Storm Damage Roof Repair in Clarkston

Hail rarely leaves a hole. What it usually leaves is a bruise: a dark, soft spot where the granules were knocked off and the mat underneath was cracked. From the driveway you cannot see it. From the roof, with good light, you can. Wind is different. It catches the edge of a shingle, lifts it, breaks the seal strip and sometimes folds it back with a crease across the top. The shingle may lie flat again afterward and look fine, but it is no longer stuck down, and the next gust can take it. Both kinds of damage let water in slowly, often months after the storm, which is why so many homeowners never connect the leak to the weather that caused it. Our storm inspection is built to close that gap. We walk each slope, chalk-mark every hail hit inside a test square, check seal strips by hand along the edges and photograph all of it. Downspouts, vents and gutters get checked too, since dents there help show the size of the hail. Then you get a clear answer. A few damaged shingles can often be repaired. Widespread hits usually mean replacement. Fallen limbs from Clarkston's big shade trees happen less often, but when they do, we check the decking beneath for cracks as well.