Storm & Hail Damage Roof Repair in Exton

What Exton storms do to a roof

Exton sits on open Chester County ground where US Route 30, the old Lincoln Highway, crosses Pennsylvania Route 100, the Pottstown Pike. There is little in the surrounding terrain to break up a storm, so when summer thunderstorms build across the region they hit these rooflines head on.

Hail bruises the shingle mat and knocks the protective mineral granules loose at each point of impact. When we get up on the roof, those bruises are soft under a thumb and show as dark circular spots where the granules are gone.

Hail is a covered loss even before the roof leaks, since it cuts the life out of the shingle whether or not water is coming through yet.

Wind breaks the factory adhesive seal on shingles along ridges and rakes, loosens ridge caps, peels step flashing at chimneys and sidewalls, and dents gutters and metal accessories.

Much of the residential stock went up in the township's buildout from the 1960s through the 1980s, when the growth around Exton Square Mall filled in the neighborhoods, and a large share of those roofs are on aging three-tab shingle that gives up its granules easily.

Homeowners routinely go weeks without knowing a storm left a covered claim on the roof, and by the time a ceiling stains inside, the filing window may be closing. That is the reason to get a free inspection soon after any hard storm, while the damage is fresh and freshly dated.

Storm response and building it back stronger

When a storm leaves an active leak or strips shingles off a slope, temporary protection has to come first, and it cannot wait on a claim to process. We can tarp and secure an exposed area to stop water from getting into the home.

Left open, that same hole soaks insulation and drywall and turns into its own fight with the carrier. A tarp on it fast keeps the damage contained to what the storm actually did, which also keeps the claim clean.

Maybe we find nothing worth filing, and we tell you that plainly at no charge, the same honest read our reviewers mention when they describe getting a straight answer instead of a sales pitch. When there is real damage, you walk away holding photos dated close to the storm, which is what a carrier wants to see.

Waiting is what costs people coverage. A small break in the shingle seal quietly lets water into the deck, and by the time it stains a ceiling the carrier can call it long-term wear rather than sudden storm loss.

When we rebuild a storm-damaged Exton roof, we build it to take the next one. The old roof comes off to the deck, and any sheathing that rotted under the leak gets replaced before new material goes down. Ice-and-water shield lays in at the eaves and valleys where wind-driven rain works hardest, with synthetic underlayment across the field.

At walls and chimneys we cut in real step and counter flashing rather than reusing bent metal or leaning on caulk. Architectural shingles get nailed and sealed to spec, an upgrade over the builder-grade three-tab that came off most of these homes.

Then we balance the attic ventilation so the deck can breathe, which on the older Exton housing stock matters as much as the shingles above it. The GAF Master Elite warranty rides on that whole system.