Storm & Wind Damage Exterior Restoration | Ontario

Storm damage is a scoping problem more than a repair problem

The repairs themselves are ordinary. What makes storm files difficult is extent — wind damage scatters. A single event will take a tree down on a garage, snap a leader over a pool, blow out forty feet of fence on the far property line, lift a section of pergola, and leave three more trees with cracked unions that nobody notices until the next system.

Scope only what's obvious and you get supplements, second mobilizations, and a file that reopens. Scope the whole property and the file closes once.

Our response sequence

Immediate

Make safe

Life-safety hazards, trees on structures, blocked access. Exclusion zones, utility coordination where lines are involved, and temporary protection to stop water and further damage. Emergency tree removal →

Same visit

Document

Timestamped photography of the whole property before anything moves. Damage detail, failure points showing storm-consistent characteristics, and wide shots establishing pre-existing condition of undamaged areas.

Day 1–3

Clear and assess

Debris cleared, access restored, site made workable for the building trades. In parallel, a full property assessment covering every tree, every hardscape element, every structure, and the landscape. Storm-damaged tree cleanup →

Then

Scope and submit

Itemized scope for the full exterior, with a clear separation between emergency mitigation already performed and reconstruction proposed.

Rebuild

Hardscape, structures, fencing, landscape

Sequenced so nothing gets finished and then driven over. Exterior restoration →

Close out

Completion record

Completion photography from matched angles and a final invoice reconciled to the approved scope.

Aerial view of a street of roofs stripped by wind, one already tarped

What we assess that others don't

Standing trees

The trees still up after a storm are the next claim. Cracked unions, partial root-plate lift, one-sided crown loss leaving an unbalanced canopy. We assess at canopy level, not from the driveway.

Concealed structural damage

Impact loads travel. A limb through a deck surface may have driven framing onto posts and loosened the ledger. We open up and check. Deck repair →

Hardscape base

Falling debris fractures the base beneath interlock and concrete, and the surface can look sound over a broken base for months.

Fence lines end to end

Wind loosens posts along a whole run, not only where a panel actually failed. Replacing three panels between compromised posts is a repair that fails within a year.

Drainage disruption

Root plates lifting and debris impact reroute surface water, and the resulting ponding causes damage months after the event.

Access damage

Our own equipment damage during response, documented before mobilization and restored afterward. Landscape restoration →

Catastrophe events

When a system hits the whole region at once, everybody calls at once. We triage by severity — structures and life-safety first, blocked access second, cleanup third — and we tell you where you actually sit rather than promising a crew that isn't available.

For contractors and property managers with multiple affected sites: send the full list. We sequence it, report by address, and keep documentation separated per property. Volume work doesn't get volume documentation.

Common questions

How quickly can you respond during a major storm?

Within four hours under normal conditions. During widespread events, response is triaged — we'll give you a real position in the queue rather than an optimistic one.

Can you tell if damage was caused by the storm or was pre-existing?

Frequently, yes. Fresh tear-out in green wood looks different from an old decay column, and impact damage looks different from long-term settlement. We photograph what we find and report it accurately, including when it doesn't support the claim.

Do you handle the roof?

No. We handle everything outside the building envelope, plus temporary protection to prevent further loss. Roofing, siding and interior restoration belong to those trades, and we coordinate rather than overlap.

Can you work under a restoration contractor's scope?

Yes — most of our storm volume comes that way.

Storm and Wind Damage Restoration