Extremely Hail Damaged Roof

In this blog j m roofing a local contractor specializing in roof replacement and repair discusses a few reasons why you should never ignore hail damage on your roof.

Extremely hail damaged roof.

The hail was the size of a quarter at my house and the size of a tennis ball five miles south of here foster said. It may not be obvious from the ground but this is also exactly why you should have your roof checked after a severe storm. The ridge of your roof is the place most likely to show hail damage. This is the very topmost part of your roof where the two slanted sides meet.

It is important to know the different effects of the damage to properly identify whether or not you have roof damage from hail. As an example hail damage to asphalt and composition shingles can look very different than hail damage to wood shingles. If your roof contains one layer of common asphalt shingles it usually takes a 1 or above diameter hail stone to cause damage roof hail damage. If you are looking for hail damage on these types of materials you should be trying to find random damage with no clear pattern black or extremely dark dings or dents that are soft and feel similar to bruised fruit missing granules that may even expose the felt or roof membrane or asphalt or roof mat that appears to be shiny.

Asphalt and composition shingles hail damage. Hail damage to roof shingles can be very obvious or very difficult to uncover. Roofs with multiple shingle layers may be damaged by smaller hail stones due to a softer support surface directly under the top shingle layer. Since the ridge is at the top hail hits it at a perpendicular angle instead of on a slant.

The cost to repair hail damage will depend on several factors including the type of insurance you have the number and size of dents from the hail the parts of your car that were damaged and whether or not you are able to negotiate with your insurance company if your insurance covers the damage you will only be responsible for paying your deductible. It takes a trained eye to spot hail damage to roof shingles. If you have a flat roof you re more likely to find damage all over. In the last three years he s had to replace the roofs on all of them due to hail damage.

Wind and hail damage. He replaced the roof on his third property three years ago and it already has minor damage. Home insurance companies in past years have been walloped by numerous and expensive roof claims. Shingles can react differently when struck by hail.

As you can see on the first image below the surface granules have been knocked off of the shingle very clearly.