Leak tracing and repair
A ceiling stain tells you there is a leak, not where it starts. We trace the water from the stain through the attic to the spot on the roof where it gets in, and repair that spot.
We answer Monday to Saturday. Calls outside our hours go to voicemail and we return them the next working morning.
Free, no-obligation estimates
Seeing a stain? Call us first.
We read the moisture, trace the water to the roof and quote the repair before we start.
(208) 858-8078 Call for a Free EstimateRoof leak repair in Meridian traces where water gets into the roof and repairs that spot, on homes and commercial buildings alike, rather than patching wherever the ceiling looks wettest.
The wet spot you can see is rarely where the water got in. Good leak repair finds the true source instead of patching the most visible stain, because a patch in the wrong place leaves the real opening feeding water into the attic. A slow leak keeps the wood and insulation damp, and the U.S. EPA: Mold guidance is plain that controlling moisture is the key to preventing mold.
Where leaks start
Most leaks come from failed flashing, cracked pipe boots, worn valleys, missing shingles or ice dams at the eaves, so those are the spots we check and repair.
These are the places on a roof where leaks most often start.
"Flashing" is the metal around chimneys, vents and skylights. Careful flashing is what separates good roof work, so it is the first thing we check.
"Step flashing" is woven in with the shingles where a roof meets a wall. It leaks when it was face-nailed, and wall transitions are one of the most common entry points.
The rubber collar around a plumbing vent, the "pipe boot", cracks and splits with age and sun, and water follows the pipe down into the attic.
A "valley" is where two roof slopes meet and carries the water of both. Once it wears, that water finds its way under the shingles along the seam.
A missing shingle leaves the layer under it open. A "creased shingle" was folded by wind and broke its mat, so it no longer seals even when it looks fine from the ground.
An "ice dam" is refrozen melt at a cold eave. It backs water up under the shingles at the roof edge, and the leak shows in the ceiling below.
What it costs
A leak repair is priced by what failed and how far the water spread into the decking, not by the size of the stain on the ceiling.
Three things move the price of a leak repair:
The exact price comes from finding the source on your roof. We quote the whole job before we start, with no surprise charges after.
Across the metro, a roof leak repair typically runs
$560.86 to $1,121.71
a repair
A typical range, not our quote. Your price is set once we know what failed and how far the water went.
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From the stain to the source
We read the moisture inside, follow the water through the attic with a light and a thermal camera, then walk the roof to find the entry point and repair it.
A leak job runs in these four steps.
We start at the stain with a moisture meter, reading the ceiling and the wall around it to see how far the wet area runs.
In the attic we follow the water back along the deck and the framing. Thermal imaging finds hidden moisture in a roof without cutting into it.
With the trail mapped, we walk the roof above it and find the entry point: the flashing, the pipe boot, the valley or the shingle that let the water in.
We quote the whole job before we start, repair the spot where the water gets in, and clean up when the work is done.
Where we work
We do roof leak repair across Meridian, Idaho, and the nearby towns our service area lists, on homes and businesses alike.
That takes in Kuna, Garden City, Star, Nampa, Boise, Eagle and the towns around them. A job outside that footprint is a question for the call.
Service Area Around MeridianWhat you can count on
We answer Monday to Saturday. Calls outside our hours go to voicemail and we return them the next working morning.
From a neighbor
One homeowner's words, as left on our Google profile.
Michael did a great job for us. Met him randomly because he bought something from me on FB Marketplace, and then we got talking. Soon enough we were walking around on my roof and he gave me a very competitive quote. He was super professional and the roof is done right. I feel lucky to have found him!
The two questions below sit next to roof leak repair, and each one points to the guide that answers it in full.
Leak water travels along the deck and the framing before it drips, so the entry point is often several feet from the ceiling stain. That is why we trace it through the attic before anyone opens up the roof.
roof flashingIce dams at the roof edge can force meltwater under the shingles and into the ceiling, so ice can cause a winter leak. "Ice and water shield", the self-adhering membrane at the eaves and valleys, is what keeps that water from getting under the shingles.
ice damsQuestions
Good leak repair finds the true source first and fixes that spot. We move from moisture readings inside, to the attic with a light and a thermal camera, to a walk of the roof, and repair the flashing, boot, valley or shingle where the water gets in instead of patching the most visible wet spot.
Across the metro, a roof leak repair typically runs $560.86 to $1,121.71. It costs more when water has spread into the decking or when the roof is steep or two stories tall. We quote the whole job before we start, and our guide to roof cost covers what else moves the price.
That depends on your policy and on what caused the leak, and the insurer decides it. Whether the policy pays "replacement cost (RCV)" or actual cash value (ACV) decides whether depreciation comes out of the payout, which our guide to roof insurance claims explains. What we can do is trace the leak and put what we found, and the repair, in writing.
Seeing a stain?
Call and we will set a time to read the moisture, trace the water through the attic and walk the roof. The estimate is free and carries no obligation.
We answer Monday to Saturday. Calls outside our hours go to voicemail and we return them the next working morning.
