Roofing & Storm Damage Repair in Farmington, MI

The City of Farmington is smaller and older than Farmington Hills. Downtown Farmington still has 1920s–1960s housing: bungalows, compact two-stories, and mid-century ranches near Grand River Ave and the Farmington Road corridor. Many homes around Riley Park, the Shiawassee River area, and Maxfield Road still have original chimneys, tight side yards, and roofs that have been patched more than once. Materials run from three-tab asphalt to a few remaining cedar or metal porch roofs. Ice dams love those steep front gables: heat rises to the peak, snow melts, and water backs under the shingles at the eaves. We inspect from the ridge to the gutter, including flashing against brick that has been through 80 winters.

Farmington weather is the same Oakland County mix — freeze-thaw, lake-effect snow, and summer hail — but older roofs are more vulnerable. A 1950s ranch with skip sheathing or thin plywood does not forgive a bruised shingle the way a 2005 OSB deck might. Smaller lots mean a failing gutter dumps water against a neighbor’s foundation as often as your own. Wind funnels down Grand River and lifts starter shingles on west elevations. After a hail event, we walk Farmington streets looking for the same bruise pattern we see in the Hills, then photograph each slope for the claim. Older decking is called out in the scope so the adjuster is not surprised when we open the roof.

Insurance claims in Farmington often combine hail, wind, and long-deferred flashing repairs. Carriers will pay for sudden storm damage; they will argue about wear. Our job is to separate the two on camera. We explain deductibles and replacement cost, meet the adjuster on those narrow lots, and complete the work with a written warranty. If a historic-looking facade needs careful gutter or siding work to match the street, we treat that as part of the same conversation, not an upsell on the last day.

Because we are based next door in Farmington Hills, a Farmington inspection is a short trip. Michigan Contractor License #2102194664, in business since 2005, five-county coverage that includes all of Oakland. Call (248) 306-9225. If you are not sure whether your address is the city or the Hills, we will confirm it and come anyway — the roof does not care about the municipal line, and neither do we.

Homeowners sometimes wait on a Farmington leak because the house is “old and always a little drafty.” Ice-dam stains and hail bruises are not character. They are water in the attic. A free inspection tells you whether this is a two-shingle repair or a claim that will replace a system that has already given this city its years. Downtown bungalows and Maxfield Road ranches get the same photo set, the same warranty, and the same honest answer.