We start at the stain and trace the water back to where it gets in, and the inspection is free for every caller. Lifetime Roofing of El Paso then gets you a free written estimate within 48 hours of the inspection.
Stain on the ceiling?Nobody found the leak?We trace it back
You’ve got a spot on a ceiling that grows after a monsoon storm, or a leak someone patched that’s dripping again. A patch on the wrong spot leaves the opening there, and you end up paying twice for a leak nobody found.
El Paso homeowners wrote these lines about leaks and the roofing contractors they called. Each one gets an answer from Lifetime Roofing of El Paso.
“I went up on the roof to try and find the entry point to no avail”
We find the opening before anyone patches, and tracing it is part of the free inspection.
“never called back”
Call at any hour. Our phones are answered 24/7.
“First time there was a hard rain we still had leaks all over”
If a leak comes back on our work, we come back and fix it at no charge.
“it’s leaked since I moved in”
Our workmanship warranty on the work transfers to the next owner if you sell the house.
The inspection is free. Lifetime Roofing of El Paso traces the leak, then prices the repair in a free written estimate within 48 hours of the inspection. Where the water gets in, roof type and pitch, and any wet decking set the price.
My roof is leaking. What should I do?
Call us at any hour. Lifetime Roofing of El Paso answers (915) 353-3934 24/7. If water’s coming in now, ask about emergency tarping. We’ll trace the leak at your free inspection.
Does homeowners insurance cover a roof leak?
Your policy decides. The Texas Department of Insurance says gradual leaks usually aren’t covered and sudden damage usually is. Lifetime Roofing of El Paso doesn’t need a claim to inspect your roof. If you file one, we document the damage and write the estimate.
Can you check a leak another roofer already patched?
Yes. Every caller gets a free inspection from Lifetime Roofing of El Paso, and that includes a leak someone else patched. We trace the water back to where it’s getting in now.
Lifetime Roofing of El Paso is an insured roofing contractor, family owned since 2009 and in El Paso since 2019. Daniel Smith, our manager, stays your one contact from the first call about the leak through cleanup. Our own crew makes the repair, not subcontractors, at fair prices in the middle of the El Paso market.
A leak has two spots: the opening where water gets in and the stain where it shows. Water runs along the deck and rafters, so the two can sit apart. Pick an opening to follow the water.
A cracked rubber collar around a pipe
The rubber boot around a plumbing pipe can dry out in the sun and crack. Rain then slips through the crack and runs along the deck, and the stain can land well away from the pipe.
A vent seal that’s opened up
A roof vent sits in an opening cut through the deck, and only its seal keeps rain out. Once that seal opens, water drops onto the deck and can follow it downhill before it shows.
A skylight seal letting rain by
Skylight seals are a likely entry point on any roof that has one. Water that gets past the seal runs along the deck and rafters, so your stain may not sit under the glass.
A flashing seam at the chimney
Flashing is the sheet metal that joins a roof to a chimney. Rain gets through an open flashing seam, then follows the rafters, so the wet spot on your ceiling can sit well off the chimney.
Valleys, where two roof slopes meet and carry water, let it in too.
How we find a roof leak,from your call to the repair
1
Tell us where the water shows up
Dial (915) 353-3934 at any hour. You don’t need an insurance claim for the inspection, even on storm damage.
2
We trace the water to the opening
The free inspection starts at your stain and works back to where the water gets in. Flashing, pipe boots, valleys, and skylight seals are the likely spots.
3
Your free estimate, in writing, within 48 hours
You get what we found and what it’ll take on paper, and we quote a repair when a repair will do.
4
Our own crew repairs the opening
The work stays with our crew, not subcontractors. Any open roof gets tarped each night.
5
Nails swept, warranty paper in your hand
We run a magnet sweep for nails and hand over the warranty paper at the end of the job.
The type of roofing system and its pitch change how hard a leak is to trace and what the repair takes. Our shingles are IKO, and our stone-coated steel is DECRA by IKO Metals.
Finding the opening shows us what the water has done. Where it got in, how long it’s leaked, and whether the decking or insulation is wet decide what we quote.
Water stains where a ceiling meets the wall
A small repair can do when
Water gets in at one spot, like a cracked pipe boot, a flashing seam, or a skylight seal.
The deck under that spot is still solid.
The shingles around it lift without cracking.
The job can grow when
The leak has run long enough to wet the decking or insulation.
The deck has gone soft or rotted.
Leaks run across a slope, not from one spot.
For a repair, El Paso city rules don’t call for a roof covering permit on a residence when under 25% of the roof is replaced.
A leak that goes quiet in dry weather still has an opening. Monsoon rain finds it again, and your stain comes back.
Sun and heat
26 daysat 100 degrees in an average year
Sun can dry out a rubber pipe boot until it cracks. That’s why boots rank with flashing seams, valleys, and skylight seals as likely entry points.
Wind and hail damage
84 mphpeak gust on record
A hard gust can lift a shingle or a flashing edge, and the gap can sit dry until the next rain. Hail damage feels soft like an apple bruise and leaves matching dents on vents and gutters.
You get the written estimate before we start and the warranty paper at the end. Workmanship means how the repair was done, so if that repair lets water in, the call comes to us.
Free and written, within 48 hours of the inspection
Workmanship warranty
Lifetime and transferable, on the work
Maker’s warranty
Printed beside ours, on any new materials
If a leak comes back on our work
We come back and fix it at no charge
Tarping and inspections carry no warranty.
More questions aboutfinding a roof leak
How long can you leave a leaking roof?
Don’t wait for the next rain. Water that keeps getting in can wet the decking and insulation, and that can change the repair. Lifetime Roofing of El Paso inspects for free, insurance claim or not.
How do roofers find a roof leak?
They trace the water uphill. One trade test is a timed hose run from low to high, a small section at a time, with someone watching inside. Lifetime Roofing of El Paso traces each leak from the stain back to where it gets in.
Can a handyman fix a roof leak?
Legally, yes. Texas has no state roofer license, so ask whoever you call how they’ll find the opening and what insurance they carry. Lifetime Roofing of El Paso carries $1M general liability and $2M workers’ comp.
Can I pay for a leak repair over time?
Ask about financing. Lifetime Roofing of El Paso offers financing and a 5% military discount. Ask about both when you call (915) 353-3934.
Roof leak repair in El Paso,Socorro, Texas, and nearby towns
Lifetime Roofing of El Paso traces and repairs roof leaks across El Paso, Texas: the East Side, West Side, Central, the Northeast, the Lower Valley, the Upper Valley, and Kern Place. We also cover Anthony, Canutillo, Clint, Fabens, Horizon City, San Elizario, Socorro, Vinton, and homes off post at Fort Bliss.
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