Oh, Hail, No!

That's pretty much what us Southerners think when the wind becomes violent, the sky dark, and the black clouds explode with pellets of hail the size of dimes, quarters, golf balls, or worse!

Hail can be hard on your roof and vinyl siding no matter how small it is.  However, once you get to the quarter-sized hail (1"), you often get significant damage to your roof and vinyl siding.  The impact of the hail can knock the granules off the asphalt as well as put pock marks, tears, or holes in your shingles and about everything else.  Other types of roofs can sustain significant damage, too.  Even heavy cedar shingles can be split in two or become dented which can warp the wood and allow water to get under the shingles.  Edges of shingles can be broken off or begin to curl.  Additionally, the wind often blows shingles off.  Definitely not something you want.

Quarter-sized hail

Picture - thanks to Scott Carnegie

Other hail damage is usually dents or breaks in flashing, rain gutters, and any metal or plastic  attachments to the roof.  Besides dented rain gutters, there can be tears or deformation in the metal or plastic leaf guards and screens on gutters.  These are just some of the roof damage that hail can cause.

If your roof has recently been hit by a heavy storm or hail storm, or if it's been two or three years since you've had it inspected, it's a good idea to call a roofing expert to assess your roof.  Lowry Roofing Co can let you know the integrity of your roof.  They can go over their findings with you and let you know if it would be a good idea to repair areas or replace your roof and let you determine the way you would like to proceed.

Further, Lowry Roofing Co is great working with insurance companies so that you get the coverage you've paid for.  

Give us a call today at 972-800-4574 for a free inspection/estimate!