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Hail Damage or Blistering: Why Asphalt Shingle Marks Get Misread
After a hailstorm, roofs across a neighborhood often get inspected within days of each other, and it is common for different inspectors to reach different conclusions about the same marks on the same shingles. Much of that disagreement traces back to the difficulty of...Browse the full Resources Index
Emergency Tarping: Standards and Documentation
When a Minnesota roof loses shingles or sustains a puncture during a summer hailstorm or a spring windstorm, the interval between the damage occurring and permanent repairs beginning can stretch to weeks, particularly during a season when contractors across the region...Browse the full Resources Index
Board Up and Site Security After a Loss
A storm that shatters windows, tears siding away from a wall, or knocks a tree limb through a garage door leaves more than cosmetic damage behind; it leaves openings into a structure that need to be secured quickly, both to prevent further weather intrusion and to...Browse the full Resources Index
Water Extraction Timelines and Why Speed Matters
A roof leak discovered on a Tuesday morning in a Minnesota home rarely stays a small problem if it sits untouched through the weekend. Once water breaches a roof assembly, ceiling, or wall cavity, the clock starts on a set of physical and biological processes that...Browse the full Resources Index
