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Hailstorms: Matching Roofing and Siding

Strategies
Hailstorms can happen anywhere that thunderstorms occur.
Thunderstorms have the potential to produce hail the size of a BB or
the size of a grapefruit. Severe hailstorms can cause more damage
than tornadoes, simply because the area of a hailstorm can be much
greater than that of a tornado. Hail can damage everything it strikes,
whereas a tornado can flatten one dwelling while the house next
door doesn’t lose a shingle.

We are just around the corner from Spring, when hailstorms begin
to pop up with regularity. You can be ready by following the strategy
in this article.

Nearly every time there is a big hailstorm that causes widespread

damage to cars, homes and businesses, the issue of “matching” rears
its ugly head. But there is a way that you can solve the “matching”
disputes between you and your insurance company and get paid all
you are entitled to collect.

Typically, when a hailstorm occurs, it strikes property at an angle.

So, while one side of your roof might get pounded, the opposite side
may have no damage at all. The hailstones might hit one slope of the
roof really hard, while just skipping across the other slope. The same
is true with exterior siding.

So, your insurance company adjuster may inspect your damage, and
replace the damaged roofing or siding. But, that might cause an
additional problem:

What if the new roofing or siding doesn’t match the old roofing or
siding? Many times this occurs when the old material has been
discontinued by the manufacturer. The new material might be of a

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