Storms are common in the Charlotte metro area. What happens when your home is affected by one of these storms? The likely assumption is that your home owners insurance company will take care of your home and the homeowner will be covered. The truth is, it’s not always the case. Insurance companies often try to cut corners to save money and avoid covering storm damages to keep costs down.
How do I know if my roof has hail or wind damage?
The best way to assess the condition of your roof after any of storm is to hire a professional roofing contractor to perform a thorough roof inspection. Keep in mind, before calling a roofing contractor, walk around your home to look for any visible effects of wind damage. If you notice any of the following problems with your building or roof, let a roofing professional know right away.
Let Charlotte Ace Roofing review your insurance estimate in detail to ensure you are getting what you deserve for your roof replacement claim before you make any decisions. Not sure what to look for after a storm? Check out our storm damage information page.
Often times the measurements on insurance claims are not adequate to cover the roof replacement project entirely.
There may be items missing from the estimate you receive from your insurance claim estimate. Some of these missing components are key for the structural integrity of the roof installation.
To save money, there are many roofing contractors that will install the new roof with missing components which will ultimately void the warranty of the new roof installation.
There will always be storm chasers offering customers a so called “free roof” for their home. Don’t be fooled by this! Most of these out of town/not local roofing companies will install the new roof with missing components and low quality materials that will void the warranty on your new roof. Worst of all, if you start to get leaks a few years after the installation, those so called storm chasers are already in another state, taking advantage of other homeowners and you are left to fix the leak yourself. The roofing contractors that are not locally owned and operated will not be available to fix, repair or service the roof.