Storm Damage Repair Inspections & Repair

Storm Damage Repair

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Service Overview

Weather-related emergencies in Minnesota are an unfortunate fact of life and can’t be avoided. Immediate action after a weather event will limit damages and get you back on the path to normal.

If your roof was damaged by a storm, call us for immediate assistance. Every member of our Rapid Response Team is experienced, knowledgeable, and equipped to get you back in your home or business fast.

We hope you never need storm damage repair, but we’re ready to help when you need us. Learn more about the different types of damage expertise we have.

Insurance Claims

If you already know the extent of the damage to your home, we can also help with your insurance claim.

The burden is placed on the property owner to recognize and “prove” the claim in order to be reimbursed for a loss. When a disaster occurs, the insurance company has adjusters, engineers, claims managers, and lawyers representing insurance company interests.

Property owners facing storm-related crises involving property damage turn to Blue Ribbon Home Improvement for assistance in rebuilding homes and stabilizing their lives.

Hail Damage Ice Dams Water Damage Fire Damage

Hail Damage

Do I Have Hail Damage?

Trust Us For your Hail Damage Inspections, Repairs and Insurance Claims Filings.

If you have been in hailstorm, the most obvious damage you see is to cars. You see the damage immediately after the last ice has fallen.

You’re concerned because the once smooth surface is now riddled with dents and pits. Most people do not ever consider that their home was damaged as well.

Your roof is as susceptible to hail damage as is the hood of your car. When hail hits your roof, it creates a bruise. This bruise may have even cracked the fiberglass membrane and can allow water to seep into your home. It may not leak the day after the storm, but over time it will happen.

What Does It Look Like?

It’s difficult to determine whether a shingled roof needs to be replaced after a hailstorm because the damage is not readily evident.

Our hail damage specialists are specially trained and experienced to determine the damage and make corrective action. We check the entire roof structure and gutter system. If we see a large amount of granules, re roofing would be a consideration.

Granules aren’t just for appearance purposes, they’re there to protect the asphalt-based roof product (the shingle). It doesn’t take much of a hailstorm to dislodge a bunch of granules, thereby exposing the asphalt and shortening the service life of your roof.

If your roof went through a hailstorm, but no damage was readily visible, that doesn’t mean it isn’t there. If enough granules were knocked loose, the sun will hit the exposed asphalt further damaging the roof and underlayment. The exposed asphalt will deteriorate and more granules will come loose. In a few months and after a few rains, the damage will be readily evident.

Many times hailstorms produce visible damage, but beware, only a trained roofing hail damage specialist can uncover the real damage!

Ice Dams

What is an ice dam?
An ice dam is a ridge of ice that forms at the edge of a roof and prevents melting snow (water) from draining off the roof. The water that backs up behind the dam can leak into a home and cause damage to walls, ceilings, insulation, and other areas.

Immediate action:

Remove snow from the roof. This eliminates one of the ingredients necessary for the formation of an ice dam. A “roof rake” and push broom can be used to remove snow, but may damage the roofing materials.
In an emergency situation where water is flowing into the house structure, making channels through the ice dam allows the water behind the dam to drain off the roof. Hosing with tap water on a warm day will do this job. Work upward from the lower edge of the dam. This is only a temporary solution

Make sure to contact us in the event of ice dams so we can fix the underlying problem with your structure.

Water Damage

Water removal and moisture testing are key elements to get your home back to normal after any water damage.

Whatever the cause, we have the correct industry approved solution, with the right expert team to get the job done. Our quick response and remedy reduces future damage to your home or business.

Moisture Testing

We have the equipment and personnel to check and test damaged areas to industry standards to assess the water damage for treatment, repair, or replacement of the effected materials. Evaluation and testing is required to quantify the extent of the damage.

Moisture Removal

Removing water means moisture as well. Drying the structure requires specialized personnel, standards, dryers, dehumidifiers, removing portions of the structure to get to the cracks and crevices holding moisture that may cause future damage and health issues. Bringing structure moisture levels to an acceptable level allows a plan of action for treatment, repair, removal, or replacement of construction components to pre-damage condition.

Fire Damage

Fire damage to a home or business is specific to the structure, loss, contents, and particular needs and circumstances of the owners. Most companies take a Cart Blanche approach to the loss. We formulate a plan by assembling expert teams and customizing personnel, material, supplies and equipment in completing the remedy of the loss for your exact needs, efficiently and as quickly as possible.

The combined years of experience in the disaster restoration and construction industry from demolition to reconstruction exceeds 80 years.

Specific services provided for fire damage are:

Emergency Services

Working with fire and police, 24 hours, 7 days a week. One of our skilled personnel with follow-up your emergency call with the appropriate action. Plumbing, electrical, and other trades and repairs may be part of the solution.

Fire and Smoke

Standard approved protocol is followed to treat, repair, and replace elements of the structure. We control and remove smoke smell through methods accepted and proven within the industry. Through our experience, you are assured burned and charred studs, drywall, cabinetry, etc. are dealt with appropriately with our goal of rebuilding your structure to a pre-loss condition, timely and effectively.

Content and Furnishing

Before your dwelling or business can be refurbished the contents and furnishings may need treatment as well. From antiques and heirlooms to family rugs and children’s toys, these items may need to be sorted, moved, cleaned, and treated to restore them to pre-damage condition.

Design and Programming

Within insurance and budget requirement we uniquely help analyze your space as it appeared before the loss and any changes to your living or business use or needs that you may want to incorporate in any modification, remodeling, and construction, should reconstruction be required in restoring your structure to the pre-loss condition.

Construction

Once the programming and design are agreed upon construction activities can be planned. Permits, demolition, ordering materials, removing discarded material from the site, material selections, subcontractors, scheduling and sequencing the work, all play a part in the successful reconstruction of your home or business. Keeping you appraised along the way with a schedule outlining our step-by-step progress in preparation in reusing and occupying your space.

Storm Damage Checklist

After making sure the dangerous weather has left the area, and everyone around you is safe, it is a good idea to assess your home’s damage. This checklist can help you with that process:

Immediately ensure that your belongings are protected from leaking water inside the home. Move appliances, furniture and other important items that may get damaged. Walk around the exterior of your home to check for roofing damage and sources of any leaks.

Look for:

Torn, curled or missing shingles (also check property for shingles that may have blown off)
Dented vents (dents may indicate hail damage)
Dented gutters and downspouts (dents may indicate hail damage)

Inside your home, check for leaks or other damage such as:

Water staining (look around light fixtures, in corners and around chimneys)
Wet insulation or other water seepage in the attic
Cracked or broken skylights

Insurance Claims

The Claim Process

When dealing with wind, hail or natural disaster emergencies, property owners face a unique set of challenges.

You’re faced with critical recovery decisions required to mitigate damages and navigate a complicated insurance claims process that can be filled with ambiguous language, complicated calculations, and endless lists of documents which makes the process overwhelming and time-consuming.

Most people don’t realize how complicated the insurance claim process can be, particularly with damages that are considered hidden or insidious or aren’t readily recognizable by untrained professionals.

Property owners facing storm-related crises involving property damage turn to Blue Ribbon Home Improvement for assistance in rebuilding homes and stabilizing their lives.

Our Experienced St. Cloud Based Team Will:

Conduct an on-site review of the damages to your property with your insurance adjuster.
Document and accurately value every detail of your loss.
Prepare a strategy for seamless and efficient process to restore your home to original condition.
Prepare an itemized xactimate scope of loss.
Coordinate and manage all trades required to complete the restoration.

Which Contractor Should I Hire?

Only choose a contractor who is willing to help you with the claims process. The cost for repairs for your home is then determined by the insurance company and the contractor.

This keeps you from over-paying!

We have extensive experience in working with insurance companies to replace your hail damaged roof, siding, windows, awnings and more.

Beware of contractors that don’t have a permit, are giving suspiciously low prices, or aren’t insured.

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