Storm & Hail Damage

What wind and hail actually do to a roof, how to tell storm damage from ordinary wear, and how insurance claims are won and lost.

The week after a storm is when the worst decisions get made. Damage is hard to see from the ground, contractors arrive uninvited, insurers work to deadlines nobody has read, and everything feels urgent. Most of that urgency is manufactured. The damage will still be there next week; the pressure to decide today usually will not.

These articles cover what wind and hail actually leave behind, how to tell either from blistering and age, what to photograph while the evidence is still on the ground, and why claims get rejected. We do not handle claims, recommend contractors, or take referral fees. The aim is that you can assess your own roof before anybody else offers to do it for you.