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Storm Damage Checklist

Storm Damage Assessment

Do not attempt to execute the storm checklist outdoors until dangerous weather has left the area. Immediately ensure that your belongings are protected from leaking water inside the home. Move appliances, furniture and other important items that may get damaged. Walk around the exterior of your home to check for roofing damage and sources of any leaks. Note any: Torn, curled or missing shingles (also check property for shingles that may have blown off) Dented vents (dents may indicate hail damage) Dented gutters and downspouts (dents may indicate hail damage) Walk around the interior of the home to check for leaks or other damage indicators. Note any: Water staining (look around light fixtures, in corners and around chimneys) Wet insulation or other water seepage in the attic Cracked or broken skylights

Do I Have Hail Damage? . . .
. . . What Does It Look Like?

Trust Us For your Hail Damage Inspections, Repairs and Insurance Claims Filings

If you have been in hailstorm, the most obvious damage you see is to cars. You see the damage immediately after the last ice nugget has fallen.

You're concerned because the once smooth surface is now riddled with dents and pits.

Most people do not ever consider that their home was damaged as well.

Your roof is as susceptible to hail damage as is the hood of your car. When hail hits your roof, it creates a bruise. This bruise may have even cracked the fiberglass membrane and can allow water to seep into your home. It may not leak the day after the storm, but over time it will happen.

Composition Shingles

It's difficult to determine whether a shingled roof needs to be replaced after a hailstorm because the damage is not readily evident.

Our hail damage specialists are specially trained and experienced to determine the damage and make corrective action.

We check the entire roof structure and gutter system. If we see a large amount of granules, re roofing would be a consideration.

Granules aren't just for appearance purposes, they're there to protect the asphalt-based roof product (the shingle). It doesn't take much of a hailstorm to dislodge a bunch of granules, thereby exposing the asphalt and shortening the service life of your roof.

If your roof went through a hailstorm, but no damage was readily visible, that doesn’t mean it isn’t there. If enough granules were knocked loose, the sun will hit the exposed asphalt further damaging the roof and underlayment. The exposed asphalt will deteriorate and more granules will come loose. In a few months and after a few rains, the damage will be readily evident.

Many times hailstorms produce visible damage, but beware, only a trained roofing hail damage specialist can uncover the real damage!

FIRE

Fire damage to a home or business is specific to the structure, loss, contents, and particular needs and circumstances of the owners. Most companies take a Cart Blanche approach to the loss. We formulate a plan by assembling expert teams and customizing personnel, material, supplies and equipment in completing the remedy of the loss for your exact needs, efficiently and as quickly as possible.

Down time is down time, whether a home or business. Your living or working environment is destroyed, damaged, and perhaps unlivable until reconstruction is completed.

This overall project management is critical to the success of each disaster restoration project and is a corporate mandate for all projects we are involved with.

The combined years of experience in the disaster restoration and construction industry from demolition to reconstruction exceeds 80 years.

Specific services provided for fire damage are:

Emergency Services

Working with fire and police, 24 hours, 7 days a week. One of our skilled personnel with follow-up your emergency call with the appropriate action. Plumbing, electrical, and other trades and repairs may be part of the solution.

Standard approved protocol is followed to treat, repair, and replace elements of the structure. We control and remove smoke smell through methods accepted and proven within the industry. Through our experience, you are assured burned and charred studs, drywall, cabinetry, etc. are dealt with appropriately with our goal of rebuilding your structure to a pre-loss condition, timely and effectively.

Not always, but usually, water damage occurs in a fire or smoke situation if the fire department or owner uses water to put out the fire. Remove the water through appropriate means. Carpet, tile, wood, ceramic, laminates, cavities spaces, etc.

Whatever the cause, we have the correct industry approved solution, with the right expert team to get the job done. Our quick response and remedy reduces future damage to your home or business.

We have the equipment and personnel to check and test damaged areas to industry standards to assess the water damage for treatment, repair, or replacement of the effected materials. Evaluation and testing is required to quantify the extent of the damage.

Removing water means moisture as well. Drying the structure requires specialized personnel, standards, dryers, dehumidifiers, removing portions of the structure to get to the cracks and crevices holding moisture that may cause future damage and health issues. Bringing structure moisture levels to an acceptable level allows a plan of action for treatment, repair, removal, or replacement of construction components to pre- damage condition.

If it has an odor or smells bad, it needs to be treated. By using the proper solutions on particular materials and items, whether a coating or spray, the treatment dissolves and treats causes of odors restoring your home or business to its original condition.

Before your dwelling or business can be refurbished the contents and furnishings may need treatment as well. From antiques and heirlooms to family rugs and children’s toys, these items may need to be sorted, moved, cleaned, and treated to restore them to pre-damage condition.

Within insurance and budget requirement we uniquely help analyze your space as it appeared before the loss and any changes to your living or business use or needs that you may want to incorporate in any modification, remodeling, and construction, should reconstruction be required in restoring your structure to the pre-loss condition.

Once the programming and design are agreed upon construction activities can be planned. Permits, demolition, ordering materials, removing discarded material from the site, material selections, subcontractors, scheduling and sequencing the work, all play a part in the successful reconstruction of your home or business. Keeping you appraised along the way with a schedule outlining our step-by-step progress in preparation in reusing and occupying your space.

This is the final step in bringing all the elements of the process back together. Final construction details and items, clean after construction in preparation of reusing your space, return of items removed for treating and cleaning, refinished items, stored items, review and registration of product and system warranties, commissioning of systems and delivery of a project manual for maintenance and reference.

Whether your project is partially your desire to improve your property or the result of an insurance claim, we are highly trained and experienced processing all the needed documentation with you and your insurance company, agent, and adjuster. We mirror the same estimating program your adjuster uses in understanding the scope of your project and the values assigned to each element of the estimate for discussion and possible adjustment. We work for you, not your insurance company. We work through and with your insurance company in providing services to finalize and complete your claim.

FIRE

Fire damage to a home or business is specific to the structure, loss, contents, and particular needs and circumstances of the owners. Most companies take a cart blanch approach to the loss. We formulate a plan by assembling expert teams and customizing personnel, material, supplies and equipment in completing the remedy of the loss for your exact needs, efficiently and as quickly as possible.

Down time is down time, whether a home or business. Your living or working environment is destroyed, damaged, and perhaps unlivable until reconstruction is completed.

This overall project management is critical to the success of each disaster restoration project and is a corporate mandate for all projects we are involved with.

The combined years of experience in the disaster restoration and construction industry from demolition to reconstruction exceeds 80 years.

Specific services provided for fire damage are:

Emergency Services

Working with fire and police, 24 hours, 7 days a week. One of our skilled personnel with follow-up your emergency call with the appropriate action. Plumbing, electrical, and other trades and repairs may be part of the solution.

Standard approved protocol is followed to treat, repair, and replace elements of the structure. We control and remove smoke smell through methods accepted and proven within the industry. Through our experience, you are assured burned and charred studs, drywall, cabinetry, etc. are dealt with appropriately with our goal of rebuilding your structure to a pre-loss condition, timely and effectively.

Not always, but usually, water damage occurs in a fire or smoke situation if the fire department or owner uses water to put out the fire. Remove the water through appropriate means. Carpet, tile, wood, ceramic, laminates, cavities spaces, etc.

Whatever the cause, we have the correct industry approved solution, with the right expert team to get the job done. Our quick response and remedy reduces future damage to your home or business.

We have the equipment and personnel to check and test damaged areas to industry standards to assess the water damage for treatment, repair, or replacement of the effected materials. Evaluation and testing is required to quantify the extent of the damage.

Removing water means moisture as well. Drying the structure requires specialized personnel, standards, dryers, dehumidifiers, removing portions of the structure to get to the cracks and crevices holding moisture that may cause future damage and health issues. Bringing structure moisture levels to an acceptable level allows a plan of action for treatment, repair, removal, or replacement of construction components to pre- damage condition.

If it has an odor or smells bad, it needs to be treated. By using the proper solutions on particular materials and items, whether a coating or spray, the treatment dissolves and treats causes of odors restoring your home or business to its original condition.

Before your dwelling or business can be refurbished the contents and furnishings may need treatment as well. From antiques and heirlooms to family rugs and children’s toys, these items may need to be sorted, moved, cleaned, and treated to restore them to pre-damage condition.

Within insurance and budget requirement we uniquely help analyze your space as it appeared before the loss and any changes to your living or business use or needs that you may want to incorporate in any modification, remodeling, and construction, should reconstruction be required in restoring your structure to the pre-loss condition.

Once the programming and design are agreed upon construction activities can be planned. Permits, demolition, ordering materials, removing discarded material from the site, material selections, subcontractors, scheduling and sequencing the work, all play a part in the successful reconstruction of your home or business. Keeping you appraised along the way with a schedule outlining our step-by-step progress in preparation in reusing and occupying your space.

This is the final step in bringing all the elements of the process back together. Final construction details and items, clean after construction in preparation of reusing your space, return of items removed for treating and cleaning, refinished items, stored items, review and registration of product and system warranties, commissioning of systems and delivery of a project manual for maintenance and reference.

Whether your project is partially your desire to improve your property or the result of an insurance claim, we are highly trained and experienced processing all the needed documentation with you and your insurance company, agent, and adjuster. We mirror the same estimating program your adjuster uses in understanding the scope of your project and the values assigned to each element of the estimate for discussion and possible adjustment. We work for you, not your insurance company. We work through and with your insurance company in providing services to finalize and complete your claim.

Wind Damage

When you think of wind damaging your home, you usually think it takes a tornado, hurricane, severe thunderstorm or extreme winter storm to cause any major wind damage to your roof. But, wind doesn’t have to be strong to cause roof damage. Gusts of wind at 75 to 85 miles per hour can easily raise poorly-sealed shingles off your home, exposing your roof to possible rain & water damage.

Your roof is the last and first defense between you and the elements, you want to be aware of the damage wind can do to your home early on. During high-wind weather events, wind speeds fluctuate and sometimes even change directions. Consequently, roofing materials are lifted up, allowing debris to lodge between shingles and the underpinning of your roof. Over time this process will cause your roof to deteriorate, and inevitably you’ll lose roofing material and notice it lying in your yard.

Roofing materials are subject to damage from strong winds and flying debris. Generally, roofs are not designed to withstand winds of hurricane and tornado intensity. However, roofs may also be damaged by winds of moderate intensity, with gust that may reach 50 to 75 miles per hour. The primary cause of wind damage is from the partial vacuum created by wind blowing over the edge of the roof. Nature tries to neutralize the low-pressure area by bringing in air from a higher pressure area, usually from inside the building. This air pushes up on the bottom side of the roof assembly and, over time, loosens fasteners and breaks the adhesion making the roof susceptible to damage from the next moderate or strong wind. To counteract the effects of wind-uplift forces, the roofing and insulation should be adequately fastened to the roof deck, and a securely-fastened perimeter detail should be provided.

Debris Damage

ROOF DEBRIS - Black & Brown Debris Stains on Asphalt Shingle Roofs

Debris staining on roofs produces fairly uniform black or brown staining in areas where due to low-slope or presence of overhanging trees, leaves, or organic debris collects on the roof slope.

Decaying debris may encourage fungal or algal growth

Lichens or even thick moss may also grow on such roof areas. Debris, lichens, or moss on a roof will shorten its life by holding water on the roof surface, preventing drying, and (in cold climates) adding wear and tear on the roof surface by freeze-thaw cycling.

In contrast, debris from an upper roof gutter that spills onto lower roof slopes may result in tan, white, or other stains depending on the metal of the gutter and the length of time that leaves and debris rest in it. (Photo at left).

The decision to permit the upper roof gutter to spill down the lower slope also risks creating an early wear-area and thus leaks on the lower slope roof.

Remedies for black or brown or gray debris staining on asphalt shingles: As cited above, cleaning off debris (gentle sweeping or washing, watch out for damaging the roof during cleaning), or cutting unnecessary overhanging tree branches may help.

Roofing Rafters Inspection

Gold Seal Roofing, LLC inspects roofing rafters for structural damage!

What is a Roof Rafter?

Rafters support the roof sheathing and transmit the roof loads to bearing walls or beams below. The term "rafter" is associated with sloped roofs. When these members are found on a flat roof, they are called "roof joists", although they do exactly the same job.

Rafters can usually be seen overhead, when standing in the attic. Some rafters support finished ceilings, for example, where there is a cathedral ceiling. In this case, roof insulation is often fit between the rafters.