Impact angles of the tool or object are nearly perpendicular to the affected roof slope therefore indicating multiple impact directions figure 10.
Intentional roof damage.
Our first experience with intentional advertent roof damage was in the mid 1990s.
Impact angles of the tool or object are nearly perpendicular to the affected roof slope therefore indicating multiple impact directions figure 10.
Intentional manual damage that appears to mimic hail damage is comprised of man made indentations and or surface marks.
You ll encounter other types of damage to asphalt shingles that are not hail damage but may not be intentional damage either.
Roof damage may not be covered if.
Guys need some advice here.
For example intentional damage is not randomly distributed on the roof but usually occurs in groups or lines concentrated in upper portions of the roof away from roof edges.
By intentional we mean advertent that is the damage was applied with attention and not accidently.
You have an old roof 10 20 years or older the roof has not been maintained which leads to the roof damage intentional or accidental damage on the homeowner s part.
A homeowner might have sustained some damage to a roof during a storm for example but when a contractor inspects it to provide a repair estimate they often inflate the damage or actually cause more damage to obtain a higher payment from the insurance it isn t just contractors who perpetuate the fraud.
The indentations or surface marks are mechanically made with a tool or other hard object.
Here are some examples.
Some of our evaluations have concluded that the damage was intentionally applied in a fashion that appears to mimic hail or wind damage.
For example intentional roof hail damage is not randomly distributed on the roof but usually occurs in groups or lines concentrated in upper portions of the roof away from roof edges.
Wind storms in blew down a fence in my back yard i also suspected it damage my roof.