A roof is designed to protect the home’s interior from outside elements. While it normally has a considerably longer service life, it can also incur damage unexpectedly. Any necessary repairs should be done immediately to prevent further damage. There are times when professional roofing contractors are either not immediately available; then a do-it-yourself fix may…
Storm Damage
One of the major responsibilities of being a homeowner is maintaining the structural integrity of your home’s roof. Whether this entails repairing a damaged area or replacing the entire roof, homeowners are typically required to contact their insurance provider before proceeding. Doing so makes it possible for an insurance agent to provide an estimate for…
On December 21, 2013, ferocious wind and damaging hailstorms are scheduled to move through the Brazos Valley area. Wind and hail can cause extensive damage in the area including tearing down power lines and leaving approximately 14,000 households without electricity. High winds bring another terrifying scenario as a result of the storm can bring winds…
As storm season continues to gear up in strength home often forget to prep their homes for high winds and heavy rains. In the event of a hurricane or tornado, unprepared homes see far more damage than those that are prepared. And while there may be little that you can do against super storms like…
Every year coastal residents and outlying areas prepare for hurricane activity coming off of the Gulf of Mexico. Across the United States over 49 million homes are at risk from hurricane damage each year. Roofing systems on older homes are particularly vulnerable to hurricane strength wind and rain because they were built before more research…
According to research done by Liberty Mutual, hail causes millions of dollars of property damage every year. Hail is especially widely known because it affects almost every part of the United States and can coincide with almost any severe thunderstorm. If you have KBTX then you would have seen last night’s hail warning in Madisonville. …
Hurricane strength storms have visited southeast and central Texas in the past few years. Some of the most recent history has seen lots of College Station roofing damage. Many areas of the country are in hurricane zones, like the Gulf of Mexico. However, many homeowners do not realize that a hurricane does not necessarily dissipate…
The recent string of storm weather across the Brazos Valley and surrounding areas have left many places with staggering amounts of debris. Most home owners found themselves facing strong winds for only a few moments before everything calmed down. In those few minutes, enough damage was done to cause an increase in insurance claims across…
Roof damage because of heavy hail is a common scenario which almost every home owner has come across. If you too have faced a problem like this, there might be numerous practical precautions that you would have taken in advance to save your roof from further hail damage. One such precautionary step would be to…
As we discussed in part 1 of our two part series on hail, damage done to the roof by hail may not always look usual and can often be confused with other issues. A big key characteristic to knowing whether or not you have hail damage is in the way the individual shingles are damaged.…