Emergency Roof Tarping in Longmont & Northern Colorado

A breached roof after a Front Range hailstorm or high-wind event is a race against the clock. Every hour your roof is open to the elements, water is working its way into your decking, insulation, drywall, and framing. What starts as a roofing problem becomes a mold and structural problem fast. Emergency tarping stops that clock — and your insurance policy requires you to mitigate further damage anyway. Josh Brooks Construction and Renovation Inc. has been responding to emergency roofing situations in Longmont, Boulder County, Weld County, and Larimer County since 2014.

When You Need Emergency Tarping

• Active leak during or immediately after a storm
• Visible daylight through the roof deck or missing shingles over a large area
• Tree or debris has penetrated the roof surface
• Softball-sized hail (like the June 24, 2026 event in Longmont) that fractured or displaced shingles
• High-wind event that lifted sections of roofing
• Chimney or skylight flashing failure allowing water entry

What We Do That Fly-By-Night Storm Chasers Don’t

After any major storm, Longmont gets flooded with out-of-state contractors offering emergency tarping. Many of them do minimal work, charge maximum rates, and are gone before the tarp fails. Here’s what separates Josh Brooks Construction and Renovation Inc.:

• Heavy-duty poly tarps secured with battens — not bungee cords and weight bags that blow off in the next storm. We install tarps that will hold through the next Front Range wind event.
• Photo documentation for your insurance claim — we photograph the damage before and after tarping so you have a complete record for the adjuster.
• Written scope included — every emergency tarping visit includes a written assessment of the underlying damage and a scope of repair or replacement. You leave the visit knowing what the full job looks like, not just what the tarp costs.
• We stay involved — we’re not a tarping company. We’re a roofing contractor who does emergency tarping as part of the full repair or replacement process. We don’t hand you a receipt and disappear.

Insurance and Emergency Tarping

Your Colorado homeowner policy almost certainly contains a mitigation clause requiring you to take reasonable steps to prevent further damage after a covered event. Emergency tarping fulfills that requirement. Most policies reimburse tarping costs as part of the claim — not separately, but folded into the total claim scope. Keep all receipts and photos. We provide documentation you can submit directly to your adjuster.

Important: don’t let an insurance adjuster try to deny tarping costs as a separate item. If the tarping was necessary to prevent further water damage to the interior, it’s part of the covered loss under most Colorado policies. We know how to document it correctly.

Frequently Asked Questions