over the ridge where the roof allows so rain can't get underneath. The edges are held down with wood strips. Before it goes on, the damage is photographed, so you have a record for your insurer.
A tarp is a stopgap. Sun and wind wear it down, so it should stay on only until the permanent repair. When the roof is dry we inspect it, write up what failed, and give you a repair scope. If the damage is widespread or the roof was near the end of its life anyway, we'll say so; see roof replacement for that route.
Will insurance pay for emergency roof repair?
That is your insurer's decision, and it turns on the policy and on what caused the damage. Pennsylvania's Insurance Department tells homeowners to photograph damage before cleanup, make the immediate repairs needed to stop further damage, hold off on permanent repairs until the insurer approves them, and keep every receipt for the work.
What we can do is document the damage with photos and a written scope, and meet your adjuster at the house to show what we found. We can't tell you what your policy pays, and we don't handle claims for you. After wind or a fallen tree, the storm damage guide covers what to look for and how claims usually run.
Emergency roof repair questions
How fast can you tarp a leaking roof?
Should I wait for the adjuster before getting the roof tarped?
What should I put in a tarping request?
How long can a tarp stay on a roof?
Sources
- Pennsylvania Insurance Department, Natural Disaster Insurance Guide document damage, prevent further damage, hold permanent repairs, keep receipts
Last checked 2026-11-02.
Request emergency tarping
Tell us the address, where water is coming in, and whether a tree or wires are involved. Photos taken safely from the ground or indoors help. Choose Storm damage if wind or a fallen limb caused it. We read requests Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, and tarp within 24 hours on weekdays only.
Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Form requests are answered during office hours.