Fayetteville is far enough from Durham that Mabrey Roofing says so upfront: this is dispatched service into Cumberland County, not a local shop around the corner. The town's roofing story is written by water more than wind. Three hurricanes have put the Cape Fear River well past flood stage inside city limits within the last thirty years: Fran in 1996, Matthew in 2016, and Florence in 2018, which crested close to 62 feet, roughly four feet higher than Matthew two years earlier. Housing here also turns over more than most Piedmont towns, driven by the steady churn of military families stationed nearby. We build every roof and repair to hold through the next storm, not just look finished for the walkthrough.
Mabrey Roofing is a Durham roofing contractor dispatching crews southeast into Fayetteville and Cumberland County for roof replacement, repair, and storm restoration. Fayetteville's defining roofing threat is hurricane rainfall: the Cape Fear River has pushed well past flood stage here through three major storms, Fran in 1996, Matthew in 2016, and Florence in 2018, when the river crested nearly 62 feet downtown.
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Rain like that settles into a weak flashing joint for days after the wind dies down, not during it. We walk every slope at no charge, log what we find in photos, and pull the permit through City of Fayetteville Permitting & Inspections or Cumberland County for addresses outside city limits.
has crested well above flood stage here across three major hurricanes, Fran, Matthew, and Florence, so a post-storm inspection should check for saturating-rain damage, not just wind.
turn over faster than most Piedmont towns, so a documented inspection at move-in catches problems the paperwork does not mention.
residential blocks near the Cape Fear River carry roofs with decades of layered repairs, so we check the decking before quoting a straightforward tear-off.
Hurricanes are Fayetteville's real roofing test, and the record backs that up. Hurricane Fran put a wind gust of 79 miles per hour on the ground here in 1996 and pushed the Cape Fear River 17 feet above flood stage at the Cumberland County line. Hurricane Matthew followed in 2016, cresting the river at nearly 59 feet and washing out eleven dams across the county. Hurricane Florence topped both in 2018, with the river reaching close to 62 feet and some areas logging more than 30 inches of rain. Wind matters too, but it is the days of saturating rain after a storm passes that finds the flashing joint a quick look never would.
Mabrey Roofing documents damage and works with your insurer. We are not a public adjuster and do not negotiate claims or guarantee coverage.
Water coming in now? We answer around the clock and tarp the breach fast to stop the damage.
We photograph and document every area of damage with detailed photos and drone footage, no obligation.
We meet your insurance adjuster on-site and walk them through every item of damage, and work with your insurer.
Fayetteville's housing runs on military rhythm as much as age. Neighborhoods near Fort Bragg see homes change hands on a shorter cycle than most Piedmont towns, as families rotate through duty stations, which means more roofs get a fresh set of eyes from a new owner who has never seen the attic. Downtown and the older residential blocks nearer the Cape Fear River carry roofs that have already stood through Fran, Matthew, and Florence, some with repairs layered on top of repairs. We treat every inspection here as a fresh read of the roof in front of us, not an assumption based on the last owner's paperwork or a neighbor's roofline.
Roof replacements inside Fayetteville city limits are permitted through the City of Fayetteville Permitting & Inspections Division, which enforces the North Carolina State Building Code within city jurisdiction. Homes in unincorporated Cumberland County, including many pockets near Fort Bragg, go through Cumberland County Building Inspections & Permitting instead. We sort out which office your address falls under, then handle the filing and the inspection ourselves.
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- Free documented inspection: photos and a written report before any quote.
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City of Fayetteville Permitting & Inspections issues the permit and performs the inspection for addresses inside city limits. Homes in unincorporated Cumberland County, including many pockets near Fort Bragg, go through Cumberland County Building Inspections & Permitting instead. We sort out which of the two applies to your address, then file the paperwork and set up the inspection.
Yes, repeatedly. Fran put a 79 mile-per-hour gust on the ground here in 1996. Matthew crested the Cape Fear River at nearly 59 feet in 2016. Florence topped that in 2018, cresting near 62 feet after days of record rainfall. We inspect for the saturating-rain damage those storms cause, not just wind, because that is the pattern here.
We photograph every damaged slope and write up a record your carrier can review. Hurricane wind and rain damage is often a covered loss, though only your insurance company can make that determination. You file the claim, and you stay in control. We are not a public adjuster.
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