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Storm Ready: Hail, Wind and Winter
Written for the places where the damage arrives as hail, wind and ice. How to tell damage from wear, what to document before the season, and what to know before you call your insurance company.
Free to read. Free to download. Print the toolkit pages for the kitchen table.
What is inside
- 1Why this book exists: storms are seasonal, storm chasers are not
- 2Hail: what it does, damage versus wear, and what a real inspection involves
- 3Wind: lifted and creased shingles, siding blow-off, and what a wind claim needs
- 4Winter: ice dams, freeze-thaw, and snow load
- 5The storm season: who is at your door, five signs, the two-minute sort
- 6Before you call insurance: the decision tree
- 7Preparing before the season: spring, fall, and the undamaged-house file
- 8After the storm: the first week, day by day
The toolkit pages
- Do I Have Damage? Inspection Sheet
- Pre-Season Documentation Checklist
Printable and fillable. Built to be used at the kitchen table, not read on a screen.
What this guide protects you from
Calling your insurer before you know whether there is storm damage at all.
We teach how a claim moves. We do not interpret your policy or adjust your claim.
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Start where you are
After a storm. What to do, in order.
The first week after hail or wind, in order: what to photograph, who to let on the roof, how a claim moves, and the questions to ask any roofing contractor.
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