Thunderstorms, windstorms, hailstorms, and even tornadoes can all cause wind damage to your property – and even high winds can wreak havoc on unsecured structures or rooftops, causing roof leaks and other potentially catastrophic roof damage.
If you live somewhere where wind damage or windstorms are a regular occurrence, you should know how to handle wind damage insurance claims and similar insurance issues, which are often covered under your homeowners’ insurance policy.
Need some assistance dealing with wind damage, or filing a claim for roof repair after a windstorm or other major weather event?
Providence Roofing of Hickory NC can help. We are serving our local communities and neighbors by ensuring them with professional expertise and experience dealing with insurance companies. We can also be found in the Boone, Statesville, and Huntersville areas. We guarantee that we will be your best advocate from gathering the initial estimates to getting the final insurance payout to fix the damage to your roof.
What is Wind Damage?
Wind damage to your property can occur when you experience any kind of storm or other weather event with high winds.
Most people associate wind damage with major storms like tornadoes and hurricanes, but any high winds can cause property damage.
“Damaging winds” or “straight line winds” are classified as exceeding 50 to 60 miles per hour but can reach up to one hundred miles per hour.
These types of winds are different from the types of winds that cause tornadoes.
They are often caused by downdrafts during severe thunderstorms, but damaging winds can be caused by several other weather scenarios as well.
That said, damage from severe thunderstorm winds accounts for approximately half of all severe wind damage claims in the lower 48 states.
Damaging winds can produce a stretch of damage that extends for hundreds of miles, and anyone living or owning property in areas of the world that are prone to thunderstorms are at risk for wind damage as well as other weather hazards.
Note that if you own or live in a mobile home, you’re particularly at risk for wind damage, since these types of properties (even when solidly anchored) can be seriously damaged when winds reach 80 miles per hour or higher.
One thing that every business owner and homeowner should know – regardless of whether you live or work in an area that’s prone to windstorms – be sure to document the state of your property and other assets before disaster strikes.
You can easily use your smartphone to take photos and videos of all the different parts of your property.
These images and videos will be invaluable if you need to make a roof damage insurance claim for wind damage or really any other type of claim in the future.
Your future self will thank your previous self – and so will the roofing company and public adjuster!
How to Find a Contractor to Help Repair Wind Damage
Need to find a professional with wind damage repair skills?
Check us out at Providence Roofing or call us TODAY at 704 883-6052. We are your advocates during the insurance claim process as well as the repair/replacement process, and we will have a team of talented and trustworthy professionals who are experienced with repairing/replacing wind damage and related roof damage.
Also, be on the lookout for fly-by-night outfits or contractors that show up immediately after a major storm or other weather event looking to help property owners repair their roofs and other areas of their homes from wind damage.
Granted, while many of these contractors may possess legitimate skills and experience and they are just trying to get business, you should never make repairs without getting a proper estimate from a licensed contractor and speaking to your insurance adjuster about the associated windstorm roof damage insurance claim.
Also, look up reviews and google the contractor’s own name as well as their business name – a quality company’s search results should reflect their pride and commitment to their work.
Know that you don’t always have to accept the first estimate from your contractor or the first offer from your insurance company – and a reputable roofing company like us can help you figure everything out.
