Storm Damaged Roof in Knoxville TN
This storm-damaged roof got inspected by LiteSpeed construction. Wind and hail are the main two ways that roofs get storm damage. Litespeed construction recommended that this homeowner file an insurance claim on their roof. There is a massive amount of storm damage to the shingles of this roof, caused by both wind and hail.
Aerial view of top of roof
Table of contents
- Wind damaged. Left of front dormer
- wind damage, above front dormer.
- wind damage, right side of dormer
- hail and wind damage
- major wind damge
- Rear roof has lage section wind damage
- Rear lower roof wind damage
- Rear left corner bedroo
- Bedroom in middle of house left side
- Front left bedroom
- inside front door
- Storm damage from right side of roof
- 1Wind damaged. Left of front dormer
Broken tabs on shingles due to wind. This breaks the fiberglass bond within the shingle, leaving the integrity of the shingle at risk of total separation like the one seen in the valley.
Go To Pin - 2wind damage, above front dormer.
Broken tabs on shingles due to high winds.
Go To Pin - 3wind damage, right side of dormer
Several shingles in a row are damaged by the wind—just right of the dormer on the left side of the house.
Go To Pin - 4hail and wind damage
Hail and wind damage to the left of the dormer and on the left of the house. Sections of shingles are becoming delaminated as well. They are not sealing back to one another.
Go To Pin - 5major wind damge
As you can see on the bottom image, the chalk line on the right side shows the long crack in the shingles where they all lifted and broke free. In the end, the shingles came completely broken free from this area.
Go To Pin - 6Rear roof has lage section wind damage
As you can see, a long section of shingles and a few scattered ones have all been broken by high winds.
Go To Pin - 7Rear lower roof wind damage
This area is just below the other and looks similar, but they are different and have a large section of windblown shingles once again.
Go To Pin - 8Rear left corner bedroo
As you can see, both corners of the bedroom have substantial lathe and plaster damage to the ceiling.
Go To Pin - 9Bedroom in middle of house left side
More damage to the ceiling in the middle room on the left of the house. The plaster is breaking away from lathe boards due to excessive water damage.
Go To Pin - 10Front left bedroom
More plaster is coming free from lathe boards, and paint and plaster are also damaged on the upper wall.
Go To Pin - 11inside front door
To the left and right of the front door. There is a lot of rain damage to the plaster and lathe boards here. The plaster is about to fall in this area as it did in the back bedroom.
Go To Pin - 12Storm damage from right side of roof
Random storm damage. It is mainly located on the right side of the dormer that’s on the right side of the house.
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