Baseball size hail stones fall at nearly 100 miles per hour.
Hail roof hail stone.
Fortunately baseball sized hail stones don t happen every day.
Hail damage to a roof is usually not the hail itself but the water that can seep through a roof damaged by hail.
The most effective way to minimize hail damage is to choose durable hail resistant roofing materials.
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Hail damage restoration almost always means replacement of damaged shingles or panels not patching up be it for roofs or siding.
Hail damage to asphalt shingles may consist of punctures tears fractures bruises or the more common displacement of granules.
Wood shake clay concrete and other dense roofing material types can be instantly cracked or shattered by large hail stones.
Here are the top hail resistant roofing options available for modern homes.
A hailstone was so large bigger than softballs that it literally went through the roof in burkburnett texas.
The power behind these hail stones is incredible.
With vinyl and metal hail will likely dent the material.
While a material may resist a single impact multiple impacts in the same location will eventually cause damage or penetration of the roofing materials.
With stone clay and asphalt shingles it ll leave visible nicks or even crack the material.
If there s a crack in the roof water can flow through it and cause serious damage to home interiors and trigger long term problems like mold and rot.