Top Three Ways Your Roof Is Damaged
While a variety of factors can cause your roof to be damaged directly or indirectly, these are some of the most common and severe.
Aging
As your roof supports the rest of the structure, it is important to keep it maintained. Inspecting your roof regularly is very important. In fact, for most building owners, this can be lifesaving, as regular inspection of your roof for small and minor damages has been known to prevent major repairs in the long-haul. If your roof has little or no slope, regular inspection helps prevent major leaks from occurring.
Wind
Known to weaken the shingles, nails, and other roofing materials currently holding your roof together, moderate gusts of daily wind often have the power to threaten your roof’s stability. 90 percent of high wind and hail damages claims result in some form of expense for building owners. Regular inspections on this type of roof damage are highly critical to prevent further damage from occurring. Wind damage is not always obvious from the ground, many times it can only be seen when on the roof, however, the slightly lifted shingles allow moisture to infiltrate down to the wood sheathing structure of the roof causing damage.
Hail
Shingles can react differently when struck by hail. As an example, hail damage to asphalt and composition shingles can look very different than hail damage to wood shingles. It is important to know the different effects of the damage to properly identify whether or not you have roof damage from hail. The impact points are typically soft, like a bruise on an apple, and they can lead to water infiltration and further deterioration. Loose, Broken, or Missing Shingles. Impact from hail stones can also cause shingles to crack, which can quickly lead to shingle loss.
