Hail Damage Images Roof
Without a trained eye how can you tell if your tile roof has hail damage.
Hail damage images roof. Old damaged slope roof from tiles damaged roof. In 2019 the united states experienced 5 396 large hail storms as documented by the noaa severe weather database. The amount and type of damage hail causes on roofs depends on a variety of factors. Today we re going to look at hail damage photos.
That storm dropped a record setting 4 83 inch diameter hailstone in bethune colorado. Hail storms can cause a wide range of damage to your roof and your property in general. Contractor taking photos of hail damaged roof. A close up of a hail damaged roof contractor using clipboard to figure hail damage repair costs.
This article tells readers how to identify roof shingle hail damage and how to distinguish a hail damaged roof from blister rash damage foot traffic damage wind and other conditions such as shingle rash blistering cracking and granule loss associated with normal shingle aging. Contractor using a clipboard to figure our repiar cost for hail damaged roof damaged roof. Here are selected photos on this topic but full relevance is not guaranteed if you find that some photos violates copyright or have unacceptable properties please inform us about it. Damaged slope roof from tiles after storm with pigeon damaged roof.
Methodology to assess hail damage to an asphalt shingle roof. Hail damage on roof photos. A roof that has been poorly maintained has recently sustained other types of damage or is simply past its prime has a higher risk of being harmed by hail than its newer and better maintained counterparts. See more ideas about hail damaged roof damage.
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. One of these storm clusters was a beast of a hail storm in colorado. Even seemingly minor hail storms can cause significant problems that you might not notice until the damage increases over time and creates openings that may be harder for a roof leak repair or even require a replacement roof. Because a tile roof with hail damage can lead to roof leaks mold or other structural problems.
The authors have inspected thousands of asphalt shingle roofs and found that damage inspectors frequently mistake various shingle anomalies such as foot scuffs adhesive spots etc as hail damage. Roofs with multiple shingle layers may be damaged by smaller hail stones due to a softer support surface directly under the top shingle layer. Every year multiple hail storms cause billions of dollars of property damage. We ll also discuss things to examine when looking for tile roof hail damage on your home or building.
Jun 20 2014 these are photos of actual hail damage.