Originally Posted By: rcole This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Could some of our experts please give me some much needed info on roofs with hail damage? What are the signs that the roof was damaged from hail? Thanks in advance.
Originally Posted By: gbeaumont This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Hi to all,
Randall, hail damage normally shows up as small depressions in the roof covering like this:
Also in the case of fiberglass based asphaly shingles it is not uncommon to see fractures in the shingles and "chips" missing on the edges and corners due to the fiberglass shingles being fairly brittle.
Originally Posted By: dbowers This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
careful after a hail storm for creative homeowners looking for a new roof and using a ballpeen hammer to try and simulate hail damage.
Helpful signs that this "Hail Damage" is "homeowner damage" include things like evenly sized dent marks (hail won't do that); damage spaced at very regular intervals (hail will be more random).
Most insurance adjusters know the difference. Look at the web site of Haag Engineering in Dallas. They teach 1-2 day classes for insurance adjusters in hail damage to wood, comp, etc roofs.
Pricy but top-drawer. Most of the better inspectors in the midwest that I know have gone to one of their courses over the years.