ABQ roofing companies inundated with repair jobs after record-setting rainfall

When Christine Mazza reported to work at Cornerstone Roofing on Monday morning, she found the office voicemail so full that it had stopped accepting messages.

Over at Territorial Roofing, employee Pam Penny had to take one of the phone lines off the hook so she could concentrate on the constant ringing from the other two.

Its absolutely unbelievable, said Penny, who twice had to put a Journal reporter on hold during a brief conversation Monday morning.

She said the calls started pouring in early last week and its been nonstop busy since.

When it rains, roofs leak, and last weeks record-breaking wet weather has Albuquerque residents scrambling for some professional fixes.

Mazza who owns Cornerstone with her husband Rome said she hadnt received so many customer calls since a soaking spell in October 2011. She said the volume over the last week has been at least 10 times higher than usual.

Monika Trujillo, office manager for Adobe Roofing, said the company already had fielded about 50 calls by 9:45 a.m. Monday. A typical Monday, she said, wouldve meant maybe three or four.

State Farm, the largest property and car insurer in New Mexico, handled 80 claims over the weekend for wind,water and hail damage, much of it affecting roofs, according to Denver-based company spokeswoman Angela Thorpe.

We are already meeting with those customers, she said.

Since July 2, State Farm has received about 1,000 weather-related claims from around the state.

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ABQ roofing companies inundated with repair jobs after record-setting rainfall