Tornados And Hail Creates Serious Roof Damage In Alabama

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The state of Alabama has suffered a number of storms in the past months and many major cities and towns are still trying to recover from the damage that was caused, especially Tuscaloosa and surrounding areas. While these storms have been pretty major, even the smallest of storms can cause damage to your home especially your roof, which is something that many homeowners often overlook and underestimate.

Don’t Assume There’s No Damage

After a storm, you will do a quick glance of your home and while everything may appear to be completely fine and up to par, it doesn’t mean that it is. Professionals can see more than the homeowner can as they are trained to spot even the smallest of damages.

Even Weak Tornados Cause Damage

A small tornado usually doesn’t cause much structural damage and is usually limited to falling trees. However, one thing that a small tornado can do damage to is your home’s roof. It may be as little as a shingle being ripped from the roof but regardless, even one shingle could result in a roof leak causing damage inside the home (water spots) if not treated immediately. ...
... However, a strong enough tornado could rip your entire roof off. The important thing to understand is to realize that no matter how small the tornado or storm is, there could be serious damage done to your roof and if not repaired immediately could result in further damage to your home.

Hail Damage Hurts Too

Aside from tornados causing roof damage, hail usually accompanies tornados and subsequent storms. Hail as small as half a dollar can cause damage to your roof. Usually, if you are dealing with a hail storm, the damage may be hard to see but you should check your vents, gutters, etc. as closely as possible to uncover any type of damage. If you can, get on your roof and examine the damage up close. If you can’t do this then a professional is more than happy to come out and examine it for you often free of charge. Look for hail marks, which are often dark spots or similar to dimples.

Never Underestimate the Damage

Underestimating the potential damage caused from a tornado, high winds and hail can cause serious damage to your home resulting in a lot more money to be dispersed to various contractors to have everything repaired. It’s better to have the damage repaired early even if it’s minor rather than wait until it becomes worse and possibly affects other parts of your home.

With homeowners in desperate need of contractors for help, there are a lot of scam artists out there trying to take you for your money but give nothing in return. That’s why you need to choose a family owned and operated reputable roofing business such as Continental Roofing to avoid any unnecessary challenges. After all, you’ve been through enough with the storms. In addition, Continental Roofing can help guide you through filing an insurance claim aside from repairing the damage caused by the storm – and this alone is why many choose a professional contractor that knows the damage that storms can cause as well as one that is knowledgeable about insurance claims process.

The article about roof damage is written by author Butch who has worked on thousand's of Tuscaloosa and Birmingham roofing projects.