Storm Damage Restoration in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Storm damage restoration in Ann Arbor deals with a Washtenaw County weather pattern that sends everything at once: spring squall lines with straight-line winds, summer derecho-style windstorms that drop mature hardwoods onto rooflines, hail events that bruise shingles and open seams, and the flash-flood follow-up when Malletts Creek and the storm drains overload. The city’s mature tree canopy — oaks and maples planted a century ago in the Old West Side, Burns Park, and Angell — turns every major wind event into a limb-on-roof event. Water Damage Pros US restores storm-damaged homes across Ann Arbor with emergency stabilization, water intrusion response, and full rebuild coordination.

Storm Damage We Restore

• Wind-lifted and missing shingles — Lifted tabs and exposed underlayment that leak at the next rain.
• Tree and limb impact — Punctured decking, crushed soffits, and broken trusses from canopy failures.
• Hail bruising and seam splits — Shingle damage that may not leak today but fails within one to three seasons.
• Wind-driven rain intrusion — Water forced uphill and behind siding, flashing, and window frames.
• Flash-flood entry — Malletts Creek overtopping and overwhelmed drains pushing water into basements during the same event.
• Power-line and mast damage — Service masts pulled from walls, admitting water alongside the electrical hazard.
• Siding and window blowouts — Panels torn loose and sash failures admitting rain directly into wall cavities.

The Restoration Process

1. Safety and shoring — Hanging limbs, gas odors, and live electrical flagged; damaged sections stabilized before work begins.
2. Emergency tarping and board-up — Roof planes covered, openings sealed, and the structure weathertight within 24 hours.
3. Intrusion mapping and extraction — Water that entered during or after the storm extracted and moisture-mapped through cavities.
4. Drying and decontamination — Structure dried to baseline; storm-driven surface water treated when contamination is present.
5. Insurance documentation — Photo and moisture documentation organized to the format Washtenaw County adjusters process fastest.
6. Rebuild coordination — Roofing, siding, windows, and interior finishes sequenced so the home closes back up weathertight.

Storm Restoration Costs in Ann Arbor

Service	Typical Range	Notes
Emergency tarping and board-up	$400 – $1,800	24-hour response
Water extraction and drying	$1,200 – $4,800	Intrusion from storm entry points
Roof repair coordination	$800 – $6,000	Shingle to decking scope
Siding and window rebuild	$1,500 – $8,000	Panel and unit replacement
Interior rebuild (drywall, paint, floors)	$2,000 – $12,000	Scope follows intrusion map
Full storm restoration	$8,000 – $35,000+	Major impact events

Ann Arbor’s Storm Calendar

Spring squall lines arrive March through June with straight-line winds that peel ridge caps and lift field shingles. Summer brings the heavy events — cloudbursts that flood Malletts Creek and windstorms that snap the century-old hardwoods shading Burns Park and the Old West Side. Late-summer remnants of southern systems drop sustained rain that tests every roof and drain at once. Each pattern leaves a different signature: wind damage concentrates on ridge lines and gable ends; flood damage clusters along the creek and in the buried Allen Creek basin. Restoration scopes follow the signature.

Tree Canopy: Asset and Hazard

The same oaks that make Ann Arbor’s historic districts valuable cause its signature storm damage. Canopy roots also drink the water table that keeps Huron-adjacent basements damp, while canopy limbs overhang nearly every pre-1940 roofline in Burns Park, Angell, and Water Hill. After any major wind event, rooflines under mature limbs deserve inspection even when no impact is visible — bruised shingles and lifted flashing leak months later, long after the storm made the news.

Storm damage is a two-clock problem: the water coming in now and the claim documentation that starts fading the moment you start cleaning. Tarp first, extract second, photograph everything before either — that order protects the house and the claim at once.

Storm Restoration Across Ann Arbor

Water Damage Pros US responds to storm damage 24/7 across Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County — Old West Side, Burns Park, Water Hill, Angell, Kerrytown, the Malletts Creek corridor, Barton Hills, and surrounding townships — plus Ypsilanti, Saline, Dexter, Chelsea, and Milan.