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What To Do When You Have Storm Damage To Your Roof
It’s storm season once again and that means you may end up with some storm damage to your roof. But there are some things that you should do after a storm before you start searching for “roofers near me” to find a local roofer to fix the damage. When your roof is damaged you want to get it fixed as quickly as possible but you need to take certain steps to make sure that your insurance will pay for the damage. Otherwise you could end up paying out of pocket for an expensive roof repair. Instead of searching for “roofers near me” right away do these things immediately after a storm damages your roof:
Get Photos And Video
If you can safely get up on the roof after the storm you should try to get up there so that you can photograph and take videos of the damage. Getting photos and video of the damage right after the storm is ideal, but if you wait before you can safely access the roof just take the photos and videos as soon as you safely can.
Call The Insurance Company
Your home owners insurance should send an insurance adjuster out to examine the damage and start the repair process. Remember that after a large storm there will be many people in that area calling to make an appointment with the adjuster so call as soon as you can. The adjustor will come to your home in person to assess the damage that was done to your roof.
Get Several Estimates
After you have an appointment for the adjustor to come to the house you can go search for “roofers near me” to find reputable local roofers. When the adjuster comes to see the damage you should have several repair estimates that you can submit to the adjustor to show how much the damage will cost to fix. Some insurance companies will require that you submit a written estimate while others will accept emailed estimates but the insurance adjustor will most likely want to see 3-5 estimates for repairs so that they can get an idea of what a reasonable repair cost is.
Get Your Repairs Done
After the insurance adjuster has assessed the damage they will decide how much the insurance company will pay for the damaged one by the storm. Usually thy will approve one of the estimates that they submit and tell you to have that roofing company do the work. But, if you decide that you want another company to do the work you can choose that company to repair your roof but the insurance company may not cover the entire cost. In that case you’d have to cover the cost of the difference between what the insurance company will pay and what the roof cost to fix.
