Hail Damage and Hail Resistant Roofing in Tennessee

Tennessee is known for the rolling hills, the beautiful skies and the vast array of scenery that ranges from mountain capes to beautiful rivers. It is also known for the hail that falls frequently in the summertime storms. Tennessee gets hail about 5-10 times per year. While not always large or outrageous, it can be heavy enough to do some very real damage to the roofing installed on some of the older homes.

Residents on Nashville, Chattanooga and Knoxville can depend on the fact that they are going to have some sort of property damage each year from the winds or the hail. In 2011 alone the hail damage in one county in Tennessee topped the million dollar mark. The effect of hail on Tennessee roofing can't be understated. In fact hail doesn't just damage roofing alone, it can also do some vast damage to even insulated vinyl siding, causing dents or tears to the siding.

Once a hail storm in Tennessee has passed, it's advisable to contact a Tennessee roofing professional in order to get an inspection of your home. To the naked eye, it's not always easy for a person who isn't a professional to determine if there has been damage and what the extent of the damage may be. Even very small hail can cause damage to your home that you may not easily see. A trained Tennessee contractor can look over every area of your home that may be prone to damage such as the gutters, the siding, the fences, and the roofs and let you know if there is any damage that needs to be repaired.

In many cases, Tennessee roofing professionals will give you a free roofing inspection, telling you the extent of the damage and giving you repair options and ballpark figures on the same day that they visit your home. He or she will tell you if you have sufficient damage to contact your insurance company to arrange for roof repairs.

One thing that many Tennessee homeowners opt in for is hail proof roofing. If you must repair or replace your existing roof, you might want to opt in for hail resistant roofing. No roofing can be completely hail proof, but you can get various ratings to make it more resistant to hail damage. Hail resistant roofing is classified in four different categories, depending on how resilient that it is to hail storms. The shingles have a quality that makes them like rubber so that the hail bounces rather than damaging the roof. If you’re interested in hail resistant roofing, it may be something that you want to discuss with your Tennessee roofing contractor during your home inspection.