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How can Hail Storm Damage your Roof?

by Capitalroofing Restoration Capital Roofing and Restoration
In Denver, the hail storms are common, and they affect the most exposed part of your house, which is your roof. You might not know but with hail storms come severe roof damages that can spoil your entire roofing system. In the article, we would discuss those damages only.

So, what is a hail storm?

The definition of a hail storm can differ as per the conditions of the storm. But, in reality, any hailstorm includes small balls of ice fall with the rain, and they can severely affect your roof.

How does a roof that is affected by hailstorm looks?

Now, this depends entirely on the type of the materials used in the building and storm. But, some signs are easily visible on the roof, such as leaking, broken or missing shingles, etc. For an in-depth inspection, you should call the hail storm roof damage expert.

Hail damage on wood shingles:

1. If there is any split in the shingle, then you will notice orange or brown color that has sharp edges and corners.

2. With the split, there will be some marks or dents that you can easily find out.

Hailstorm on composition or Asphalt shingles:

1. On such shingles, the hail storm damage is very random, and there will be no particular pattern in them.

2. The areas which are affected by a hail storm will appear dark and will be soft to touch. You can compare this with something like a bruise on an apple.

3.  Some of the granules will go missing.

4.  The asphalt will look glossy. 

To what extent the hail damage can affect your roof?

Although the severity depends on the strength of the storm your roof has experienced, it is not necessary that all the storms will damage your roof. Some need immediate attention, and some can be treated as general. Thus, you have to consider the factors given below:

1. Wind: the intensity and direction of the wind are responsible for causing severe damages. So, during the storm, you can check both and decide if the losses have occurred or not.

2. Size of the hail: The stones of ice during the rain could be very small or very large; you can check the size when they’ll fall on the ground. Even the hard edges of the hailstones can damage the shingles on your roof. So, check well.

For inspecting the hail storm roof damage, you should call the experts, as doing this on your own will not be that useful and can be dangerous. Call the roofing experts at Capital Roofing and Restoration now.


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