Recent thunderstorms in the area have pounded the region. Some included hail.
Roofs by Nicholas owner Dan Nicholas shared his suggestions to Midlanders looking to minimize roof damage themselves or hire a quality company to repair hail damage.
Nicholas said hail can puncture holes in a roof or can create damage that will cause holes in a roof over time and additional weathering, making it vital to address hail damage quickly.
“Sometimes that hole may take four, five years to fully come to a problem, but normally if you don’t make your claim in a hailstorm within two years, it starts to get to be a pretty big deal of whose fault it is, ‘Iis that leak really caused by a hailstorm?’ so it gets into a big claim debacle,” Nicholas said.
In terms of homeowners making the effort to minimize hail damage themselves, Nicholas said his company offers Class 4 High Impact Shingles – a shingle made to be more durable that a typical asphalt shingle.
Although Nicholas said no roof is “hail-proof,” having a higher-quality, more-resistant product on the roof of a house may help homeowners reduce hail damage.
When a Midlander needs to address hail damage in their home, Nicholas suggests looking for a trusted local roofing company.
“I would normally look at who you know, who you’ve seen around for years,” he said. Roofs by Nicholas has an A+ rating, the Better Business Bureau noted.
Researching and evaluating a roofing company, according to Nicholas, should include asking for qualifications, figuring out how long a company has been in business, asking for certifications with national roofing contractors and asking if a company’s employees has obtained continuing education on changing roof technology and practice.