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Repair or replace?
The honest version of a question most contractors answer with "replace." This weighs the same factors we'd weigh on your roof — age, damage, history, cost, and how long you're staying — and shows you exactly why it landed where it did.
Straight answers
When does repair make more sense than replacement?
When the roof is well within its service life, the damage is localized, there's little repair history, and the fix is a small fraction of replacement cost. A sound 12-year roof with one wind-damaged slope is a repair — replacing it would be waste. This tool weighs exactly those factors and shows its reasoning.
Will this tool tell me I need a new roof?
Only ever as a recommendation to weigh, never a verdict. It will flag the conditions that most often force replacement — rotten decking, a system that's wrong for the slope, chronic failures — but those need to be confirmed in person. We never call a replacement mandatory without a real, verified safety or code reason.
What is the "repair cost vs. replacement" rule of thumb?
A common guideline: if a repair runs more than about a third of replacement cost and the roof is past mid-life, replacement usually wins on cost-per-year. Under ~20% on a roof with life left, repair almost always wins. It's a guide, not a law — matching, decking, and how long you'll stay all move it.
Does an insurance approval change the math?
Yes. If a carrier has approved a replacement for covered damage, the economics shift heavily toward replacing — you're paying a deductible, not the full cost. This tool factors that in, but always verify scope with your own documented inspection.
A lean is a start. A photo report is the proof.
The free inspection confirms what's really going on up there — and we'll tell you if repair is the smart call.