Storm and hail
Storm and Hail Damage Roof Repair in Cleburne
Post-event assessment slope by slope, a written record of what the roof took, and repair or replacement depending on what is actually there.
After a Storm, Nobody Can See Their Own Roof
That is the whole problem. Hail bruising does not look like anything from the ground, wind lift often leaves the shingle sitting back down in place, and the first honest information most homeowners get comes from whoever knocks on the door first.
Those two facts together are why roofing has the consumer-complaint record it has. An assessment that starts on the roof and ends in writing fixes both, and it costs nothing whether or not there turns out to be anything worth acting on.
The assessment
What the Assessment Covers
Every slope, separately
Hail falls directionally. A storm can bruise the north and west planes and leave the others untouched, and a roof gets assessed plane by plane rather than as one number.
Bruising versus blistering versus wear
Not every mark on a shingle is storm damage, and calling ordinary granule loss hail is how claims get denied and reputations get earned. The report distinguishes them.
Soft metals and accessories
Vents, turbines, gutters, downspouts, flashing and any metal on the roof take marks that read more clearly than the shingles do, and they help date the event.
Wind lift and seal failure
A shingle that broke its seal and laid back down looks fine and is not. It gets checked by hand rather than by eye.
Decking and the interior
Where there is reason to, the attic gets looked at for water tracking and any sign that the deck has taken moisture.
What We Will and Will Not Do About Insurance
We will document what the roof took, in detail, and give you a written record and a scope you can submit yourself. We will meet your adjuster on the roof and walk them through the findings. We will not file your claim, negotiate it, or tell you what your policy owes you — Texas law reserves that for licensed public adjusters and a roofing contractor is not one. Anyone telling you they will handle your claim is describing something they are not permitted to do.
On Deductibles
We will not waive, cover, absorb or rebate your deductible, because doing that is a criminal offence in Texas. A contractor who offers it is telling you how the rest of the job will be run, and it is worth listening to.
The Order Things Happen In
One: assessment on the roof, slope by slope, with written findings. Two: if there is nothing claimable, you are told that, and it costs nothing. Three: if there is, you get the documentation and the scope, and you file. Four: we meet the adjuster on the roof. Five: work is scheduled against the approved scope, with anything outside it named separately before it happens.
Emergency Cover
If water is entering the house, a tarp goes on as protection while the assessment and the real repair get scheduled. That is a holding measure, not a repair, and the scope treats it as one.
Questions
What People Ask After a Storm
Policies vary and deadlines are real. Get the roof assessed rather than waiting to see whether a leak develops, because by then the event may be too old to attribute.
That is your call, but ask where the company is based, ask whether they will be reachable in three years, and be wary of anyone who wants a signature on the doorstep.
Then we say so. A written there is nothing here worth filing on is a useful document to have, and it costs you nothing.
Yes, as emergency protection while the assessment and the real repair get scheduled.
Have the Storm Damage Assessed
Slope by slope, written down, and handed to you whether there is a claim in it or not.