Roof Footfall Damage

Damage from footfall tends to bend the entire shingle.

Roof footfall damage.

Storm chasers claim homes have hail damage when there may be no hail damage at all. Damage from footfall damage from footfall is most likely to be found on parts of the roof offering the easiest path of travel such as the valleys. Here you can see more roof tile hail damage. At first glance this roof may look normal.

Hail damage causes round indentations similar in size to the hailstones that caused them. Hailstones may dent and distort metal shingles so severely that interlocking seams lose their integrity and leak or they may lose much of their wind resistance. We illustrate asphalt shingle failures due to use of roof shingle staples improperly applied. Foot traffic tears punctures tool cuts or damage during shingle installation.

But if you look closer you ll notice several chips and cracks in the tile from hail damage. When hail damage does occur not all slopes are affected. You can even see spots where roof tiles have broken off. This roof shingle damage diagnosis article describes the causes and effects of mechanical damage to shingles from a variety of sources.

It s very important that you always use walkways whenever you access the roof so that you avoid too much footfall on the surface and so that you don t end up misusing the roof. Any damage from misuse won t be covered under your warranty and once again you ll have to foot the bill for any repairs. Increases in these claims are due to the increase of storm chasers traveling from state to state.