Storm season
Hail damage across Davis County
Davis County roofs have taken a lot of hail. On hail-damaged roofs, we work with your insurance to get the roof covered.
What the hail did
Hail has come through Davis County this season, and plenty of roofs from Bountiful up to Layton and Syracuse are carrying damage their owners have not seen yet. Hail rarely leaves a hole you can spot from the driveway. It bruises the shingle mat, knocks the granules loose and dents the soft metals, and the leaks show up months later.
That delay is the problem. A bruised shingle still sheds water this week. After the next round of snow and freeze it starts to crack, and by then it is harder to tie the damage back to the storm that caused it.
Hail does not land evenly. A storm coming off the lake can hit one slope of a house hard and barely touch the other, and it can skip a roof two streets over. That is why one house on a street has a claim and the next one does not, and why we look at each roof rather than guessing from the neighborhood.
How the insurance side works
We get on the roof
We check the vents, flashing and gutters for dents first, then the shingles, and photograph everything we find.
You open the claim
You file with your insurance company. We give you the photographs and a plain description of the damage.
We work with your insurance
On hail-damaged roofs, we work with your insurance to get the roof covered.
The roof gets done right
Once the claim is settled, the roof gets fixed properly, down to the deck where it needs it. A full replacement carries our 10-year workmanship warranty.
What hail does to a Davis County roof
Reading hail honestly
Hail shows on soft metals first. Vents, flashing and gutter aprons take visible dents before the shingle mat shows bruising, so those are what we check first to date the storm and gauge severity. Bruising on the shingle itself is felt as much as seen.
Wind damage runs in lines
Wind gets under a course and lifts along a run, so the one missing shingle visible from the street is rarely the whole of it. The creased tabs either side of it have broken their seal even though they are still in place, and those fail in the next storm.
Hail damage roofing by city
Each of these Davis County cities has its own hail damage page.
Signs your roof took hail
You can check most of this from the ground or a ladder at the gutter line. If you see any of it, call and we will get on the roof.
- Dents in vents, flashing or the gutter apron
- Shingles creased but still in place
- Granule loss concentrated on one slope
- Debris or branch strike marks on the field
Ice dams start at the eave
The mechanism is simple and it ruins ceilings. Heat escaping the living space warms the deck, snow above melts, the water runs down to the cold overhang past the heated wall line and freezes there. The ridge of ice that builds up backs meltwater under the shingles.
The fix is not a heat cable
Cables buy a season. Sealing the attic bypasses, getting insulation depth right at the top plate, balancing intake and exhaust, and running ice-and-water shield well past the interior wall line is what actually stops it.
Sun at this elevation
The thing that quietly ages a roof around here is not a storm. It is a mile of thin air between the shingle and the sun, with more clear days than most of the country gets. Ultraviolet breaks down the asphalt binder, the mat loses flexibility, granules let go, and a south or west slope wears out years ahead of the north side of the same house.
Uneven wear is normal
On plenty of homes up here the south face is done and the north face has life left. That is not a defect, it is exposure, and it is worth knowing before anybody talks about replacing everything.
Questions we get asked
Not the question you had? Call the shop and ask a person. We would rather talk it through than have you guess from a website.
(801) 382-8898How do I know if my roof has hail damage?
Look at the soft metals first: dents in roof vents, gutters and downspouts. Granules piling up where the downspouts empty are another sign. Bruising on the shingles themselves is easier to feel than see, which is why we get on the roof.
Will my insurance cover hail damage?
On hail-damaged roofs, we work with your insurance to get the roof covered. We document the damage completely with photographs, so the claim reflects what is actually on the roof.
Should I wait to see if it leaks?
No. Hail damage usually leaks months later, once the bruised shingles crack through a freeze. Getting it looked at while the storm is recent keeps the damage tied to that storm.
Do I need a full replacement after hail?
Not always. Some roofs need a few shingles and a vent cap. Some need everything. We tell you which, and we show you the pictures.
Which parts of Davis County do you cover?
All of it, from North Salt Lake and Bountiful up through Farmington, Kaysville, Layton, Syracuse, Clearfield and Clinton to South Weber and West Point.
Can you cover a roof the hail opened up?
Yes. If hail or wind has opened the roof, we stop the water first and come back for the permanent repair.
Where Davis County sits on our map
Davis County runs from North Salt Lake up to South Weber and west to the lake, and we cover all of it.
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Hail damage in Davis County?
Call (801) 382-8898. On hail-damaged roofs, we work with your insurance to get the roof covered.