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Nebraska License Number: 88066-22

1120 Depot Ln. SE., Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

12020 Shamrock Plaza Suite 200 Omaha Nebraska 68154

725 Kingsland Ave Suite 100 St. Louis, MO 6310

Call Us! 319-432-8038 Iowa

Call Us! 402-677-3745 Nebraska

Call Us! 314-449-2261 Missouri

Storm Restoration

Saving Your Home from Storm Damage

When the unfortunate situation arises where your home is damaged by wind, hail, or tornado, you will want a contractor like pristine restoration, who is known for service and quality.

Hail Damage to Roof Shingles

Hail forms when frozen water drops are lifted in turbulent wind regimes during thunderstorms. The frozen drops of water increase in size and eventually fall to earth as hail, having been driven by a combination of gravity and wind forces. Hailstones vary in size from pea size (1/4-inch diameter, minor roof damage) through marble size (3/4-inch diameter, threshold damage to roof materials) to golf ball size (1-inch in diameter, typically severe damage to roofing materials). Hail size distributions tend to be localized, with some roofs damaged, while others are not. Wind direction plays an important role, as well as roof pitch. A direct impact of hail on a shingle is more damaging than that of a glancing blow.

Functional Damage

Functional damage of roofing materials reduces water-shedding capability or expected long-term service life. Composition shingles are functionally damaged when hailstones fracture them. The damage is immediate and noticeable visually and/or by feeling the top surface of a shingle. A hail-cause fracture is always visible in the bottom surface of a shingle. Granule loss from a hailstone impact that does not fracture the mat usually does not affect the shingle's life and is not functional damage.

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