Monsoon damage keeps roofers busy across Arizona

Arizona roofers swamped by active monsoon season

With the active monsoon season in full swing, roofers across Arizona are busier than ever assessing storm damage. FOX 10's Lindsey Ragas has the details.

LAVEEN, Ariz. - With the active monsoon season in full swing, roofers across Arizona are busier than ever assessing storm damage.

Roofer, Randy Bailin with Valley Roofing & Repair, has seen business boom over the last two weeks, as powerful storms have homeowners scrambling to fix leaks and other damage.

Monsoon arrives again in the Phoenix area

FOX 10's Taylor Wirtz is tracking the latest monsoon storm to hit the Phoenix area on Wednesday night. The National Weather Service warned of thunderstorms and a dust storm.

What they're saying:

"So this stick is stuck about two inches into the foam of this roof," Bailin explained while on a job on Sept. 4, "And what happens on a foam roof is water can now seep into the foam itself and it degrades."

Bailin says he is personally handling about 15 assessments a day, with his company doing 40 to 60. Statewide, he estimates that roofers are dealing with "hundreds and hundreds" of calls.

Mary Evans, a Laveen homeowner, called Bailin after she noticed a leak in her backyard ramada the morning after a strong dust storm. He discovered that winds had lodged tree limbs in her roof and even blown a heavy outdoor umbrella onto the roof.

"I think I'm going to have to have a new roof because there's a lot of damage and a lot of water damage," Evans said. "Fortunately, it hasn't come through the ceiling in the house."

Bailin's busy schedule takes him from Flagstaff to Tucson as storms are hitting the state from all directions.

Cleanup continues after monsoon storm

Another round of monsoon storms hit the Phoenix area overnight, and while it brought a good amount of rain and cooler morning temperatures, people in parts of the Valley also woke up to damage, ranging from downed trees to a shed that blew over someone's wall and onto the roadway. FOX 10's Kenzie Beach reports.

What you can do:

His advice to homeowners is to act quickly, even for small issues, to prevent them from becoming more serious.