The roof is among the most important areas to ensure your business or home is secure and safe against the weather. When your roof is damaged by severe weather, like the possibility of a hailstorm, something that may appear to be a minor issue could quickly turn into an enormous issue. This article will provide obvious symptoms of hail damage to slate tile, as well as metal roofing.

Detecting Damage to an Asphalt Shingle Roof

While asphalt is among the most widely used roof materials because of its long-lasting and flexibility, it can be susceptible to damage, particularly due to direct, continuous collisions with hail. Asphalt is also subject to other kinds of wear, such as blister rash, foot traffic, or storm damage. This makes it essential to distinguish between the different kinds of damage as well as hail damage.

The most obvious hail damage is evident in the flashing of metal that runs along the roof. Following a hailstorm, flashing could show a number of scratches on the surface.

The downspouts' area and within the gutters could be a sign of mineral granules that have separated from the asphalt roofing or roll-formed roofing. Remember, this could be because of hail or other problems.

A direction for the hailstorm is an additional indicator of the area where the greatest destruction could be seen within the roof. With an asphalt coating, the region where the granules have been damaged most will show the shingle's substrate.

The asphalt can also exhibit signs of teardrop-shaped, round, or pitted areas where hail hit the roof.

The shingles that are damaged or are not replaced will eventually turn into water-absorbing and will channel water towards the decking underneath and the underlayment below that roofing materials.

Hail can also cause cracks in the asphalt shingles. As time goes by, the possibility of water leakage is likely.

Hail Damage on a Slate Tile Roof

Slate roofs are a popular option for roofing because of their aesthetic appeal, beauty, and durability. But, just like all materials, an occurrence of hail could cause damage to this durable material.

Some of the signs you should be on the lookout for are:

The slate tile can be at risk of breaking to the point where it needs to be replaced immediately, especially when the hailstorm is extremely severe and the hail is huge and/or the slate tile has previous damage that weakens its structure.

The slate tile material could show indications of fractures or punctures inside the material. The slate isn't broken completely, but it does have a few fractures caused by the impact of hail.

Holes caused by hail, for the most part, are clean and crisp with sharp corners. Tiles made of slate may also have damaged edges or corners, indicating hail damage.

Signs of Damage to a Metal Roof

Metal shingles are available in various materials, including aluminum, copper, and steel. It's tough and durable, with longevity, but the roofing materials made of metal may be damaged by hail.

In the aftermath of a hailstorm, the coating of the metal may exhibit signs of damage. It is a "scouring" effect that is much like a line of scratches along the panels, which leads to the elimination of the coating.

Metal roofs are impacted by hail that leaves small, medium, or large dents based upon the amount of the hail and the speed at which it was traveling at the time of impacting the surface. The result of being struck by hail results in the surface getting smashed or dents with numerous indentations on the steel.

While some hail damage could appear to be just cosmetic issues, cracks and dents could easily cause corrosion of the damaged metal panel or panels. The severity of the damage could depend on the kind of roofing material made from metal and the intensity and severity of the hail storm.