Emergency Roof Tarping in New York

What's Driving Emergency Roof Tarping Demand in New York

After a nor'easter or hurricane remnant tears loose roofing material in coastal New York, or after a severe upstate thunderstorm does the same, homeowners need immediate temporary protection to keep water out of the home until permanent repairs can be scheduled and materials arrive. Given the age of much of New York's roofing stock, an already weakened older roof is more likely to sustain the kind of storm damage that requires emergency tarping in the first place. Demand for tarping services tends to spike sharply right after a major regional storm, when many homes in the same area need protection at once. On the state's flat roofed urban buildings, tarping a damaged section requires different techniques than tarping a steep pitched suburban or upstate roof.

Licensing in New York: Emergency roof tarping in New York falls under local Home Improvement Contractor registration requirements in New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Putnam, and Rockland counties, and the City of Buffalo, since there is no statewide license and no emergency exception to local registration rules. Homeowners under storm related time pressure should still confirm a tarping contractor's registration status where it applies. Outside the listed jurisdictions, homeowners should check for any county level requirements that may still apply to emergency roofing work.