Guttrz / Roof repair
Roof repair in Stark County and North Canton
The owner inspects every roof repair himself, sends a photo report the same day, and gives you one written price good for a year before any work starts.
Guttrz repairs asphalt shingle roofs across Stark County, Ohio, from its base in North Canton: leaks, cracked pipe boots, chimney and wall flashing, skylights, drip edge, fascia, attic ventilation and ice dam problems. Every repair starts with the owner on the roof, then a photo report the same day and one fixed written price before any work starts, good for a year. A job minimum applies. If the roof is too worn to be worth repairing, the report says so and you get a replacement quote instead.
Roof repair in Stark County from Guttrz starts with the owner on your roof, not a salesperson at your kitchen table. He inspects the roof himself, sends you a photo report the same day, and gives you one written price before any work starts, good for a year. Guttrz is based on Doncaster Street NW in North Canton and repairs roofs across the county, from Canton and Jackson Township to Hartville and Massillon. This page lists every repair we do, how a visit works, what the common symptoms usually mean, and when a repair stops being worth the money.
What roof repairs does Guttrz do in Stark County?
Guttrz handles the small and medium repairs that keep an asphalt shingle roof going: the parts that fail long before the shingles do. Each one has its own page with more detail.
- Roof leak repair. Finding where water gets in and fixing that spot, from a single stain to a steady drip. Start at roof leak repair.
- Pipe boot replacement. The rubber collar around each plumbing vent splits in the sun and drips into the attic. See pipe boot replacement.
- Chimney flashing repair. Step flashing and counterflashing at the chimney pull loose, rust, or lose their mortar joint. See chimney flashing repair.
- Skylight leak repair. Resealing or reflashing a skylight that drips at the corners or sweats at the frame. See skylight leak repair.
- Skylight replacement. Swapping a fogged, cracked or aging skylight for a new unit with new flashing. See skylight replacement.
- Attic ventilation. Adding or fixing ridge vents, soffit intake and bath fan ducts so heat and moisture leave the attic instead of cooking the shingles from below. See attic ventilation.
- Ice dam prevention. Sealing attic air leaks, opening up intake and protecting the eaves so meltwater does not back up under the shingles. See ice dam prevention.
- Drip edge installation. Adding the metal edge many older Stark County roofs never had, so water drops into the gutter instead of behind it. See drip edge installation.
- Fascia repair. Replacing rotted fascia boards behind the gutter and wrapping them so the gutter has something solid to hang on. See fascia repair.
- Roof maintenance plan. A scheduled owner inspection, so a boot or a nail pop gets caught before it stains a ceiling. See roof maintenance plan.
Guttrz does not work on flat roofs or metal roofs and does not do storm or insurance work. The roof has to be asphalt shingle, and the repair has to be one that makes sense, which is covered further down this page.
How does a roof repair visit work?
A repair visit has five parts, and the same person handles the first three.
- The owner inspects the roof. He walks the roof when the pitch and the weather allow, works from a ladder at the eaves when they do not, and checks the attic side where there is a hatch. He is looking for the cause, not just the wet spot.
- The photo report reaches you the same day. Close-ups of each problem with a caption that says what it is and where it is. If he found two things, you see two things. If the roof is sound apart from the one leak, the report says that too.
- One fixed written price arrives before any work starts. No hourly rate, no estimate that grows once the shingles are up. The price covers the repair described in the report, and it is good for a year. A job minimum applies, so one small item costs the minimum and a few small items done together cost about the same.
- The repair is scheduled. Many repairs happen the same day as the inspection when the parts are on the truck and you say yes to the price. Others get a date within the week, weather allowing.
- You get photos of the finished repair. So you can see the new boot or the new flashing without climbing a ladder.
There is no sales pitch on the porch. The report and the price come in writing, and you decide on your own time. The inspection itself is free, the same free roof inspection we offer on its own.
What is causing my roof to leak?
Most leaks on Stark County roofs trace back to a handful of parts. The table matches what you see inside or from the ground to the most likely cause and the page that covers it. The owner confirms the cause on the roof before anything is priced.
| What you see | Likely cause | Which page |
|---|---|---|
| Brown ring on a bathroom, kitchen or laundry ceiling, worse after a long rain | Cracked rubber pipe boot above the room | Pipe boot replacement |
| Stain or peeling paint beside the chimney | Loose chimney flashing or a crumbled mortar joint | Chimney flashing repair |
| Drip at a skylight corner, or fog between the panes | Failed skylight flashing or a dead glass seal | Skylight leak repair or skylight replacement |
| Stain near the top of an outside wall that appears in February | Ice dam backing meltwater under the shingles | Ice dam prevention |
| Frost on the attic nail tips, musty insulation, shingles aging early | Not enough attic ventilation | Attic ventilation |
| Water running behind the gutter, soft wood above it | No drip edge, or a rotted fascia board | Drip edge installation or fascia repair |
| Small round stain that shows up in a new place each winter | Nail pop lifting a shingle | Roof leak repair |
| Leak only when the wind comes from one direction | Lifted tabs or a worn valley on that slope | Roof leak repair |
When does roof repair in Stark County stop making sense?
A repair makes sense when the problem is local and the rest of the roof has years left. It stops making sense when the roof is failing in several places at once, when the shingles are brittle enough that lifting one to slide flashing under it cracks three more, or when the roof already carries two layers and the next job is a tear-off anyway. Patching a worn-out roof buys months, not years.
The report tells you which case you are in. Guttrz does both repairs and full replacements, so there is no reason to steer you either way. If the roof earns a Replace Soon rating, you get a flat written quote for an asphalt shingle replacement from Roofing by Guttrz, good for one year, and the repair you called about can still be done to hold the roof until the install. The roof repair vs replacement page walks through the decision, including how to compare the two costs in years rather than dollars.
Three signs you are past repair: granule loss across whole slopes rather than one bald spot, a second leak in a new place within a year of the first, and decking that gives underfoot.
Where does Guttrz repair roofs?
Stark County first, with Summit and Medina counties close behind. Guttrz is in North Canton, so the towns below are a short drive. The four towns with their own repair page have the most detail on local roofs.
- Roof repair in North Canton, our home town, from the 1920s bungalows near North Main Street to the ranches and split-levels of the 1960s and 1970s.
- Roof repair in Canton, where most houses date to before 1960 and chimney flashing is the usual suspect.
- Roof repair in Jackson Township, where the two-story homes of the 1990s and 2000s bring valleys, dormers and skylights with them.
- Roof repair in Hudson, at the northern end of our area in Summit County.
Guttrz also repairs roofs in Massillon, Green, Hartville, Uniontown, Canal Fulton, Louisville, Stow, Fairlawn, Copley, Barberton, Medina and Wadsworth. Plain Township and Perry Township addresses are covered too. Alliance, Minerva and everything south of Massillon are outside the area.
Why have the gutter company fix the roof?
Because we are already up there. Every Guttrz gutter cleaning includes a look at the pipe boots, flashing and skylights while the owner is on the roof, and the photos you get after the cleaning show anything he found. A cracked boot spotted in October gets fixed before the February thaw finds it. The gutter cleaning page explains what a visit includes.
The other reason is the edge of the roof, where roofing and gutters meet. Water running behind the gutter is usually a drip edge or fascia problem, not a gutter problem, and a gutter repair on its own will not stop it. One company that does both can tell you which it is and fix the right one, in one visit.
Get a fixed price on your roof repair with the form on this page, or text your address and a photo of the stain to (330) 818-5584. We text or call you within the hour, the owner sets a time to look, and you get the report and the price in writing before anything is touched.
Questions
How much does roof repair cost in Stark County?
Guttrz does not publish repair prices because every roof is different. You get one fixed written price after the owner inspects, before any work starts, and it is good for a year. A job minimum applies, so several small fixes done on one visit cost about the same as one. The price depends on what failed, how steep the roof is and how many stories up it sits.
Do you do emergency roof repair?
We answer around the clock. Text or call (330) 818-5584 at any hour and we text or call back within the hour. The owner looks at the roof on the next dry day, because wet shingles are not safe to walk and a leak cannot be traced properly in the rain. The roof leak repair page has a list of what to do tonight while you wait.
Do I need a permit for a roof repair in Stark County?
Small like-for-like repairs such as a pipe boot, flashing or a handful of shingles do not normally need a permit in Stark County cities and townships. Larger work, such as replacing decking or a section of roof, may. Guttrz pulls a permit where one is required and the fee is on your written price. The report tells you if your repair is one of those.
Can a roof be repaired in winter?
Boots, flashing and most leak repairs can be done on a dry winter day once the roof is clear of snow and frost. Replacing shingles is harder below about 40 F because the sealant strip under each shingle needs warm sun to bond, so a cold-weather shingle repair gets hand-sealed and checked again in spring. Ice dams are cleared in winter and the attic work that stops them is best done in the warmer months.
Will you repair a roof another company installed?
Yes. Nearly every roof that needs a repair was put on by someone else years ago. The owner inspects it like any other roof, the report shows what he found, and the written Guttrz workmanship warranty covers the repair we did, not the rest of the original installation. If you still have a workmanship warranty from the original installer, read it first, because some are voided by outside repairs.
Do you handle insurance claims for roof damage?
No. Storm and insurance work is not something Guttrz takes on, and we do not write reports for adjusters. If a storm took shingles off and you plan to claim it, call your insurer first and have their adjuster look. The repairs on this page are for wear and age, which insurance does not cover, and the photo report is written for you, not for a claim.
Does the repair come with a warranty?
Yes. Every Guttrz roof repair carries a written Guttrz workmanship warranty, with the terms on your quote, and any new parts carry their maker's warranty. If the same spot leaks again inside the warranty, we come back and fix it at no charge. The warranty covers the repair itself, not a roof that is wearing out everywhere else, and the report says plainly if that is the roof you have.
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Written by Christian Schaffner, owner of Guttrz. Updated November 8, 2026.
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