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Impact Resistant Shingles: Classes, Testing, and Discounts
Impact resistant asphalt shingles have become a familiar option for Minnesota homeowners rebuilding or replacing a roof after hail damage, largely because many insurance carriers offer premium discounts for their installation and because the products themselves are...Browse the full Resources Index
Fortified Roof Programs and What They Change
The Fortified roof standard, developed and administered by the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, sets construction and repair requirements intended to improve a roof’s resistance to wind and water intrusion beyond what a typical building code...Browse the full Resources Index
Solar Panels on Damaged Roofs: Detach, Reset, and Coordination
Solar panel installations have grown steadily across Minnesota over the past decade, and when a roof beneath an installed solar array sustains storm damage, the claim involves a layer of coordination that a bare roof claim does not. Panels mounted on racking systems...Browse the full Resources Index
Low Slope Sections on Steep Slope Homes
A surprising number of homes built with steep-slope roofing also carry a section or two of low-slope roofing that most people never notice until a claim brings it into focus. A porch roof tucked under a gable, a rear addition, a dormer cheek wall, or a garage tie-in...Browse the full Resources Index