Emergency tarp over a damaged roof section on a Long Island house

Alec's Construction handles hurricane and storm damage in East Northport, Suffolk County — fallen trees, flooding and water damage, roofs and siding torn open, the cleanup and the rebuild — as one job from the first tarp to the finished repair, working out of the yard in East Patchogue. If the roof is open, a tree is on the house or there is water inside, call or text (631) 312-7441 rather than fill in the form, and tell us what you are looking at.

What a Hurricane Does in East Northport

East Northport is the inland hamlet behind the village, high on the moraine with no harbour to flood, and a nor'easter here is the wind off the Sound on the north-facing roofs and the oaks coming down on 1950s to 70s capes, ranches and splits. The streets off Larkfield Road and Elwood Road are small lots under big street trees planted with the tracts and now taller than the houses; the newer streets toward Commack have half-acre wooded lots under oaks saved when they were cut. The Town of Huntington took the worst of this weekend's storm, and East Northport's tree cover is a big part of why. Water in a house here came through the roof or wall the wind or a tree opened.

Mature Oaks Over Two-Storey Roofs

The damage here is the trees. The colonials, splits and ranches went in during the 1960s and 70s under oaks and tulip trees that were saplings or saved trees at the time and are now standing directly over two-storey roofs. When the ground is saturated and the wind turns after the eye passes they come down whole — a crown across the ridge, a trunk through the garage, a limb the size of a tree through the second-floor ceiling — and across the overhead service drops that run through them, which is why these hamlets stay dark for days. A whole tree on a roof is a structural event, and the order in which it comes off decides whether the roof survives the removal.

What We Handle After a Storm

  • Fallen or damaged trees — the tree on the roof, the limb through the porch, the leaner against the wall. Structural check first, then removal in the right order, then the repair.
  • Flooding and water damage — surge, rain that came in through the roof, the basement that filled. Wet material out, real drying equipment in, moisture measured before anything is closed.
  • Interior and exterior storm damage — roofing, siding, windows, soffits, gutters, ceilings, walls, floors and insulation.
  • Storm cleanup and debris removal — cut, haul and clear, so the repair crew can get to the house.
  • Repairs to damaged areas — from a tarp on the first day to the finished rebuild, one crew, one scope, one point of contact.

The Order of Work

  • Make it safe. Nobody goes under a tree on a roof or into a room with a sagging ceiling until it has been looked at. Downed lines are the utility's, and they get called first.
  • Photograph everything as found. Before a limb is cut or a wet carpet is pulled. This is what both claims rest on.
  • Stop the water. Tarp the roof, board the openings, pump and pull the wet material that will grow mould if it stays.
  • Dry and document. Drying equipment in, moisture readings taken and kept.
  • Write the scope line by line with the photographs attached, storm damage kept separate from wear, wind damage kept separate from flood damage.
  • Rebuild to the agreed scope, and correct what let the storm in so it does not repeat.
Restoration crew at a storm-damaged Long Island house

Homeowners Policy, Flood Policy and the Hurricane Deductible

Wind damage, and the rain that came in through it, is a homeowners claim. A tree on the house is a homeowners claim, and most policies pay something toward removing that tree, up to a limit that varies by policy. Water that rose — from the bay, a canal, a creek or a river — is a flood claim under a separate flood policy, whether National Flood Insurance Program or private, and the homeowners policy generally excludes it. Many coastal New York policies also carry a hurricane deductible that is a percentage of the dwelling coverage rather than a flat figure, and it applies when a named hurricane triggers it. We do not adjust claims; we document and scope the damage so the adjuster sees what the storm did, and we tell you which of the three buckets each item belongs in before you file.

Building Department in East Northport

East Northport files with the Town of Huntington at Town Hall on Main Street in Huntington; the Village of Northport on its north edge runs its own building department. Emergency repairs to make the house safe and dry do not wait for a permit. The permanent repair that follows — structural work, re-roofing, electrical — is permitted work like any other, and we file it once the scope is agreed.

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By the job in East Northport: Tree Removal · Flood Cleanup · Storm Debris · Storm Roof & Siding

Frequently Asked Questions

Is East Northport in the Village of Northport for the permit?

No. The village is the harbour-front on the north edge and runs its own building department; East Northport is the hamlet behind it and files with the Town of Huntington at Town Hall on Main Street. Emergency work — tarping, boarding, shoring — does not wait for either. We confirm which governs before the permanent repair is filed.

Do I need a permit for storm repairs?

Not for the emergency work. Tarping, boarding, shoring, pumping and drying make the house safe and do not wait for a permit. The permanent repair — structural work, re-roofing, electrical, anything that changes the building — is permitted work like any other job, and we file it once the scope is agreed with the carrier.

How do I avoid storm chasers?

Ask for a local address and a local phone number, ask how long they have worked on Long Island, and do not sign anything at the door — not an assignment of benefits, not a deposit. Out-of-state crews arrive after every hurricane and leave before the roof leaks again. We are on Barton Avenue in East Patchogue and have worked Suffolk County since 2018.

Is a fallen tree covered by insurance?

A tree that falls on the house, the garage or another covered structure is the classic covered peril under a standard homeowners policy, and most policies also pay something toward removing that tree, up to a limit that varies by policy. A tree that fell in the yard and hit nothing usually is not covered. We photograph the tree where it lies before anyone cuts it.

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