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Roof Repair in Union, MO

Emmendorfer Exteriors repairs roofs in Union, MO with same-day response when you have an active leak. The in-house family crews, based right here in Union since about 2003, trace the leak back to its real source, fix the failed boot, flashing, shingle, or decking it came from, and tell you straight whether a repair holds or a replacement is the smarter call.
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A leaking roof in Union almost never gives away where it actually failed. Water finds the high side of a rafter, runs the underside of the deck, and surfaces three feet from the breach, so the brown ring on your living room ceiling near the Highway 50 side of town rarely sits under the real problem. We have repaired enough Union roofs to read that path quickly. A cracked pipe boot over the bathroom, a lifted shingle on a windward slope, blown step flashing where an addition meets the original wall, a nail pop working loose over a 1990s subdivision roof on the edge of town. We get on the roof, find the entry point, and show you the photo before we touch anything.

Union sits at the heart of Franklin County where Highway 50 crosses Highway 47, and its roofs take the full eastern-Missouri beating. The federally declared March 2025 disaster pushed tornadoes, 75-plus mph straight-line winds, and large hail right across the Franklin County area, the kind of hit that bruises asphalt and cracks the seal strip, and the freeze-thaw winters that follow pry open every flashing and seam the storm loosened. That is what turns a small overlooked ding into a February leak. When you call us about it, you reach the family whose shop is in Union and whose name is on the truck, not a metro call center routing a repair ticket two counties away. Founder Matt Emmendorfer started this in 1990 and his sons Tom and Tim run the crews now, roughly 2,400 Missouri homes in, and a good share of those started as a single repair call, not a tear-off.

How it works

What our roof repair includes in Union

A repair is only as good as the diagnosis behind it. Here is what happens from the leak call to the cleanup.

  1. Same-day response on active leaks

    If you have water coming in, we will be there that same day to look at it and talk to you about it. Getting your house under the dry comes first. We tarp or temporarily seal an open leak before weather makes it worse, then plan the real fix.

  2. Find the actual source, not the stain

    We get on the roof and trace the leak back to where water entered, which is rarely directly above the ceiling stain. Cracked pipe boots, lifted shingles, failed step flashing, blown valleys, and nail pops are the usual culprits around Franklin County. We document it with photos so you see what we see.

  3. Repair the flashing, shingles, or decking

    We replace the failed component, whether that is a pipe boot, a section of shingles, valley metal, or step flashing at a wall or chimney. If the leak rotted the plywood or fascia underneath, we replace that wood too rather than shingling over a soft deck.

  4. The honest repair-or-replace call

    Before we patch, we tell you straight whether the repair will hold or whether the roof is near the end of its life. If a few hundred dollars of repair buys you years, we do that. If you are throwing good money at a roof that needs replacing, we show you why and let you decide.

  5. Clean to no footprint

    We magnet-sweep for nails and haul every scrap, even on a small repair. Customers tell us our cleanup is our signature. We want to get in, fix it, and get out without leaving a footprint in your yard.

Local angle

Repairs are where being based in Union actually pays off, because the clock matters more on a leak than on any other job. We can be at a Union roof the same day you call, get a tarp or temporary seal over an open leak before the next storm rolls up Highway 44, then come back and do the permanent fix once we have traced it. If a Union homeowner's roof has good years left, Matt's standing rule is to say so and just get the house under the dry rather than push a replacement nobody needs. And if the leak ties back to that March 2025 hail, Tom documents it and meets your adjuster on the roof here in town, because that inspection is the one shot to get the full damage on the record.

FAQ

Roof Repair in Union: questions

Yes. If you have an active leak in Union, we will be there that same day to look at it and talk it through with you. Getting your house under the dry comes first, so we tarp or temporarily seal the open leak before the next storm makes it worse, then schedule the permanent repair once we have traced the real source. Because our shop is here in Union, we are not driving in from another county. Call (314) 568-4163.
It depends entirely on what failed and how far the water traveled. A single cracked pipe boot is one of the cheapest fixes we do and often runs a few hundred dollars, while a leak that has been quietly rotting the decking for a season costs more because there is wood to replace. We get on your Union roof, find the real source, and give you an honest written number before any work. If a repair is not worth it, we tell you that too.
It comes down to the roof's age, how many slopes are leaking, and what the decking looks like underneath. Under about 12 years with one traceable leak usually means a repair. Past 15 years with leaks across several slopes and soft decking usually means replacement is the better dollar. We show you photos from your own Union roof and let you make the call, and if your roof has years left we will say so rather than sell you a new one.
Three things lead the list in Franklin County: cracked rubber pipe boots, failed flashing where walls, chimneys, and additions meet the roof, and hail or wind damage to the shingle field. Union's freeze-thaw winters split aging seams, then the next spring's hail and summer wind exploit the gap. The leak almost never shows up on your ceiling directly under the spot where the water actually got in.
Usually, yes. Because we are factory-certified across CertainTeed, Owens Corning, Malarkey, and GAF, we can source and color-match the shingle line already on your home instead of patching with whatever one supplier happens to stock. On older Union roofs where the color has weathered in the sun, we tell you honestly how close the match will get before we start the repair.
If hail or wind caused the damage, often yes. Tom Emmendorfer documents it, files the claim, and meets your adjuster on the roof here in Union to point out the soft spots they tend to miss. You pay your deductible and we handle the rest of the claim. Under Missouri law no roofer can legally pay or waive your deductible, so be careful with anyone in Union who offers to.
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