If your roof has been damaged by hail it can be difficult to understand whether the damage is only cosmetic or if it could also impact roof performance.
How do know if my roof is damaged by hail.
Asphalt and or mat that appears shiny.
Random damage with no discernable pattern.
If your roof contains one layer of common asphalt shingles it usually takes a 1 or above diameter hail stoneto cause damage roof hail damage.
The round dings in metal are obvious signs of hail damage.
Loss of granules which may expose the roof felt.
Hail hits that are black in color.
This is not always the case but many times if a roof has significant hail damage up top the gutters will have some impact damage.
Wood shingles hail damage.
One way to tell that your roof has hail damage is if it has these black spots on it if your asphalt shingle roof has lots of these black spots on it you probably have hail damage what size hail can damage a roof.
However determining whether your roof has sustained damage from a hailstorm may be a little more difficult.
The next steps you should take.
If hail reaches the size of an egg about 1 2 inches the damage becomes obvious on shingles and soft metal structures.
If you have an asphalt shingle roof look for large amounts of granules in your gutters and missing granules in the shingles across your roof.
Random damage with no discernable pattern.
One look for dented gutters gutter screens or downspouts.
If hail damage is allowing water to pass through your roofing system then this is a performance issue and should be fixed as soon as possible to help prevent serious water damage to your home.
Hail damage isn t always visible or obvious.
Here are a couple photos of what roof damage from hail looks like on an asphalt shingle roof.
While it may seem like missing granules isn t a large problem it can lead to one.
Inspecting your shingles depending on the size of the hail and severity of the damage it may or may not be obvious that your roof has hail damage.
Roofs with multiple shingle layers may be damaged by smaller hail stones due to a softer support surface directly under the top shingle layer.
Hail that s smaller than 1 inch can already inflict damage to an asphalt shingle roof.
The visual signs of hail damage vary depending on the materials of the roof.
Shingles with a granular texture such as those made from asphalt or composite materials may show granular loss that exposes the underlying felt random dents with no perceptible pattern and soft spots on the surface.
This above picture shows a heavily dented gutter but be on lookout for small impacts as well.
If you have an asphalt shingle roof look for large amounts of granules in your gutters and missing granules in the shingles across your roof.
Also take note of any cracks divots or bruising you see.
Asphalt and composition shingles hail damage.
