How to inspect your roof for hail damage | Pro Exteriors

Learn how to inspect your roof for hail damage thanks to the experts at Pro Exteriors

Checking a roof for hail damage is a straightforward process. You’re ultimately looking for dents and divots in the shingles that have occurred because of hail, rain, or wind damage.
If you see damage, then you need a piece of chalk (yes, you can steal some from your child and it will work just fine). Mark the hail damage by drawing a line or circle around the affected area.
Afterwards, take photos of the damage so that you have proof if the customer or insurance company questions your assessment. This is important because a lot of damage is not visible to the naked eye. The chalk helps outline which areas of the roof have incurred damage.

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[chirummonroe]

It’s always good to check your nailing pattern to see if you have high knowing that corresponds with the damage that you have on top of the shingle

[jasonwhitley]

As a licensed catastrophe adjuster, I can validate the damage on the front slope of the house was indeed hail impacts. The giveaway was the color of the asphalt (dark). Since the asphalt is dark in color, we can state the granule loss is recent and there is a slight dimple in that spot.
*If the color of the asphalt was grey or light grey then we would know it was some type of old, weathered loss of granules.
* The reason you did not find much damage on the rear slope was because the hailstorm came from the front and impacted the front slope. The giveaway on that was the dents on the electric turbines. The dents were on the top/front of the turbine indicating the hail came from that direction.
I suggest looking at the aluminum window screens on the front and the downspouts on the front. There should be dents on them. Chalk it, take photos and show the adjuster when he arrives.
The roof should be approved unless they have Allstate/ LOL

[equisequis.]

by the time that little dark spot deteriorates it will be time for a new roof anyway. haha

[BoysonKyte]

Thank you I use a drone for inspections however your show tells a different story with pictures and without. Good Video

[jatakasawa]

It takes a hail stone 1" in diameter or greater to damage a composition asphalt shingle. Hail will dent different types of metal differently and the indentations don't necessarily represent the size of the hail stones. Spatter marks from hail are the best representation of a hail stone's size and they can be found on algae covered surfaces or within the oxidation and grime on some metal surfaces on the property. Spatter is also a good indicator that the storm as recent and it can show you if the storm was directional. HAAG has done ballistics testing to determine this criteria. So the size of the hail needs to be determined and then you have to prove when the storm hit. Some insurance carriers give you one year to make a claim and others give you six months. Everyone wants to believe that the insurance is going to buy their roof because the storm chasers come in making all kinds of promises. A little hail isn't going to damage a shingle roof but the roofers start knocking on doors after every little storm and half of them don't know what they're talking about. They take your insurance money and hire subs to do hack jobs. I work in the industry and it's shady as hell.

[JimKorff-qkhr]

Thank you for the great video .Jim in Nebraska

[joemenjivar]

Great clips, thank you for showing us from Minnesota.

[robertmack]

AWESOME VID!! Thank you for all that you have shared!!

[markpleasant]

There is no way that the size illustrated on the attic vent made the so called hail marks on those shingles. Put a penny next to the marks on the vent and compare them to the ones on the shingles. Different type and age of shingles makes a big difference while some can sustain hits better than others so just because the neighbor got it doesn’t mean that you have it.

[FinLupp]

You don’t make a mark you circle around the damage and it has to be a certain size for it to be damaged.

[jenniferw]

I was on my roof today and terrified. I crawled the entire time. It roughed uo my knees, hands, elbows.

[Metal_junk]

So what? There’s a few dents here and there, does it really need to be replaced?

[SomeDumUsrName]

What a crock. This roof is just fine. Ah, "crock;" very close to "crook."

[edmartinez]

The little dents on the vents are cosmetic and have zero effect on the utility of the vents.

[johnwasik]

Who was the insurance company, so I can make sure I don’t buy their insurance?

[chirummonroe]

That’s not necessarily true it could also be thermoconductivity of the nail head coming through

[traerewalt]

Granule loss. Peasize hail dents to soft metals.

[YeahADabilldo]

We wonder why insurance is going up if this is all you need to run a full roof replacement for $15, 000 possible siding for $25, 000 contractors refuses to repair customer goes with it because they never seem that kind of money. It seems to think insurance companies out to get them, the only one that makes any money if the contractor walk through the neighborhood and hit every house you wonder why prices are high

[brandonlapier]

I dont see the point of checking or even worrying about the hail damage on the metal power vents. Its not like its going to leak or deteriorate like the shingles do.

[Jack-jlo]

This is why we all pay such outrageously high insurance premiums...people filing needless claims.