Articles tagged high winds. Sellers Roofing responds same-day to Twin Cities storm events with emergency tarping, full inspections, and insurance documentation for Saint Paul homeowners.
Yes. Wind can loosen fasteners, flex the deck, shift edge metal, and open seams before water shows inside. A commercial roof may stay dry after the first storm, then leak during the next rain, thaw, or gust event. On large buildings, hidden deck damage often appears first as uplift, soft spots, or membrane movement, not…
Yes. Wind can damage a roof valley even when every shingle still appears to be in place. On commercial buildings, gusts often lift shingle edges, loosen valley metal, crack sealant, and strip granules before anything blows off. Because valleys carry concentrated water, even small wind damage there can lead to leaks faster than damage in…
Wind damage on a cedar shake roof usually shows up as missing shakes, lifted corners, split wood, exposed felt, uneven rows, and fresh debris in gutters or on the ground. You may also see ridge cap movement, loose flashing, and new leaks inside. If the wood looks displaced instead of simply old, wind is a…
Usually, you shouldn’t wait more than a few days to repair wind-damaged shingles. If shingles are missing, creased, loose, or rain is coming, take same-day action and install temporary protection at once. Only minor damage on a dry, still-watertight roof can sometimes wait up to one to two weeks, but only after a professional inspection….
Wind damage on shingle ridge caps usually shows up as lifted edges, hard creases, cracks, missing cap shingles, exposed nails, and bare spots where granules blew off. You may also notice a wavy ridge line or small gaps along the peak. Those signs matter because ridge caps catch some of the strongest gusts and often…
Wind damage on a synthetic slate roof usually shows up as lifted edges, slipped or missing tiles, cracked corners, broken fastening points, bent flashing, and exposed underlayment. On commercial buildings, the first signs often appear along ridges, eaves, hips, and roof perimeters, where gusts hit hardest and wind-driven rain can slip below the surface. When…
Usually, yes. In Minnesota, commercial property insurance often covers roof damage from a fallen tree limb when the loss is sudden and accidental, such as wind, hail, or lightning. Coverage often shrinks or disappears if the insurer finds rot, poor maintenance, earlier leaks, or an aging roof that was already failing. The policy language, deductible,…
Storm damage to asphalt shingles usually depends on specific wind speeds and storm duration, often leaving random, storm-facing shingle damage with creases, torn seals, and missing tabs in scattered spots. Bad installation looks more uniform, with crooked rows, high nails, poor spacing, and repeated defects across the same slope. In most cases, the pattern of…
Wind damage usually lifts, creases, tears, or removes asphalt shingles, often along roof edges and corners. Roof blistering from extreme heat looks like small raised bubbles or popped pits on the shingle surface. In short, wind damage vs heat blisters comes down to movement versus bubbles, broken seals versus intact tabs, and storm patterns versus…
Modified bitumen wind damage on flat roofing usually looks like lifted seams, curled edges, missing granules, exposed asphalt, loose flashing, wrinkles, and tears near the roof perimeter. After a strong storm, you may also see displaced debris or new interior leaks. On a commercial roof, those signs mean the modified bitumen membrane may have lost…
Short answer: pvc roof wind damage, a common type of flat roof pvc damage, usually shows up as lifted seams, loose edges, wrinkles, pvc roofing membrane billowing, pulled flashing, and leaks that appear after rain. In Minnesota, damage often starts at corners, roof edges like parapets, drains, and rooftop units because cold weather stiffens the…
On Minnesota TPO (thermoplastic polyolefin) roofs, a popular single-ply membrane for commercial roofing and low-slope roofing, TPO roof wind damage usually shows up as lifted seams, curled perimeter edges, wrinkled membrane, loose flashing, exposed fasteners, and tears near corners or rooftop units. Some damage stays hidden until wind-driven rain gets under the membrane, so a…
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