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Middle-TN Roof Storm Damage Tracker
When Storm Damage Strikes, Call The Pros!
Has A Storm Damaged Your Home Roof?
This past spring and summer, we have had many bad storms and an extremely horrible tornado right at the end of 2023 that ripped through Sumner & Davidson counties of Middle TN. The last thing you need when there is a foot or more of snow and the temps are below freezing is to have a roof leak requiring a potentially expensive roof repair. So, before the winter ice and snow hit, is time to check if your home has any storm damage roof repairs needed. These types of storm damage don’t always appear immediately, but having your roof professionally inspected is recommended to avoid emergency roofing services to fix the damage with a roof repair.
What Kind Of Storm Will Create Roof Storm Damage?
The most common storms that cause the need for storm damage roof repairs are hailstorms, high winds, and heavy rains. Here in the Nashville, TN area we often get ice storms and snowstorms that cause the need for storm damage roof repairs too. Fallen Debris. Tree limbs are the most commonly hanging over the roof. They will bruise asphalt shingles, destroying the protective layer of granules built within the fiberglass fabric structure of the shingles core causing the immediate need for roof tarping to be installed at a minimum while awaiting a new roof replacement. Dimensional asphalt shingles or 30-year shingles are more ridged than a traditional 3-tab or 20-year composition asphalt shingle. Give us a call today and book a roof inspection appointment on your home's roof.
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Middle-TN Roof Storm Damage Expert
Find Out At No-Cost If Your Roof Is Storm Damaged
There are multiple major signs that your roof may have sustained storm damage that you may be able to spot from your front or backyard. Always check for any missing shingles, lifted shingles, and creased or broken asphalt roofing shingles could most certainly be the result of being within a severe storm or tornado's pathway, which In some cases can have wind gusts anywhere from approx. 60-120MPH. After a little time, the asphalt shingle granules will start wearing off, making the roofing systems shingles nearly 80% less effective in doing their job of protecting the roof from any water pathways, potentially stopping the encapsulation away from stopping any penetrations and putting everything underneath it in a state of jeopardy.
Lastly, it is always good form to every few months make sure the property's gutters are cleaned as regularly as possible, heavy rains can’t flow through either the 5-inch or 6-inch gutters, then down into the downspouts as intended, so they will either back up under the shingle, causing leaks that will need metal or shingle roof repair, or overflow and saturate the ground around the perimeter of your home's foundation, causing other very serious exterior restoration problems such as erosion.
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