Emergency Roof Repair in Marrero, LA
Tarps and plywood during business hours for Marrero homes when stormwater is getting in through the roof, and a clear answer when the damage belongs to another trade.
Plenty of storm damage in Marrero has nothing to do with the roof, from peeled siding to a downed pole. When water is coming in through the roof of a Marrero house, Epic Roofing covers the opening with a tarp or plywood during business hours and puts the price in writing before the crew starts.
Sorting Storm Damage in Marrero
The storm peeled siding off our Marrero house, but the roof looks fine. Do we need you?
Probably not for an emergency. Siding is work for a siding contractor. If you see shingles in the yard, a stain on a ceiling, or a gap where the roof meets the wall, call us, and we will check that edge.
A pole is down on our street, and a line is sparking. Who do we call?
Call 911 and the power company, and keep everyone well back from the line. Once it has been made safe, we can assess any roof damage caused by the pole or a falling limb.
A limb came down on our Marrero roof. Is that an emergency?
If it opened the decking or tore shingles loose across a slope, yes, even if nothing is dripping yet, since an open deck takes on water in the next shower. A few scuffed shingles over a dry attic can wait for a regular repair visit.
Our street flooded in the same storm. Does that change the tarp visit?
It can delay it, since the crew has to reach the house safely. Water that came in from the flooded street is a separate matter from a roof leak, and your policy may treat the two differently. Ask your agent how this applies to your policy.
The power is still out. Can you tarp the roof anyway?
A tarp needs nothing from the house's electrical service, so the outage itself is not what decides it; safety is. A line down on or near the house holds the visit until the power company has made it safe, and so does a road that is still flooded or blocked. We tarp as soon as it is safe to be on the roof.
Marrero Storm Reports and Whose Job Each One Is
Storm reports from Marrero show how mixed the damage can be on a single morning. On May 7, 2025, thunderstorms swept across the West Bank shortly after 9 a.m. In Marrero, video showed minor roof damage and an uprooted tree along Robinson Avenue, and a report from Avenue K described minor damage to a home and a downed wooden fence. Power lines came down on Avenue D and beside West Jefferson Medical Center, and a hotel roof in town was damaged.
Older reports read the same way. On March 5, 2011, emergency officials reported power lines down and roof damage to a business at Ames Boulevard and Fourth Street, and on July 29, 2019, they reported several large limbs down and siding peeled from a house near Saddler Road and Fourth Street.
Of all that, only some is ours. A roofer's emergency job is narrow: keeping water from getting in through the roof until a permanent repair. A downed line belongs to the power company and a fence or siding to its own trade, while a damaged roof, as the one reported on Robinson Avenue, is ours. Marrero is unincorporated, so a tarp here falls under Jefferson Parish rules, and the permit question starts with the parish rule that minor ordinary repairs can be made with the Building Permits Department's approval rather than a building permit. If the permanent work needs a permit, pulling it is our job, and its cost is listed separately on the estimate.
When a Marrero Call Is a Roof Emergency
A drip from the ceiling or a wet wall:
Water is already inside, so the entry point gets a heavy-mil tarp lapped well onto good shingles, fastened through furring strips, with sandbags on the edges of a windy slope.
Daylight in the attic:
Light through the decking means an opening, often from a limb or a torn-away section. Plywood goes over it with sealed edges, and a tarp over the plywood.
Shingles in the yard and more rain coming:
Bare underlayment or deck is covered before the next round. A cover that has to hold longer than a week goes on as a dry-in: synthetic underlayment across the bare deck, then the tarp.
A stain that grows only in downpours:
That is a slow leak for the regular repair schedule. Siding and windows belong to other contractors; where wind has pulled flashing loose at a wall, that flashing is roof work and part of our photo record.
The Marrero Visit, in Order
Describe what you see:
Say which room is getting wet, whether a limb or shingles have come down, and whether a power line is involved. A person answers during business hours, and after-hours calls are routed to the on-call dispatcher, who arranges a response first thing the following morning.
Hazards cleared first:
Downed lines are for the power company, and a roof crew waits until they are safe. We work in daylight, after the storm has passed, and never on a roof in the dark.
The scope in writing:
On-site, the crew confirms the damage needs and emails the estimate; the tarp, plywood, or dry-in goes on after you have it. CompanyCam logs each photo with its date, location, and the materials used.
The permanent decision, later:
Nothing permanent is settled on the day of the tarp. When you are ready, you choose who does the work and keep a photo record of whoever that is.
Two Separate Bills on a Marrero Emergency
The first bill is the emergency cover. It is quoted at the house and itemized in writing before the crew starts. If you then hire Epic Roofing for the permanent work, that fee is credited against the later invoice, and if you hire someone else, the photo record is still yours.
The second bill is the permanent repair, priced after a free inspection. Its scope and price are written up separately from the emergency estimate, with a written workmanship warranty whose terms appear in the scope. Minor wind damage like the Robinson Avenue report calls for a roof repair in Marrero rather than a new roof, and if you plan to file, our insurance claim roofing in Marrero work starts from those dated photos, which we hand you for the adjuster.
Call Epic About a Leaking Marrero Roof
If water is getting inside, call 225-396-8122 and tell us where it is showing and what fell. Our emergency roof repair calls go to the same licensed crew that does our planned roofing in Marrero, not to a subcontractor.
137 Girod Street, Suite 3, Mandeville, LA 70448
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