Storm & Hail Damage Roof Repair
After a Houston hail or wind storm, roof damage is not always obvious from the ground. We climb the roof and give it a careful inspection, documenting bruised shingles, granule loss, and wind lift, then walk you through exactly what we found and what it means for your home.
In southeast Texas, severe weather is a regular event, not a rare one. The National Weather Service classifies a thunderstorm as severe once it produces wind gusts over 58 miles per hour or hail at least an inch across, and the NWS Houston and Galveston office reports that this area sees 50 to 60 thunderstorm days a year, with severe storms on about a third of them. Roofs here take repeated hits over their lifetime, and the damage adds up.
Around Houston, the most common roof-damaging force is not actually a tornado. The National Weather Service notes that straight-line winds from downbursts, which can reach 60 to more than 100 miles per hour, are far more common here than tornado damage, and they lift and tear shingles along ridges and edges. Hail does its own damage, bruising shingles, knocking off the protective granules, and cracking the mat, which shortens a roof's life even when it does not leak right away. Most of this is hard or impossible to see from the ground.
That is why a storm inspection matters. After high winds or hail, we get on the roof and look for the specific signs an adjuster looks for: bruising and granule loss from hail, lifted or creased shingles from wind, and damaged flashing and vents. We document what we find with photographs, and if the damage is storm-related we help you through the claim, the same careful way described on our insurance-claim page.
If you are replacing a roof in a storm-prone area, it is worth asking about impact-resistant shingles. The rating most roofers refer to, UL 2218 Class 4, was developed by the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety and Underwriters Laboratories, and Class 4 is the toughest, tested against a two-inch impact. Some insurers offer a premium discount for an impact-resistant roof, though some attach a cosmetic-damage waiver that limits future hail coverage, so check with your carrier first. We are glad to walk you through the trade-offs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What size hail actually damages a roof?
- The National Weather Service considers hail of an inch or larger to be severe, but smaller hail can still bruise shingles and knock off the granules that protect them, which shortens the roof's life. The damage is often not visible from the ground, so an inspection after a hailstorm is the only way to know for sure.
- My roof looks fine after a storm. Could it still be damaged?
- Yes, and this is common. Hail bruising, granule loss, and wind-creased shingles are hard to see from the ground and often do not leak until weeks or months later. We get on the roof and check for the specific signs an insurance adjuster looks for, then tell you honestly whether there is damage worth acting on.
- Are impact-resistant shingles worth it?
- In a storm-prone area they can be. Shingles rated UL 2218 Class 4, the standard developed by the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety and Underwriters Laboratories, are built to take a harder hit before cracking. Some insurers offer a discount for them, though some add a cosmetic-damage waiver, so check with your carrier. We can explain the options when you are deciding on a replacement.
- What should I do right after a storm?
- Call your insurer to report any visible damage, take photos, and make only temporary repairs to prevent further water entry. Then have the roof inspected. We document storm damage thoroughly and, if it is storm-related, help you work through the claim with your adjuster.
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