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Roofers Hotline is a roofing company for roof repair, roof replacement, leak repair, storm damage and inspections in Detroit, Michigan, and 15 towns across Wayne, Oakland, Washtenaw, Monroe and 2 more counties, on one phone number, (855) 512-1072. Someone answers at any hour, and the estimate is written down before any work begins.
With 70 hail reports within 15 km of the city center since 2000 in Storm Prediction Center logs, storm inspection is in the high band.
Wind of 65 knots or more hit Wayne County 2 times since 2015 in NOAA's storm log, and lifted shingles are the common result. Weather disasters in Wayne County have drawn 14 federal declarations on OpenFEMA's record, most recently in 2024. See roof repair for this metro for the visit itself, booked from the same number anywhere in the metro.
The nearest weather station records about 30 inches of rain a year, and most leaks start at flashing, pipe boots and valleys. About 50% of the 326,065 housing units the Census counts inside the city limits are owner-occupied. Scope, photographs and pricing for this job are laid out under how roof leak repair works here.
There are 43 roofing businesses in Wayne County in Census business records, which keeps estimates comparable. Wayne County saw 2 thunderstorm wind events of 65 knots or more since 2015, NOAA records show, each one a shingle repair somewhere. Homeowners comparing quotes can start with what emergency roof repair includes, then call for the written estimate.
Census estimates put the median home inside the city limits at 1947, with 90% built before 1980. NCEI normals give the nearest station 21 days at or above 90 degrees a year, hard on shingle seals. What the visit includes, in every ZIP code the metro serves, is under what roof replacement includes.
Federal disaster records list 14 weather declarations for Wayne County, the most recent in 2024. The visit is explained under what roof inspection includes, booked from one number across the metro.
Statewide in Michigan, about 78% of homes have asphalt shingles and 5% have metal roofs, by the federal energy survey. The page on metal roofing here lists what gets checked, what gets photographed and what goes on the estimate.
Call Roofers Hotline for roof repair and replacement in Detroit, and ask for a written estimate before any work starts. The median home here was built in 1947, and by Census estimates for 2019 to 2023, 90% of local homes went up before 1980, so many roofs have been patched and re-layered over the years.
Storms add to that wear. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has 70 hail reports within 15 km of the city since 2000, which puts the metro in the High hail band, and Wayne County logged 11 tornadoes in NOAA's storm records since 2015. Call 24 hours a day to book an inspection.
Repeated hail leaves bruised shingles and cracked flashing that can leak long before a stain shows on the ceiling. The county logged 18 hail events of one inch or larger in NOAA's storm records since 2015, and the largest hailstone measured 1.75 inches. July is the peak month for hail reports.
After any hard storm, call for an inspection so damage is found and written up while it is still small.
An older house usually means older decking, more layers of shingles and flashing that has been repaired more than once. By Census estimates for 2019 to 2023, the median Detroit home was built in 1947, and 90% were built before 1980. Across the county the share is 81%. Only 49.7% of homes are owner-occupied.
If your roof has not been looked at in years, call and ask for a written estimate that covers the decking as well as the shingles.
Ice dams push meltwater back under shingles, so a roof can leak in February with no sign of damage in summer. The nearest NOAA station, Detroit Willow Run airport, averages 45 inches of snow and 130 freezing days a year in the 1991 to 2020 climate normals, and Roofers Hotline rates ice-dam risk here as High.
Check your attic after the next thaw for damp insulation or frost on the underside of the roof, and call if you find either.
Roofing work done to code protects the roof and the sale of the house later. Michigan requires a Residential Builder or Maintenance and Alteration license from LARA for residential roofing work. The ice-dam risk here also means the ice-barrier underlayment rule in the residential code, IRC R905.1.2, applies.
Look up any license at Michigan LARA before you sign, and ask for the written estimate to list the underlayment.
See roof leak repair for this metro for the visit itself, booked across 214 ZIP codes here.
Roofers Hotline also handles Detroit roof inspection here, with photographs taken before any estimate is written.
Costs
| Job | Range | Per unit |
|---|---|---|
| Roof inspection | $400–$800 | per visit |
| Asphalt shingles, architectural | $10,300–$30,900 | $605–$1,815 per square |
| Roof leak repair | $500–$2,000 | per job |
Full roof cost breakdown for this metro.
Typical range for this metro, built from published ranges and the local labor index (1.35); a written estimate depends on pitch, layers and decking.
Not a quote: typical 2026 ranges from published cost guides and Census County Business Patterns 2022 payroll data; your written estimate depends on pitch, layers and decking.
Source: published 2026 cost guides (Fixr, This Old House, Bob Vila, NerdWallet, Today's Homeowner, RoofVista) and Census County Business Patterns 2022 roofing-contractor payroll.
Across the metro, homeowners also book emergency roof repair across this metro after storm days, estimate first and work second. From the first call to the scheduled work, what emergency roof repair includes is walked through in order.
Local data
Sources: NOAA Storm Events (Wayne County); OpenFEMA declarations (Wayne County); U.S. Census ACS 2019 to 2023; NOAA SPC reports; NCEI 1991 to 2020 normals. Updated October 2026.
Why call
Questions
Call Roofers Hotline, which answers 24 hours a day. Describe the leak or damage, and ask for a written estimate before any work starts. Have your address, the age of the roof if you know it, and a few photos of the problem ready so the inspection goes faster.
The houses are old. By Census estimates for 2019 to 2023, the median local home was built in 1947, and 90% were built before 1980. Roofs are replaced over time, but older framing and decking are common, so ask the written estimate to cover them.
Yes. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has 70 hail reports within 15 km of the metro since 2000, a High band for the towns Roofers Hotline serves. Two-inch hail was last reported within 25 km on July 20, 2023. Call for an inspection after any hail storm.
Ice dams are a common cause. The metro averages 45 inches of snow and 130 freezing days a year in the 1991 to 2020 climate normals at the Willow Run airport station. Check the attic for damp insulation after a thaw, and call if you see it.
They can. NOAA's records show 11 tornadoes in the county since 2015, and the latest federal disaster declaration, on February 8, 2024, was for Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding. After a severe storm, call for an inspection of missing shingles and flashing.
Yes. Michigan requires a Residential Builder or Maintenance and Alteration license from LARA for residential roofing work. Look up any license at Michigan LARA before you agree to a job, then call Roofers Hotline to book your inspection and written estimate.
Across the metro, the question that comes up most is How long does a roof last?
Michigan licensing: Michigan requires a Residential Builder or Maintenance and Alteration license from LARA for residential roofing work. Look up any license at Michigan LARA.
Next steps
For a town 4 miles away, see Plymouth roofers; the estimate is written before any work starts there too. For a town 8 miles away, see our coverage of Northville; the estimate is written before any work starts there too.
For the 15 towns served here, the guide to the roof problems seen most here goes further into the storm and housing numbers.
Takes about a minute. Tell us the ZIP code and what the roof is doing, and a local roofer calls you back to book an inspection and written estimate.
Start your requestOr call: the number at the top of this page is answered 24/7.