What to do right after a storm
- Stay off the roof. Storm-damaged decking can be unpredictable underfoot. Look from the ground: missing or lifted shingles, shingle pieces in the yard, dented gutters, and exposed dark underlayment are all visible from the driveway.
- Check inside. Attic and top-floor ceilings first. A new stain, a damp smell, or daylight where there should be none means water is already in.
- Call before the next storm. (865) 813-8020. If the roof is open, emergency tarping keeps the weather out until the repair is scheduled. The follow-up storm usually does more damage than the first one.
What storm season does to Knoxville roofs
Spring and summer bring thunderstorms with high wind and driving rain up the Tennessee Valley. Wind gets under the edge of a sun-dried shingle and peels it back, rain finds the exposed felt, and a roof that looked fine in April is leaking by July. The repair covers the full chain: torn shingles replaced, underlayment patched, flashing resealed or replaced, and the surrounding slope checked so one repaired patch doesn't fail at its edges next season.
The insurance side
Storm damage is exactly what homeowners insurance exists for, and the crew we connect you with works with insurance companies as a normal part of the job. Document what you can see from the ground with photos, get the free inspection so there's a professional read on the damage, and go into the claim with a real scope instead of a guess. You get straight answers about what is storm damage and what is just wear, because inflating a claim helps nobody.
Not sure whether that mark is storm damage or age? The free roof inspection answers it without costing you anything, and if it's a simple fix the roof repair page covers what that looks like.
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