Straight answers on the things Midwest homeowners actually call us about — storm and hail damage, insurance claims, ice dams, gutters, and knowing when a roof needs work. Written by the people doing the work, not a marketing department.
The Weather Service measured 2.5-inch hail near Westmont and 1.75-inch hail in Downers Grove and Willowbrook. What it did to roofs, hail versus wind, and how to vet the hail companies knocking on doors.
Read the guideQuarter-size hail and 60 mph wind hit O’Fallon, Wentzville and northwest St. Charles County. What it did to roofs and what to do now.
Read the reportHail to about an inch and a half and damaging wind hit Osage Beach, Linn Creek and Camden County. What it did to roofs and what to do now.
Read the reportMatch the permanent materials first, test at full scale, and the truth about dark roofs and heat.
Read the guideWhat hail really does to shingles, the signs you can check from the ground, and documentation adjusters respect.
Read the guideWhy a roofer covering your deductible is proposing fraud — and how the homeowner gets exposed too.
Read the guideWhy our winters are the worst kind for ice dams, and the fix that lasts instead of the one that does not.
Read the guideThe first ten minutes, how to safely relieve a bulging ceiling, and what crews can do in freezing weather.
Read the guideFall wind damage hides under snow until February — and claim deadlines quietly run out.
Read the guideWhat to inspect, what to clear, and the attic work that actually prevents ice dams.
Read the guideThe three questions that decide it — age, area and depth — plus the shingle-matching problem nobody mentions.
Read the guideWhat a sag actually means, how to read its shape, and how sagging roofs are really repaired.
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