How To Tell If Roof Shingles Have Hail Damage

Identify the types of damage caused by hail.

How to tell if roof shingles have hail damage.

The ridge of your roof is the place most likely to show hail damage. This is not always the case but many times if a roof has significant hail damage up top the gutters will have some impact damage. Without obvious visual damage there is no real way to be sure how much if any damage shingles have encountered. This above picture shows a heavily dented gutter but be on lookout for small impacts as well.

One look for dented gutters gutter screens or downspouts. Look for areas on the shingle that have exposed black substrate. Hail damage on your roof will cause granules to break loose at the site of each hail stone impact. If you notice shingle granules in your gutters you may have hail damage on your roof.

If you have a flat roof you re more likely to find damage all over. A hail damage roof on roof shingles can vary depending on the material the shingles are made of. This is the very topmost part of your roof where the two slanted sides meet. Shingles with a granular texture such as those made from asphalt or composite materials may show granular loss that exposes the underlying felt random dents with no perceptible pattern and soft spots on the surface.

Latent damage caused by hail or severe weather may not be apparent until months or years later and may cause the shingles to age prematurely. The 3 major signs of hail damage include bruising cracking and granules missing from asphalt. If hail damage has caused granule loss on your roof shingles it could also affect the performance of the shingle in addition to the aesthetics. The visual signs of hail damage vary depending on the materials of the roof.

If hail damage is allowing water to pass through your roofing system then this is a performance issue and should be fixed as soon as possible to help prevent serious water damage to your home. Dark spots or bruises. When hail hits a roof shingle surface granules get displaced. Check for missing pieces in the asphalt of the roof.

How to tell if roof has hail damage exterior damage signs 1. Perhaps that most obvious way on how to tell if roof has hail damage is to note abnormalities in the appearance of the shingle s surface. You can tell your asphalt shingle roof has hail damage if you see black spots such as in the photos above. If you think there may be damage to your shingles start by looking at the ridge.

With clay or asphalt shingles you may see more easily broken parts loosened connections or in some cases entirely missing shingles.