How Do You Tell If Your Roof Has Hail Damage

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.

How do you tell if your roof has hail damage.

If you see quarter sized hail or larger in your yard call a professional roofer immediately to get on their schedule for an inspection. One look for dented gutters gutter screens or downspouts. A split in the shingle that has sharp corners and edges. Perhaps that most obvious way on how to tell if roof has hail damage is to note abnormalities in the appearance of the shingle s surface.

Impact marks or dents along the splits. If you notice shingle granules in your gutters you may have hail damage on your roof. 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. Also take note of any cracks divots or bruising you see.

Hail damage on your roof will cause granules to break loose at the site of each hail stone impact. Roof vents are often made of lightweight metal. You can tell your asphalt shingle roof has hail damage if you see black spots such as in the photos above. Most roofing companies offer free inspections.

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. 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. When a hail storm does come through a neighborhood folks flood roofing companies with phone calls and emails so do be patient with them. There are many other types of damage to shingles that can be mistaken for hail damage.

The visual signs of hail damage vary depending on the materials of the roof. When hail hits a roof shingle surface granules get displaced. This above picture shows a heavily dented gutter but be on lookout for small impacts as well. A split in the shingle that has little to no deterioration at the edges.

Dark spots or bruises.