Do you need to worry about Hail Damage?

8/1/2022 (Permalink)

Hail can be so pretty.....and so devastating

Signs of Hail Damage from the Ground and What that Means for YOUR Home.

Even if you can’t see your entire roof while standing on the ground, there are still some signs of hail damage that can be indicated without getting out a ladder. The presence of these signs is an indication that you might have more hail damage on your roof.

Dents and Dings on Your Siding or even Your Window Sills

Just by a quick walk around your property, you can easily check the siding and window sills for hail damage. If a hail storm caused significant dents and dings to these areas, it’s likely that your roof sustained heavy damage as well. Even just a faint ding to these surfaces could be cause for concern. External damage could lead to internal damage quite quickly.

Signs of Hail Damage From the Roof

Keep in mind that getting up on a roof and inspecting it can be very dangerous. You should take all possible safety precautions to protect yourself. When in doubt, leave the roof inspection to the professionals. If you are not sure who to call, contact SERVPRO of Bloomington/Pontiac. Even though we don’t do roof repair, we can help find someone to help to get you what you need. Once you get on the roof, there are several things you should be looking for to identify hail damage. Just like with the gutters, you’ll want to check for dents and damage to any of the surfaces on your roof including vents, skylights, and chimneys.

Large hail generally creates easy-to-see dents in the shingles and other roof surfaces while smaller hail creates damage that can be trickier to find. A helpful tip roofing company uses is to bring a stick of sidewalk chalk up with you to the roof. With surfaces like the chimney cover, you can rub the chalk sideways across the surface to help find any places where the hail caused a dent.

You should spend most of your time checking the shingles on the roof. Hail damage to shingles will have small or large dents and dings on them, as these are telltale signs of hail damage.

Never assume that there’s no damage to your home just because the hail looked small. Go through the steps of looking for roof damage any time you have a major hail storm in your area.

Do You Have to Fix Roof Damage Caused by Hail?

If you go through the whole process of looking for damage to your roof after a hail storm and find damage, what then? Do you have to fix that damage immediately?

Yes, you should repair your roof as soon as possible if you notice hail damage. If left unaddressed, the damage could severely compromise your roof and lead to water damage or other structural problems in your home. Luckily, most homeowners insurance policies will cover hail damage to your roof. Be sure to reach out to your insurance provider when you discover the damage to see if your roof repairs or replacement will be covered. Know ahead of time what kind of coverage you have. 

Don’t wait to address damage to your roof caused by hail. The sooner you deal with the problem, the less likely it is to cause additional issues down the line.

Once a storm has gone through and damaged a roof so far that it now is causing damage to the interior of your building-contact SERVPRO of Bloomington/Pontiac. We can help get the help you need for your roof and get the interior repaired to get life back to right. 

Contact SERVPRO of Bloomington/Pontiac for more information and to answer any Storm Restoration questions. 

Call us today at 309-827-7500 or visit our website at www.SERVPRObloomingtonpontiac.com.

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