Hail can cause serious damage to homes, cars, and anything else that gets in its way. Unfortunately, few people can see the damage on their roofs in the same way they can see the dents and dings that show up on their cars. When a homeowner’s window gets blown out or damaged during a storm, he gets it fixed right away. When shingles blow off, however, many people forget to call a repair company simply because the damage is not in their daily line of sight.
Just because a homeowner can’t see the damage on his roof doesn’t mean it’s not there; and D&G Quality Roofing Inc’s Don Weatherby says it is a serious mistake to turn a blind eye to rooftop storm damage. As the owner of a premiere roofing repair company in Dallas Fort Worth, Weatherby says that homeowners who put off roof inspections after major storms are doing themselves a great disservice.
In the Dallas Forth Worth area, roofing repair companies are often called out to fix leaks caused by severe hailstorms. Additionally, Weatherby says that the types of storms that have been coming through the Dallas area in recent months have been causing blown up shingles and malfunctioning wind turbans on roofs.
From the ground level, one thing that homeowners should look for after major storms to tell if their roofs have been damaged is if granules from their shingles are in their gutters. If a person’s gutters are becoming clogged by granules, that is a definite sign that his or her roof needs to be looked at and possibly repaired.
As Weatherby explains, most roofing repair projects in Dallas Fort Worth that are caused by hailstorms are paid for by homeowner’s insurance. Although many homeowners fear that reporting these types of incidences is going to raise their homeowner’s insurance premiums, Weatherby says that is rarely the case. Serious storms are generally classified as an “Acts of God,” and as such they do not impact property owners’ insurance rates.
If a homeowner suspects that he has damage on his roof from a recent hailstorm and he does nothing about it, that could lead to the type of serious leakage issues that could jeopardize an entire home. Weatherby cautions people against trying to save a few bucks up front by foregoing necessary repairs, since small leaks can create major havoc if they are not fixed quickly enough.
For more information on the appropriate steps to take after going through a hailstorm, Weatherby recommends calling D&G Quality Roofing for a consultation and a roof inspection.