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

After a storm a Port Jefferson Station property is covered in three kinds of debris and they go three different places: the tree, which the town may eventually take from the curb; the pieces of the house, which nobody takes; and the wet material from inside, which has a clock on it. Alec's Construction cuts, hauls and clears all three as part of the repair rather than leaving you to find a dumpster in the week every dumpster on Long Island is spoken for, working out of the yard on Barton Avenue in East Patchogue.

What a Storm Does in Port Jefferson Station

Port Jefferson Station is the hamlet up the hill and south of the village, inland and wooded, and a nor'easter here is what the wind off the Sound does to the trees over 1950s to 70s ranches, splits and colonials on the streets off Route 112 and Old Town Road. The oaks and tulip trees left standing when the streets were cut are now over the roofs, and a saturated week and a northeast gust puts them on the house. There is no tidal water up here — the harbour flooding stops in the village at the foot of the hill — so water in a house came through the roof or the wall the wind opened, and the attic insulation is the sponge. The commercial strip along Route 112 and Nesconset Highway takes the wind on flat roofs.

Oak Crowns Across the Property

A mature oak crown fills a yard and a driveway and often a neighbour's yard too, and it is heavier than it looks. Under it is the fence it took, the gutters it stripped and the shingles it lifted. Cut into rounds and hauled, the property is a repair site instead of a forest floor.

Trees and Limbs

A tree on the ground is a chainsaw job and a matter of time. A tree on a structure is a different job with an order to it, and it comes off before anything else on the property is touched. We cut and haul what the town will not take, and we tell you what your town is doing that week for curbside brush.

Roofing, Siding and Building Debris

Shingles, vinyl siding, aluminum gutters, fence sections, broken glass, the pieces of whatever the wind took apart. It is sharp, it has nails in it and it hides under wet leaves. Photographed where it lies before it is moved, because it is evidence of what the wind did to the house.

Wet Material From Inside

This is the debris with a clock on it: wet carpet and pad, wet insulation, sheetrock that has lost its strength, soaked furniture. Mould can begin on any of it within a day or two. It comes out, it is photographed as it comes out, and it is kept where the adjuster can see it.

Fallen tree on a Long Island cape with the roof being tarped after a storm

Hazards We Work Around

Downed lines and anything touching them — the utility first, always. Gas. Trees under tension. Nails and glass under mud. Wet floors over electrical. Cleanup is what gets the crew to the house; the scope and the rebuild are the job that follows.

Building Department in Port Jefferson Station

Port Jefferson Station files with the Town of Brookhaven at Independence Hill in Farmingville; the Village of Port Jefferson down the hill runs its own building department. Emergency work to make the house safe and dry does not wait for a permit; the permanent repair is filed once the scope is agreed.

Free walkthrough in Port Jefferson Station. Call or text (631) 312-7441. Tell us whether the roof is open, whether a tree is on the structure and whether there is water inside, and we bring the right equipment on the first trip.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Port Jefferson Station in the Village of Port Jefferson for permits?

No. The village is down the hill around the harbour and runs its own building department; Port Jefferson Station is the hamlet above it and files with the Town of Brookhaven at Independence Hill in Farmingville. Emergency work — tarping, boarding, shoring — does not wait for either. We confirm the address before the permanent repair is filed.

Do you haul the debris or do I need a dumpster?

We bring the hauling as part of the job. After a storm every dumpster on Long Island is committed for weeks, and leaving homeowners to find a container is how cleanup stalls.

Can I throw out the wet carpet and drywall before the adjuster comes?

Yes, and you should. Leaving it in place grows mould and makes the claim worse, and emergency mitigation is expected under the policy. Photograph it in place first, photograph it as it comes out, and keep it where the adjuster can see it if there is room.

Is storm cleanup covered by insurance?

Debris removal from a covered loss is generally covered under a standard homeowners policy up to a limit, and removal of a tree that hit a covered structure usually is too. A tree that fell in the yard and hit nothing is usually not. We separate the covered cleanup from the rest on the scope so the claim is clean.

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