Roofing & Storm Damage Repair in Farmington Hills, MI

Farmington Hills housing is a textbook western-Oakland mix. Large stretches of the city were platted from the 1970s through the 1990s: colonials and split-levels off 12 Mile Rd, the Grand River Ave corridor, and Orchard Lake Rd, plus later subdivisions of two-story homes with architectural shingles and attached garages. Newer developments near M-5 sit beside executive streets in Quail Ridge and Maxfield Estates, where higher pitches, more valleys, and heavier materials raise both the cost of a mistake and the value of a documented claim. Many original roofs were three-tab asphalt over plywood or early OSB. Those systems were never designed for 40-plus freeze-thaw cycles, ice dams along the eaves, and the hail cells that cross this city several times a decade. You see the result as curled tabs, bare spots where granules washed into the gutter, and attic stains after a January thaw.

Weather here is Metro Detroit with a western-Oakland twist. Farmington Hills sees about 144 freeze days a year. Winters bring long stretches where daytime melt refreezes at night. Ice dams form on north-facing eaves of colonials that have packed attic insulation but weak soffit intake. Summers are humid, and thunderstorms that build over Livingston County often drop hail here before they reach Troy. Heavy hail events in 2023 and 2019 left a trail of dented AC fins, pocked downspouts, and bruised shingle mats from Heritage Park to the Twelve Oaks area. Homeowners walking the Farmington Hills Nature Center or dropping kids at the Costick Center after those storms noticed grit in the driveway first. We look for fractured seal strips, cracked pipe boots, and ridge vents that no longer sit flat — the items an insurance adjuster will accept as functional damage if they are photographed the day after the storm, not three weeks later.

Common insurance claims in Farmington Hills are hail impact, wind-lifted starter courses, and ice-dam backup that wet the deck and fascia. Most HO-3 policies cover sudden storm damage. They do not cover wear and tear, which is why documentation matters. We walk every elevation, measure squares, and write a scope that includes ice-and-water shield and ventilation the Michigan Residential Code expects on a reroof. We explain deductible, actual cash value, and replacement cost before you sign anything. If the first check is short — missing valley metal or extra step flashing against a chimney — we file a supplement. Retail work is available if you would rather pay out of pocket than open a claim, and we will tell you when that is the smarter path.

800 New Look is the right choice here because this is home. Our shop is on Crestview. We hold Michigan Contractor License #2102194664, we have been in business since 2005, and every project includes a written workmanship warranty. You are not hiring a storm-chaser who rented a hotel after the last hail map lit up. You are hiring neighbors who will still be here when the next freeze comes. We also handle siding, gutters, and windows when the same storm or the same aging house needs more than shingles. Call (248) 306-9225 or request a free estimate — Farmington Hills inspections are the shortest drive we make.

If you live near the Farmington or Novi line, coverage does not change. After a storm, the useful move is simple: stay off the roof, photograph what you can see from the ground, and let us do the rest. A free inspection costs you nothing and often finds damage a driveway glance will miss. That is how Farmington Hills homeowners keep claims honest and roofs dry through the next Michigan winter.