Roof Shingle Damage

Other wind damage may not be easy to see especially if the adhesive seal that provides a water shedding surface is broken.

Roof shingle damage.

You ll never get a solid insurance claim without shingle damage. Shingles roofs especially take a beating during high winds despite most being rated to withstand 90 mph winds. Always be safe when checking for roof damage. The more the shingle lifts off the roof the more surface area is exposed between the shingle and the roof leading to a greater uplift force and faster degradation.

Missing shingles can lead to leaks and other interior damage. While it s always nice to have a roof over your head particularly when the weather turns bad it s only as good as the shingles that are protecting it. Just remove them and replace them with new shingles of a similar style to the rest of the shingles on the roof. Loosen and remove the damaged shingles.

Outdoor air temperature at the time of the roof inspection sun exposure on different roof slopes a shaded slope may be cooler and safe to walk on. A roof that has existing issues such as broken shingles missing shingles and or missing flashing is more likely to incur wind damage over time or suffer extensive damage during a severe storm. There are several types of damage high winds can cause to your roof including leaks missing shingles and gutter problems. For asphalt shingle roofs or roll roofing or mineral granule coated modified bitumen covered roofs continue hail damage investigation by looking in your roof gutters and on the ground for large amounts of mineral granules lost from the roof.

With prolonged exposure to natural elements like sun wind rain ice and snow a roof will begin to show signs of age and damage that if left alone could cause issues for you down the road like water damage inside your home. Each shingle is initially secured with four nails. We think it s subjective and we don t have a specific number but the variables underlying roof damage during an on roof walking inspection include. It takes a trained eye to spot hail.

When the next shingle course above is installed however its nails also pass through the top edge of the shingles in the course below. Replacing a damaged shingle requires a hammer a flat pry bar a utility knife and a handful of 11 4 in. Hail damage to roof shingles can be very obvious or very difficult to uncover. If the shingles are severely damaged don t try to salvage them.

Loosen the adhesive underneath the tabs of the damaged shingle then pull them free and discard. High winds can cause damage to your roof even without hail or other harmful weather. The last but most important thing to check is the shingles. For a shingle to be wind damaged an uplift force from the wind has to occur.

What does hail damage look like on shingles. Significant wind can cause shingles to blow off the roof deck.