When storms hit, your home takes the brunt of it — especially the roof, siding, and windows. This section brings together real-world advice, expert insights, and recovery checklists to help you respond quickly after hail, wind, or heavy rain. Whether you’re unsure how to spot damage, need insurance tips, or want to know what repairs should come first, our storm damage blog posts have you covered. Start here to protect your property and make smart decisions after the storm passes.
Sometimes. Lifted shingles reseal when the tabs are still flexible, fully attached, and free of creases, and warm weather allows the adhesive strip to bond again. If shingles are cracked, folded, torn, missing, or old and brittle, replacement is the safer fix. On a commercial property, quick inspection matters because minor wind lift can lead…
Yes. Wind can bend, lift, or loosen a drip edge while nearby shingles stay intact, especially at roof corners and exposed edges. That happens because thin metal catches uplift before heavier roof coverings do. Even so, a loose edge still needs prompt repair, because it can open a path for water, rot, and later roof…
Yes. Strong wind can lift roof coverings just enough to break seals, loosen fasteners, or crease the underlayment, then let the surface settle back down. On commercial buildings, this often happens at edges, corners, slope changes, and around rooftop equipment. The roof may look fine from the ground, yet hidden damage can still lead to…
Yes. Strong wind can lift or tear starter shingles at the eaves, especially if the seal strip failed, nails were misplaced, or the roof edge lacks proper drip edge support. Once that first course loosens, water can get under nearby shingles and damage the edge system, which makes fast inspection and repair important. When This…
Yes. Wind can damage starter shingles even when every tab is still attached. The starter row sits on the most exposed edge, so it often takes the first hit. Lifted edges, broken sealant, creases, granule loss, and exposed fasteners all count as damage. On shingled commercial buildings, that deserves prompt inspection. When This Applies This…
Yes. Wind can damage ridge vents even when shingles still look fine. The ridge sits at the highest, most exposed part of the roof, so uplift often hits the vent first. On commercial buildings with steep-slope roof sections, that can mean a loose or broken vent, minor leaks, and hidden moisture, even without obvious shingle…
In most cases, asphalt shingles start to suffer real damage at about 1 inch, or quarter-size hail. Still, 3/4-inch hail can damage older or brittle roofs, especially in high wind. Once hail reaches 1 1/4 to 2 inches, bruising, cracks, and granule loss become much more likely. That answer sounds simple, but roofs don’t fail…
Yes. Wind can damage roof flashing without pulling off shingles. Flashing is thinner, more exposed, and often fails first at roof edges, walls, curbs, and penetrations. On commercial buildings, wind may loosen coping or counterflashing while the main roof surface still looks intact, which can let water in before obvious shingle or membrane loss appears….
Yes. Hail can cut years off a commercial roof even when no water shows inside. Impact can bruise membranes, loosen seams, dent metal, crush insulation, and weaken flashing or drains. Often the first sign is faster aging, higher repair cost, or early failure, not an immediate drip. When This Applies Which commercial roofs are most…
Yes. Roof hail damage can weaken seams, flashing, membrane surfaces, and roof coatings without causing an immediate leak. Then sun, ponding water, freeze-thaw cycles, and foot traffic widen the damage until water gets in. On commercial roofs, a hail hit in spring can show up as an interior leak months later, especially on low-slope systems….
No. Hail can bruise, crack, or weaken shingles without causing instant granule loss. Some impacts leave soft spots, fractured mat, or slight surface displacement that sheds granules later. On older roofs, the opposite can happen too, granules may come off from age or defects rather than hail alone. A close inspection matters more than one…
Yes. Hail damage built-up roofing can happen even when the top surface shows no split, hole, or clean puncture. A built-up roof can absorb impact, hide bruising in the plies, trap moisture below the cap sheet, and weaken insulation, which means problems may appear later as leaks, soft spots, or premature aging. When This Applies…
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