Roofing
Roof Repair in Flowood, MS
Roof Repair for Flowood and Rankin County, with an owner on every job.
On the roof
Roof Repair in Flowood, MS
Done properly a repair protects everything around it. Done carelessly it moves the leak somewhere harder to find. We trace water back to where it actually entered rather than sealing the nearest suspicious spot.
Flowood is also the shortest call we take. The shop is at 721 Liberty Rd, inside the city, so getting a set of eyes on a leak here does not turn into a half-day expedition.
Most of our work still comes from word of mouth. We set expectations up front, we do not over-promise, and nothing reaches your bill that you did not approve first.
Credentials
Licensed through the Mississippi State Board of Contractors, license 25203-MC. BBB accredited with an A+ rating since 2018. Home Builders Association and Rankin County Chamber members.
The Storms Behind Most Flowood Repair Calls
The record is specific. On 28 December 2024 an EF1 crossed Medical Parkway and Airport Road at around 110 miles an hour, and further east the National Weather Service recorded shingles removed from several houses. In April 2018 an EF1 from Jackson Prep along Lakeland Drive produced scattered minor structural damage, mainly to roofs. In April 2019 another EF1 ran from North Bierdeman Road across Flowood Drive past Merit Health River Oaks.
Straight-line wind has done as much. April 2008 brought gusts between 80 and 100 miles an hour, hardest from the Dogwood Festival across Old Fannin Road to Grants Ferry. A downburst in May 2005 crossed 25 miles through Flowood and Pearl, and the Weather Service summary was blunt: many homes sustained damage to roofs.
Hail turns up every few years. Quarter to half dollar at Bass Pro Shops in February 2016, quarter size from River Oaks to Bay Pointe in March 2017, golf ball across town in May 2009, and an inch near Flowood Drive and River Oaks Drive in April 2026.
Hail Bruises, Wind Creases, and Neither Leaks Today
Hail rarely punches a hole. It bruises the mat under the granules, which shortens the life of the shingle without leaking this year. Wind lifts and creases shingles without removing them, so a roof can be compromised and still look untouched from the street.
That is why the inspection happens on the roof with a camera, and why those photographs matter later. If a claim follows, evidence gathered before you file is worth far more than an argument afterwards.
The Leak That Is Really a Drainage Problem
A fair share of Flowood calls are not roof failures at all. They are water going somewhere it should not once it leaves the roof. Documented flooding here has closed Airport Road at Liberty Road, Grants Ferry at Abundance Place and Flowood Drive, and in a city with this much floodplain in it the ground is often already saturated when the next storm arrives.
So on a Flowood repair we look at gutter capacity, downspout runs and grading as well as flashing and decking. Fixing the entry point and ignoring where the water lands is half a job.
Repair or Replace, and How We Decide
When the roof still has real life in it and the damage is contained, we repair it and give you an honest read on how long you have. Smaller job, smaller invoice, and we would rather do that than sell you a roof you do not need this year.
When it is finished, patching only postpones the same conversation by a season, and we will say so. If a storm caused it, decide between repair and claim before filing anything: see storm damage and insurance claims. On a covered claim, you pay your deductible. That is it.
On the job
Tear-Off to Finished Roof
Three frames from Dickerson jobs of this kind, in the order the work happens.
Photographs from Dickerson Contracting jobs. Project locations are not published, so no frame is presented as a particular street or city.
Get a Written Price on Your Flowood Roof Repair
Free inspection, and photographs you keep whether you hire us or not. Get Your Written Price Call 601-724-4282
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Common questions
How fast can you get to a leak in Flowood?
Active leaks get priority and the shop is inside the city, so this is the shortest call we make. Ring the office and we will tell you straight where the schedule stands rather than promise a day we cannot keep.
My roof looks fine from the ground. Could hail have damaged it?
Yes, and that is the normal case. Hail bruises the mat under the granules and wind creases shingles without removing them. Both shorten the life of a roof without leaking the week it happens.
Water is getting in but the shingles look new. What now?
That is usually flashing, a pipe boot, or water backing up somewhere rather than the field of the roof. We trace it to the entry point instead of guessing, and in Flowood we also look at where the gutters are putting water.
Should I file a claim for storm damage?
Worth deciding before you file. We document the damage properly first so the conversation with your adjuster rests on evidence. On a covered claim, you pay your deductible. That is it.
Don't know where to start?
Call the office, or tell us about the job online and get one written quote.