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We check the soft metal first
Dented gutters, downspouts and air conditioner fins tell you the roof took the same hit. It is the fastest read available from the ground.
the Miami Valley
Storm Damage Repair in Dayton, OH
Free inspection after any significant storm, with dated photographs you keep, whether you end up claiming on insurance or not.
4.9 from 38 reviewsFree estimates across the Miami ValleyServing all of the Miami Valley
Free storm inspection
Tell us roughly when the storm was. We will check the roof by hand and date the photographs.
Free inspection after any storm
On the roof and by hand, whether or not you decide to claim afterwards.
Dated photographs, yours
The file is what a carrier actually weighs. You keep it regardless of who ends up doing the work.
We meet your adjuster
On the roof, showing them what we found rather than leaving them to spot it from a ladder.
The Problem
Did the storm damage your roof, or does it only look fine from the ground?
Most storm damage in this county does not leak the year it happens. That is exactly what makes it expensive.
Hail bruises the mat under the surface grit without breaking the surface. Wind does something similar by another route: the seal strip goes, the shingle settles back into place, and nothing reads as wrong from the driveway. Neither leaks this winter, both take years off the roof, and both get harder to claim for once the evidence has weathered. Montgomery County sits in Ohio's hail corridor. The Memorial Day 2019 outbreak alone cost around $1.6 billion in insured losses.
- Free inspection on the roof, not from the driveway
- Dated photographs, yours whether you claim or not, winter damage included
- We meet your adjuster and show them what we found
Why Us
Get it documented while the evidence is still fresh
Carriers weigh photographs taken close to the storm date far more heavily than a claim filed six months later. The inspection costs nothing and the file is yours either way.
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Photographs dated to the storm
Evidence weathers. An adjuster treats a six-week-old claim differently from a six-month-old one, and the file is what closes that gap.
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On the roof with the adjuster
Not to argue, because someone looking alone from a ladder sees less than someone being shown exactly where the bruising is.
What We Do
Storm Damage Work Across the Miami Valley
Everything we cover under Dayton roofing services, from a single slipped shingle to a full tear-off. Not sure which one you need? Call and we'll tell you straight.
Hail Damage Repair
Free inspection with photographs, and we will meet the adjuster with you. Montgomery County is a hail county.
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Ice Dam Removal
Steam removal that will not damage the roof, plus the ventilation fix so it stops happening every January.
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Roof Insurance Claims
We document the damage, meet your adjuster on the roof, and tell you when there is no claim worth filing.
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The Difference
Why storm work needs a different kind of look
Storm damage is the one category where a roof that looks perfectly fine can be finished. Hail bruises the layer beneath the surface grit. Wind breaks the seal strip and the shingle drops back down. Neither shows from the ground and neither leaks the year it happens, which is exactly why so much of it goes unclaimed until the window has closed.
So we go over it by hand rather than by eye, mark what we find, and date the photographs to the event. Whether you claim is your decision, but you should be making it with evidence rather than a guess.
Two towns see more of this than the rest. Trotwood sat in the June 2021 hail path, and Huber Heights has enough seventy-year-old roofs that one bad night finishes several of them.
After a bad night we work across the whole area at once. The towns we cover shows where, and Greene County is included.
How It Works
How a storm claim runs from here
Four steps, and the first happens before you telephone your insurer.
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We inspect before you file
So you know whether you have storm damage or an old roof, and whether it clears your deductible at all.
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You file, we document
You stay the policyholder throughout. We supply the photographs and a written scope of the work.
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We meet the adjuster on the roof
Not to argue, to make sure the awkward slopes and the flashing details actually get seen.
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Supplements if the scope missed something
Soft roof boards, drip edge or code-required membrane goes back documented rather than quietly absorbed.
Reviews
What Dayton homeowners say
4.9 average from 38 reviews
“We had a leak over the back bedroom for almost two years and kept putting a bucket under it. The team found the problem in about ten minutes. It turned out to be the flashing around the chimney, not the shingles. They fixed it that same afternoon. I wish we had called sooner.”
“We had a full tear-off on our 1950s ranch. The crew arrived at 7 every morning and finished the job in three days. They even swept the entire driveway with a magnetic roller so our kids wouldn't pick up any nails. The final price was exactly what we were quoted.”
“After the hail last June, our insurance company questioned whether the damage was from the storm or simply the age of the roof. The team inspected everything, took detailed photos, and joined the call with our adjuster. The claim was approved. I don't think we would have managed it on our own.”
“Good work at a fair price. I gave four stars because our job had to be pushed back a week due to rain, and I had already taken the day off. They did call ahead and kept us informed instead of simply not showing up, which I appreciated.”
“A tree came down on our garage roof at around nine at night. Someone actually answered the phone, which I wasn't expecting. They had the roof tarped before midnight and came back the following week for the permanent repair. Great response when we needed help.”
“We had new seamless gutters and gutter guards installed around the whole house. They made the gutters right there on site, which I hadn't seen before. We've had two heavy storms since the installation and nothing has overflowed onto the patio. That was exactly the problem we wanted fixed.”
“I booked a roof inspection expecting to hear that we needed a full replacement because that's what the previous two companies told us. After inspecting it, they said our roof probably had about five years left and told us to call back when the time came. They didn't charge us for the inspection. That honesty is why they'll get the job when we eventually replace it.”
“This is the second time we've used them. They installed our gutters a couple of years ago, and we recently hired them again for a full roof replacement. We even had the same crew leader both times. The quote was clearly itemized, so we could see exactly what we were paying for, including the wood underneath repairs.”
More about Storm Damage Repair in Dayton
Storm damage in the Miami Valley is not unusual
Montgomery County sits in Ohio's hail corridor. On Memorial Day 2019, fifteen tornadoes touched down across Montgomery, Greene and Miami counties in a single night. One was a half-mile wide EF4. The insured losses came to around $1.6 billion, still the costliest tornado event in Ohio's history. In June 2021 hail between one and one-and-three-quarter inches fell across downtown Dayton, Trotwood and Clayton.
Most storm damage is less dramatic than that and more expensive because of it. Wind lifts a row of shingles and reseals them badly, or hail bruises the layer underneath without breaking the surface. Neither leaks this year. Both shorten the roof by a decade.
What we look for after a storm
Hail leaves circular bruises where the grit has been knocked off. You can feel them before you can see them. Wind damage shows as creased shingles and lifted tabs along the windward edge. Both are easy to miss from the ground, which is why insurers so often want photographs from on the roof.
We inspect free after any significant storm and you keep the photographs whether you claim, hire us, or do nothing at all. In winter the same call is usually about ice dams, which are a ventilation problem wearing a weather problem's clothes.
The insurance part
Carriers in this county see a lot of hail claims and scrutinize them accordingly. The two things that decide a claim are documentation and timing, photographs taken close to the storm date, and a claim filed before the policy window closes.
We will meet the adjuster on the roof with you. Not to argue, but because an adjuster looking at a roof alone from a ladder sees less than one being shown where the bruising is. That is usually the whole difference between a repair settlement and a replacement settlement.
Frequently asked questions
How do I know if my roof has hail damage?
Look for circular marks where the grit has been knocked away, showing the darker layer beneath, often easier to feel than see. Dented gutters, downspouts or air conditioner fins are the giveaway from the ground: if the soft metal is dented, the roof took the same hit. Get it looked at within a few weeks of the storm, because claims get harder to argue as the evidence weathers.
Will my insurance cover storm damage to my roof?
Usually, if the damage is genuinely storm-related and the claim is filed inside the policy window. What carriers push back on is age. They will argue a worn roof failed on its own. That is why photographs dated close to the storm matter, and why we take them whether or not you have decided to claim.
How long do I have to file a roof claim in Ohio?
Most Ohio policies give you one to two years from the date of the storm. In practice the window is much shorter, because the evidence weathers. An adjuster treats a six-month-old claim very differently from a six-week-old one. If a storm has been through, get it inspected now even if you do nothing with the report.
Do you tarp roofs after a storm?
Yes, and same-night where we can. A tarp is not a repair, it is a way of stopping water getting into the ceiling while the weather clears and the claim gets sorted. See emergency roof repair.
Free Estimate
Get the damage documented while it still counts
Free, on the roof, and the file is yours whether you claim, hire us, or do neither.
- Response
- Same day
- Quotes
- Always free
- Covering
- the Miami Valley