Storm & Hail Damage Roof Repair in Lumsden
We are W Contracting, and when hail and wind hit Lumsden our storm damage roof repair starts fast: we get on your roof, document the damage for your insurer, and restore it properly. HAAG Certified, GAF Certified, 10-year warranty. Every job starts with a free, no-obligation inspection and a written quote.
We are W Contracting Roofing, a Saskatoon roofing company, and Lumsden is inside the area we cover.
More from W Contracting in Lumsden: the Lumsden roofing services page covers the full exterior, and the storm and hail damage restoration service page explains how we do the work across Saskatchewan. Lumsden sits at the junction of Hwy 11 and Hwy 20 in the Qu'Appelle Valley, on the Regina side of the area we cover.
- Free, no-obligation roof inspection
- HAAG Certified storm-damage assessments
- GAF Certified installs, 10-year warranty
Roofs we have finished
Quick answers
- Can hail damage cause roof leaks? Yes, a year or two later, once bruised shingles have shed their granules. In Lumsden a blocked trough or failed valley puts water where you least want it too.
- Does insurance cover storm damage to roof? Around Lumsden, most storm-damage roofs go through an SGI or private insurance claim, and we work alongside your adjuster so the approved scope matches the real damage.
- What is considered storm damage to roof? Hail bruising under the granules, creased or lifted shingles and torn ridge caps. On a Lumsden roof the drainage counts too, as much as the shingles.
We at W Contracting Roofing are a roofing contractor working out of 410 Stensrud Rd #139 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and we provide storm and hail damage roof restoration in Lumsden, SK, a town in the Qu'Appelle Valley. We are GAF Certified, HAAG Certified, and a BBB Accredited Business with an A rating. We back every roof we install with a 10-year workmanship warranty.
Lumsden roofing
Storm and hail damage is what we handle most, and Lumsden sees its share. Lumsden shares the Regina-area hail exposure (it is only ~31 km away) and the May-to-September hail season, so the August 2021 Regina-region hail event is relevant here too. Its signature local hazard is flooding - the town sits in the Qu'Appelle Valley on the Qu'Appelle River, with major floods in 1892, 1904, 1916, 1948, 1969 and a record high in 1974, which makes water management, ice damming and eavestrough drainage especially important before spring melt.
In Lumsden we treat storm work as a drainage problem as much as a shingle problem, because a blocked trough or a failed valley puts water where you least want it. Hail bruising under the granules is the other half, and you often cannot see it from the ground. Our storm and hail damage restoration page walks through what hail and wind actually do to a roof.
Storm exposure
What storm season actually does in Lumsden
No community we serve has a longer documented water record than Lumsden. Major floods came in 1892, 1904, 1916, 1948 and 1969, and 1974 brought the highest water levels in the town's history, with volunteers coming out from Regina and every surrounding community to sandbag.
The town responded by straightening the Qu'Appelle River channel and building dikes. In 2011 a wet fall and a winter of record snowfall put it back on watch, and that time the water stayed out.
What none of that infrastructure covers is the water your own roof collects. A blocked trough or a failed valley in a valley town with heavy snowfall puts water exactly where you least want it, and we treat storm work here as a drainage problem as much as a shingle problem. Lumsden attained town status on 15 March 1905, and its early economy was built around a flour mill that opened in 1904 and did a thriving business until it burned down in the 1920s.
More about how Lumsden grew
After the boom before the First World War the population settled around 500 and stayed there until the four-lane divided highway was put through the valley early in the 1960s and Regina commuters began building here. The town now runs a Duck Derby down the Qu'Appelle every year since 1987 and a Scarecrow Festival each September, and it hosted Queen Elizabeth II at the Lumsden Sports Centre in May 2005. The practical point for us is that Lumsden's housing arrived in two clear waves, pre-war and post-1960s, and they fail differently.
More about storm & hail damage roof repair in Lumsden
Most storm-damage roofs around Lumsden are handled through an SGI or private insurance claim. The dikes and the straightened Qu'Appelle channel protect the town, but none of that infrastructure covers the water your own roof collects. We document the damage with photos and video and meet your adjuster on site when it helps.
More about Lumsden's history and homes
Why does it matter that a roofer actually knows Lumsden? Originally 'Happy Hollow,' renamed Lumsden in 1889 after Hugh Lumsden, a senior railway engineer, when the line came through. Lumsden counted 732 private dwellings at the 2021 census with 700 of them occupied, so 32 stood empty.
Settlement here goes back to 1881, when the place was still called Happy Hollow, and the town took its present name in 1889 after Hugh Lumsden, a senior railway engineer. What sets the roofs apart from the prairie average is the valley itself: damp sits in the Qu'Appelle longer than it does on open plain, and damp is what turns a small flashing fault into a rotted deck.
Knowing the age of the housing and the way storms track across this part of Saskatchewan is what tells us how to spec your roof. We reach Lumsden 31 km northwest of Regina (~220-230 km from Saskatoon), via Hwy 11 and Hwy 20.
What a HAAG Certified storm inspection looks for
| What we check | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Hail bruising | Hail bruises the mat under the granules. You often cannot see it from the ground, but those bruises shed granules, expose the asphalt to UV, and turn into leaks a year or two later. |
| Wind damage | Wind lifts and creases shingles and tears off ridge caps. We get up there, mark every hit, and photograph it. |
| Cosmetic marks or real damage | We are HAAG Certified, so we inspect the way an adjuster does and can tell the difference between cosmetic marks and bruising that will cut your roof’s life short. |
| The deck underneath | Once a claim is approved we strip the roof to the deck and check the plywood for rot before anything new goes on. |
| Claim documentation | We document the damage with photos and video, meet your adjuster on site when it helps, and lay out the scope clearly. Most storm-damage roofs in Saskatchewan go through an SGI or private insurance claim. |
Who stands behind the work
Certifications, accreditation and partners behind our Lumsden work
GAF
As a GAF Certified contractor, we install GAF systems with the GAF Timberline HDZ shingle as our workhorse, and every install carries a 10-year workmanship warranty.
HAAG
We are HAAG Certified, so storm damage gets inspected the way an adjuster inspects it, and cosmetic marks get told apart from bruising that shortens a roof’s life.
Better Business Bureau
We are a BBB Accredited Business with an A rating, listed in Saskatoon.
Financeit
Our financing runs through Financeit, so a roof can be spread over monthly payments instead of paid all at once.
Our process
How we work in Lumsden
1. Free inspection
We get on your Lumsden roof, document what we find with photos and video, and give you a straight assessment. No charge, and no pressure to book. In Lumsden the eavestroughs and valleys get the same look as the shingles.
2. Clear written quote
You get a written price with the scope spelled out. If insurance or financing is part of it, we make that side simple too.
3. Clean, safe install
Tarps and dropsheets down, every nail picked up, a final quality-control check, and a 10-year workmanship warranty when we leave.
Real reviews
What our customers say about the crew that runs to Lumsden
Rated 5.0 on Google · W Contracting Roofing · read them on Google
Thanks to Nathan and his team. We had a leaky roof and what we thought was going to be a total nightmare and financial disaster turned out to be a relaxing, seamless and affordable process. From the initial phone call to the end of the job Nathan kept communication going and was patient and knowledgeable when I was trying to choose the right shingles. I can’t thank Nathan and the team enough. We were so impressed we didn’t bother obtaining any quotes from other companies. It’s W Contracting all the way!!!
We were fortunate to find W contracting when we needed a roof replacement. An earlier company we contacted kept saying they'd start in a few days... and then never showed up. Nathan and his professional crew were methodical, and willing to do the little extras that a shingling job may require. They were prompt, quick, thorough and left the site very tidy. Price was good and the street appeal of our house went up, thanks to Nathan's team. A very solid 10 out of 10. We heartily recommend them with absolutely no reservations.
We had Nathan from W Contracting out for a hail estimate, and the service was nothing short of remarkable. In the end, we had to combine our roof claim with a previous garage issue, but the estimate Nathan provided-along with his knowledge and advice-was so thorough that even my insurance adjuster took note. I highly recommend W Contracting for all your roofing needs!
We had new shingles put on our home and had a very positive experience with Nathan and his crew. We would definitely recommend them. They have a great selection of shingles to choose from and a great warranty. Thank you to Nathan and the crew for treating our home well and making the roof look great.
Nathan and the crew were wonderful to deal with. From repairing the roof, installing new shingles, clean-up and competitive pricing, they were professional and efficient in every step. Would trust them to do a roof anytime and will recommend them to everyone we know.
Nathan and his team of roofers are definitely a fantastic group to work with. Nathan came out at 3 am to retarp my roof after the tarp was tore off in a storm. They did a fantastic job with all including clean up. I would fully recommend them. 5 plus stars
Nathan was fast and efficient fixing my rain gutter after it blew down during the night! Very friendly would definitely recommend.
Would recommend Nathan and his team to anyone looking for quality roof job done. They were very accommodating with my time frame, budget and nature of the job. Left the site clean and tidy. A+
FAQs
Lumsden storm & hail damage restoration questions
My Lumsden roof took hail. What should I do first?
Do you handle the SGI / insurance side in Lumsden?
What if my Lumsden roof only has cosmetic marks?
Service area
Storm & hail damage restoration across Lumsden
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Getting to you
Lumsden to the towns next door
Lumsden to Regina is only 28 km in a straight line, centre to centre on OpenStreetMap, and the road distance is longer still; the same holds for Drake and Yorkton.
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Talk to a real Lumsden roofer
Forget the call centre and the pushy salesperson. You get straight answers from our owner and a crew that treats a Lumsden storm as a drainage problem as much as a shingle problem, and we stand behind the work for 10 years.
If a storm left your Lumsden roof or eavestroughs letting water in, start with a free inspection and an honest answer. Call (306) 620-9709 or request your estimate online and we will be in touch.
More about getting around Lumsden
Getting here
Transportation and access, Lumsden, SK
From Lumsden, several main routes lead out to the rest of central Saskatchewan. Two of them:
Hwy 11
Hwy 11, the Louis Riel Trail, runs as the fast north-south corridor through Saskatoon and links us to Lumsden and points south; scheduled visits and storm response stay quick because of it.
Hwy 20
Part of our access toward Lumsden is Hwy 20, a key route through east-central Saskatchewan.
Nearby areas
Areas we run alongside Lumsden
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