Roof Footfall Damage

Any damage from misuse won t be covered under your warranty and once again you ll have to foot the bill for any repairs.

Roof footfall damage.

Here you can see more roof tile hail damage. We illustrate asphalt shingle failures due to use of roof shingle staples improperly applied. Damage from footfall damage from footfall is most likely to be found on parts of the roof offering the easiest path of travel such as the valleys. It s very important that you always use walkways whenever you access the roof so that you avoid too much footfall on the surface and so that you don t end up misusing the roof.

You can even see spots where roof tiles have broken off. Increases in these claims are due to the increase of storm chasers traveling from state to state. At first glance this roof may look normal. But if you look closer you ll notice several chips and cracks in the tile from hail damage.

The tile roof below resembles wood shake shingles. When hail damage does occur not all slopes are affected. Damage from footfall tends to bend the entire shingle. This roof shingle damage diagnosis article describes the causes and effects of mechanical damage to shingles from a variety of sources.

Hail damage has become an increasingly common roof claim. Hailstones may dent and distort metal shingles so severely that interlocking seams lose their integrity and leak or they may lose much of their wind resistance. Foot traffic tears punctures tool cuts or damage during shingle installation.