What is a Roofing Emergency?

A roofing emergency is when something causes substantial damage to the roof’s structure, often causing water to begin pouring into your business rapidly. These roofing emergencies usually happen during significant weather events like tornadoes, hurricanes, thunder, rainstorms, or hailstorms; this is because these are generally quite destructive to the affected area, which includes the roof of your business.

Examples of roofing emergencies include:

– The weather is removing or damaging significant sections of the roof or shingles.

– The roofing is partially collapsing, or something penetrating it, like a large tree branch.

– A small leak that is not responding to attempts to patch it or grows quickly.

– Fire damage.

It is rare for a roof to be completely undamaged from a weather event, even if it only incurs minor damage. It is best to have your roof inspected to ensure that it was not damaged. While a minor repair may not sound like much, if it is left alone, it creates a weak spot that is more susceptible to damage during the next storm, which can lead to more extensive and more expensive damages later on. This means that you will end up having your business closed for longer when that larger damage occurs, whereas if you get the more minor damages repaired when they happen, you might not have to close for these repairs, and if you do, it will be for a much shorter time compared to the more significant damage caused.