Honest Hail Inspection
We check for the bruising, granule loss, and cracked mats that hail leaves behind, on the roof and the soft metals, and tell you straight whether it rises to a claim.
Roof Hail Damage in Central Ohio
Hail Hit Your Roof? Get the Damage Documented Right
Roof hail damage rarely leaves a hole you can see from the driveway, which is why so many Central Ohio claims get underpaid or denied outright. It bruises shingles, knocks off the granules that protect them, and shortens the life of a roof that still looks fine from the ground. Our veteran-owned team finds that damage, documents it the way adjusters expect, and works your insurance claim with you. Fully licensed, and we never hand your home to unlicensed subcontractors.
- Owens Corning Preferred
- Licensed HIC-L01421
- 4.9 / 98 Reviews
- Veteran-Owned
We Start With the Truth
After Hail, the Damage You Cannot See Is the Real Problem
The morning after a hailstorm, most homeowners walk the yard, see no missing shingles, and assume the roof is fine. Months later the granule loss shows up as leaks and a roof that ages years in a single season. Meanwhile the window to file an insurance claim quietly closes. The storm chasers who flood the neighborhood are not the answer either, since they tend to exaggerate damage and vanish once the check clears. We are local and licensed. We tell you honestly whether the hail actually harmed your roof, and we prove it with documentation that stands up instead of a hard sell.
What We Do
How We Handle Roof Hail Damage
Insurance-Ready Documentation
We photograph and measure every hit the way adjusters expect, so your claim is built on evidence that is hard to dismiss instead of guesswork.
We Meet Your Adjuster
We walk the roof with your adjuster, speak the same language, and make sure the scope reflects the real damage, not a lowball first pass.
Emergency Tarping When Wind Comes With It
When the same storm brings wind and an active leak, we respond around the clock to tarp and stabilize the roof before the water reaches your ceilings.
The Proof
Trusted by Columbus Homeowners
4.9 stars across 98 Google reviews from homeowners across Central Ohio, and every one of them is public and checkable.
Google 4.9 BBB A Rating Owens Corning Preferred James Hardie Certified
Materials
We Restore Hail-Damaged Roofs as One System
As an Owens Corning Preferred contractor, we do not just swap the shingles that show damage. Once the claim is settled we restore the layers hail and wind compromised, so the roof performs like it should through the next Ohio storm season.
- Owens Corning shingles rated for Ohio wind and hail
- Ice-and-water membrane replaced where storms drive water uphill
- New flashing and pipe boots where wind lifted or cracked them
- Emergency tarping to protect the interior until the repair is done
How Claims Work
Hail Size, Deductibles and What Your Policy Actually Pays
Most of the money in a hail claim is decided by four things nobody explains until it is too late. Read these before you file, not after.
What Size Hail Does Damage
Quarter size hail is roughly one inch, golf ball hail is closer to one and three quarter inches, and damage starts well before the dramatic sizes. What matters is the bruising and granule loss a trained eye finds on a test square, not what the storm looked like from your window.
Actual Cash Value Against Replacement Cost
Replacement cost value pays to replace the roof with new material of like kind and quality, subject to your deductible. Actual cash value pays the depreciated value, so age and wear come off first and an older roof returns less. Many carriers write a policy at replacement cost while the roof is young and move it to actual cash value once it passes a certain age.
Recoverable Depreciation
On a replacement cost policy the first cheque is usually based on actual cash value. The insurer holds back the difference, called recoverable depreciation, and releases it once the work is actually completed. We document completion and request that release as part of the job.
Deductibles and the Matching Question
Your deductible can be a flat amount or a percentage of your insured value, and separate, higher wind and hail deductibles have become common in Ohio, so read that line before you file. On matching, Ohio has no statute forcing an insurer to replace undamaged slopes, so how far you get depends on your policy language and how the argument is made.
See the Difference
See the Difference on a Real Columbus Roof
Drag the handle, or use the arrow keys, to compare our crew mid tear-off with the finished roof on the same home.
A real Professional Roofing Contractors project: full tear-off and replacement on the same Central Ohio home.
Local, Not a Call Center
Roof Hail Damage Help Across Columbus and the Suburbs
From our downtown Columbus base, our licensed crews inspect and restore hail and wind damage for homeowners across Central Ohio.
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Questions, Answered
Roof Hail Damage FAQ
Real hail damage shows up as bruised, soft spots and lost granules that expose the shingle mat, often alongside dents in gutters, vents, and flashing. Most of it is invisible from the ground, which is why we inspect the whole roof up close and show you photos.
Do not sign anything on the spot. Storm-chasing crews often exaggerate damage and disappear once the check clears. Have a local, licensed contractor document the roof first so you know what is actually there.
Most Ohio policies give you a limited window, often a year or two from the storm date, but the sooner the better. Fresh damage is easier to tie to a specific storm, so it helps to get an inspection soon after the hail hits.
Yes. We document the damage the way adjusters expect and meet your adjuster on the roof, so you are not stuck translating roofing terms or fighting the claim alone. We cannot control how an insurer rules, but we make sure your side is fully proven.
Call us right away. We offer around-the-clock emergency response and can tarp and stabilize the roof to stop interior damage, then handle the full restoration once the claim is settled.
Yes, 10% off for active and veteran service members, seniors, and first responders.
Damage begins well below the sizes people remember. Quarter size hail is about one inch and golf ball is closer to one and three quarter inches, but the real test is bruising and granule loss found on a marked test square rather than the size anyone reports.
No, and you should walk away from anyone who offers to. On a covered claim the deductible is typically the only out of pocket cost to you, honest contractors bill the approved scope and collect it, and deductible offers are one of the clearest warning signs of a storm chaser.
It is common on a replacement cost policy, because the first payment is based on actual cash value and the recoverable depreciation is released after completion. If instead the scope simply missed damage on an adjacent plane, that is a supplement, and we file those with photographs rather than arguments.
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