Video Overview
A homeowner in Union, South Carolina called Roofers LLC about a couple of roof leaks and asked for an estimate to replace the whole roof. During the inspection, Ethan Ledford found a good bit of hail damage on the shingles, most likely from a hailstorm in 2020 or 2021 with hail about an inch and a half across.
In this short video he shows what to look for: places where the shingle’s mat is broken, and an indentation where the hail went completely through the shingle. Once hail has penetrated the shingles, water can get in, which leads to leaks like the ones this homeowner had.
If a large hailstorm comes through your neighborhood, have a roofer inspect your roof right away, before small breaks in the shingles turn into leaks.
What You’ll See in This Video
- A roof inspection after the homeowner reported leaks
- Signs of hail damage on asphalt shingles
- A spot where hail went completely through the shingle
- Why to get an inspection right after a large hailstorm
Video Transcript
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Hey guys, it’s Ethan Ledford at Roofers LLC. We’re in Union, South Carolina today doing a roof inspection for a homeowner that called in. He’s got a couple roof leaks on the house and wanted an estimate to replace the entire roof. While we were up here, we noticed a good bit of hail damage on the roof. If you come down here and look, these are some pretty good indications. I think they had a hailstorm back in 2020 or 2021, and I think they had inch-and-a-half size hail, somewhere in that range. Here’s a good indicator here, where the fabric of the shingle is broken, and you can see the indentation under the shingle there where it penetrated completely through. So these are some issues that you can run into. If you do have a hailstorm come through your neighborhood and it’s large hail, make sure that you have a roofer come out and inspect it immediately, because once these penetrations start going through your roof, if water is allowed to go in, it’s going to go in. Thanks guys, appreciate you joining us today.
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