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Lifetime Construction Builders finds where water gets into your roof during a free inspection, then gives you a written price to fix it. Most leaks take 1 to 2 hours to find, and most repairs are done the same day.
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A roof leak rarely drips right under the spot where water gets in. Water runs along the decking and rafters first, and roofing contractors have traced leaks more than 10 feet from the stain they caused.
Sources: Rob Robillard on boston.com (leaks found 10+ feet from the stain); hail records for Saline County drawn from NOAA reports.
These are the questions people ask us first when water shows up on a ceiling.
Put a bucket under the drip and move anything that can get wet. Take photos of the wet spot for your insurance claim. If the ceiling sags or holds water, keep everyone out from under it. Lifetime Construction Builders sends a crew the same day, within a few hours.
Only for a while. Flex Seal's own blog calls it a temporary fix, not a permanent one. Sealant can't stop water that runs under shingles or behind flashing. Lifetime Construction Builders traces the water path first, free with the inspection, so the repair goes where the water gets in.
Usually the patch went on the wrong spot. Water often gets in higher up the slope than the stain shows. Lifetime Construction Builders starts at the stain and follows the water up through the attic and over the roof until we find where it enters, before we price anything.
Sometimes. Insurers often cover a leak caused by weather like wind or hail, or by a fallen tree, and usually deny one from wear and tear. Lifetime Construction Builders helps with the claim at no extra cost and gives you inspection photos for the adjuster. Your insurer makes the final call.
We show up when we said we would, and we fix leaks fast.
“Good solid company. Fair price, showed up when they said they would, got the job done. Had some leak issues around the chimney flashing and they came out same week to fix it. No complaints.”
Lifetime Construction Builders, run by owner Daniel Retana, finds the leak before quoting the repair, so the price you get matches the real cause.
A real person at our Bryant desk answers (501) 307-1440 day and night. If water is coming in, a crew comes the same day and can put up an emergency tarp to stop it.
The inspection costs nothing, and finding the leak is part of it. Most leaks take 1 to 2 hours to find.
The crew starts at the stain in your ceiling and follows the water up the decking and rafters in the attic. Then they check the roof above it for the flashing, vent, valley, or shingle letting water in.
Jon Speer, our sales manager, shows you what we found and the scope of the repair, and gives you a written price. That price doesn't change once the project starts.
Most leak repairs are finished the same day, or within 1 day. If the decking or insulation is rotted or soaked, that gets replaced as part of the repair.
The crew picks up the old materials and sweeps the yard. Cleanup is part of the price.
Book the free leak inspection today.
Call (501) 307-1440The price of a leak repair depends on how hard the water path is to trace, whether flashing or a pipe boot needs work, and whether the decking or insulation got wet.
How our insurance claim help worksPay by credit card, check, or cash. Ask about our 5% military discount. Financing available, ask Jon. Claim help costs nothing extra.
Most roof leaks start where the shingles stop: around a chimney, along a wall, down a valley, or at a vent pipe.
Flashing is the metal that seals the joint where the roof meets a chimney or wall. Arkansas building code (the 2021 IRC) calls for step flashing at least 4 inches high and 4 inches wide. A kickout at the bottom turns water away from the wall. Where old flashing has pulled loose or rusted through, we reseal or replace it.
Code minimum for metal flashing: 0.019 inch thick and corrosion resistant (IRC R903.2).
A valley carries the water from two slopes, so it's often the first place to leak in a hard or wind-driven rain. Metal valley flashing runs down the valley under the shingles to carry that water off.
A pipe boot is the rubber collar around a plumbing vent, and the rubber dries out and splits with age. Ridge vents and gooseneck vents leak where their seals or nails fail. The solution is a new boot, a new collar slipped over the old one, or a new vent. On a metal roof, leaks start at the screws and seams, so we re-screw fasteners and reseal seams.
Leaks from many places, brittle shingles, or rot across the decking mean the roofing system is wearing out, and it's time to look at a new roof instead of another repair. Lifetime Construction Builders is an Atlas Preferred Contractor and an Atlas Pinnacle Pristine Authorized Installer.
More answers from our crew in Bryant.
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We can cover it. Lifetime Construction Builders answers (501) 307-1440 24/7 and sends a crew the same day, within a few hours. The crew tarps the leak and takes photos for your claim. The lasting repair follows after the free inspection and a written estimate.
Heavy rain finds weak spots light rain doesn't: a valley that overflows, gutters that back up, or flashing that handles a drizzle but not a downpour. Wind can also blow rain backward into a vent. Lifetime Construction Builders checks each of those spots during the free inspection.
Not long. Decay fungi become active in wood at about 20% moisture, according to InterNACHI, and wet decking turns to rot. At Lifetime Construction Builders, most leak repairs cost $450 to $2,500; once the decking is rotted, the repair runs $3,000 or more.
Repair it when the leak has one cause, like a split pipe boot or loose flashing, and the decking is dry. Replace the roof when it leaks in many places or the shingles are brittle. Lifetime Construction Builders installs Atlas shingle roofs, which run $10,000 to $25,000.
Yes. Lifetime Construction Builders traces and repairs leaks on commercial roofs as well as homes, with the same free inspection and written estimate. Our commercial roof repair page covers that work.
Lifetime Construction Builders LLC is a local service for property owners in central Arkansas. We repair roof leaks for homes and businesses from our office at 3519 Market Place Avenue in Bryant. These are the five towns our crews cover.
Tell us where you see water, and we'll set up a free inspection and a written estimate.
Leaking right now? Call, answered 24/7(501) 307-1440We'll call you back at the number you gave. If water is coming in right now, call (501) 307-1440.
