The Importance of an Expert Roof Inspection

Having your roof inspected is key for home health and insurance reasons. But you shouldn’t trust just nay insurance adjustor to inspect your roof. Insurance has particular regulations for what they will cover and what they won’t. Having roofing experience allows for key differentiation between problems that look similar but are vastly different. Your insurance company may overlook a cosmetic problem that is actually a symptom of something bigger. When you call Roof Experts, you know that you’ll experience an Expert Roof Inspection.

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Being able to identify the type of damage a roof has is very important. Our team of experts provides free, thorough, expert roof  inspections. If we find damage, we can determine the cause and severity of it, which is key information for your insurance company. The symptoms of the roofing problems help establish the best course of repair. Many events and circumstances can damage a roof. The most common culprits are the following:

• Weather

  • Nature is an undeniable force. Wind and hail are the main perpetrators of roofing damage. But don’t downplay the harms of UV, either. The benefit of wind and hail is that you can pinpoint when they happen and take action.
  • Did you know that you have 1-2 years to file your claim after a bout of extreme weather?
  • Don’t let your home go uninspected! It could lead to larger problems and it could also lead to insurance denying your claim.

Hail damage to asphalt shingles.

• Poor Ventilation

  • Leads to energy inefficiency and hot attic spaces.
    • This can lead to higher electric bills.
  • Causes shingles to suffer from the excessive heat from attic space and direct sun, thereby shortening the lifespan of the roof.
  • Creates unsound and unsightly shingle blistering.
  • May cause shingles to curl or buckle.
  • Leads to greater roofing issues like thermal cracking.
    

    Roof blistering- a common but overlooked roofing problem.

• Inferior Building Materials

  • You should only trust a true roofing professional to spot inferior materials. When you get an expert roof inspection, we are looking for defects due to ineffective manufacturing. Some of these defects are:
    • Differing colors of shingles
    • Delamination of the shingles
    • Roofing granules are not placed evenly

We always use quality materials from manufacturers with substantial warranties- letting us know they stand by their product.

Common visible roofing issues.

• Improper Installation

  Improper installation is the result of an inexperienced or uninformed roofer. Here are some roofing problems you’ll never see when you hire Roof Experts:

  • Crooked installation

    • A crooked installation allows for varied exposure and is visible by a wavy characteristic to the installation.

  • Fitting shingles with box blade

    • As a shortcut, some roofers lay a shingle on top of a previously-installed shingle. Using a box cutter, the roofer then trims the current shingle and cuts into the one beneath, causing irreparable damage.

  • Angled nail gun

    • An inexperienced roofer may not hold the nail gun at 90 degrees. An angled nail causes a bump in the shingle, meaning it cannot lie flat. This problem is visible from the ground!

  • Over-pressurized nail gun

    • If a nail gun is not properly calibrated for shingle installation, excess pressure when nailing the shingle can cause damage to the shingle.

  • Under-pressurized nail gun

    • An under-pressurized nail gun can cause big problems, too. Without enough pressure, the nail may go through the shingle but not have enough power to sink into the roof decking as well. Without being nailed into the decking, the shingle is left unsecured.

  • Felt paper aka underlayment

    • The felt paper beneath the shingles is essential to the smooth installation of the shingles. Wrinkles in the paper can cause ridges and bumps in shingle installation, allowing for greater problems.

  • Wood rot

    • Roof decking is prone to wood rot. Overlooking this leads to big issues. Even if the shingles are perfect and perfectly installed, the roof is unsound. This issue causes a visible dip in the roof due to its weakened state.

Determining the above lets us know how to best fix the problem.

Our inspectors will let you know if there is weather-related damage to the roof and if an insurance claim should be filed or not. If there is only minor or no actual storm damage there is no need to file a claim.

A homeowners policy typically covers hail related damage therefore when a roof is damaged by hail/wind it is important to file a claim. Insurance companies have a time frame for homeowners to file a claim. If the claim is not filed within the certain time period they could deny your claim which could be thousands of dollars.

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Roof Experts is here to inspect any commercial or residential roof you need. Contact us today and let us know what we can do for you!

 

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