A large share of the storm damage calls we receive come from Shrewsbury's 1970s and 1980s housing stock. Those homes make up the majority of town inventory, and original roofs on that construction have absorbed decades of Worcester County winters. One hard wind or hail event often finishes off a slope that was already thin on granules and running on borrowed time. The damage you see from the driveway, a missing tab, granules at the downspout, a lifted edge, is rarely the whole picture.
A proper storm damage repair goes further than swapping a few shingles. We inspect the deck and attic together, replace any sheathing that has gone soft, install ice and water shield at eaves and penetrations per 780 CMR, and fasten replacement shingles to the manufacturer's nailing pattern so wind uplift cannot repeat the failure. Flashing at chimneys and valleys is reinstalled with correct step and counter-flashing laps, not caulked over. A licensed contractor who pulls required permits and understands how Massachusetts energy code connects attic ventilation to ice dam risk is not interchangeable with a crew that patches and leaves.
The Scope of a Storm Repair
Inspection and documentation, emergency tarping, tear-off and disposal, decking repair or replacement, underlayment and ice and water shield, flashing reinstallation, matched shingle replacement, and cleanup with a magnetic nail sweep.