Shingles with a granular texture such as those made from asphalt or composite materials may show granular loss that exposes the underlying felt random dents with no perceptible pattern and soft spots on the surface.
Hail damage to roof shingles.
Shingles can react differently when struck by hail.
It takes a trained eye to spot hail damage to roof shingles.
Don t wait when you think you may have shingle damage.
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Not the end of the world.
This is always a constant battle with homeowners insurance companies as they tend to blame the damages on age of the roof shingles rather than accept the fact that there is actual damages to the shingles that not only shortens the life of the roof shingle but could open the door to roof leaks etc.
As an example hail damage to asphalt and composition shingles can look very different than hail damage to wood shingles.
What does hail damage to your roof look like.
Hail damage to shingles.
Leaking and or damage to the lower layers of your roof could be next.
Hail damage to roofs versus normal or typical asphalt shingle wear.
What does hail damage look like on a roof.
Hail damages to composition roof shingles.
As you can see on the first image below the surface granules have been knocked off of the shingle very clearly.
The visual signs of hail damage vary depending on the materials of the roof.
Hail damage to roof shingles can be very obvious or very difficult to uncover.