TrueLine Exteriors of Yorba LindaCompare Yorba Linda roofing quotes without the runaround.Join the list

Note

Repair or replace: how to decide

The line between a sensible repair and money spent on a roof that is already finished.

Note1 min readYorba Linda, CA

Get quotes instead

Three questions, up to three contractors, nothing charged.

Free · No obligation

Join the waiting list

No company gets your details until you say yes to it by name.

Step 1 of 6

What best describes your home?

Different buildings need different crews, so this is the first thing a roofer asks.

Free, and no obligation to anyone.

The test that matters

Everything turns on remaining life. A repair on a roof with a decade left is money well spent. The same repair on a roof with two years left is a deposit on the replacement you are about to buy anyway.

When repair is clearly right

Damage confined to one area, a covering that is otherwise sound and flexible, and a cause you can point at — a cracked pipe boot, a length of failed flashing, wind that took a dozen shingles. Fix it and move on.

When it is clearly not

Leaks appearing in unrelated places, granules leaving in quantity, shingles that crack when walked on, or a third repair in two years. At that point the covering has reached the end of its service life and repairs stop compounding.

The middle

Most houses are somewhere in between, which is why two contractors can honestly disagree. Ask each for a remaining-life number and the reason behind it. When two of the three independently say the same thing, that is your answer.

Ready for a real number?

Free, no obligation, and your details go to no company until you say yes.