Last Friday Night, we endured a terrible thunderstorm.
We received six inches of rain in less than 24 hours. The roads were flooded and there were trees and power lines down all over the place. I tried to go to work the day after the rain, but the roads were still flooded and I could not get through. A lot of people had damage from the rain and the wind. My wife and I experienced damage to our roof when a tree in the backyard fell and hit the corner of the house. It was the middle of the day when the tree fell. We immediately went up to the roof to secure the area with a tarp. The wind was blowing fiercely and it was dangerous to be on the roof. Thankfully I had all of the supplies in the garage so I could put the tarp down quickly. After the rain subsided, my wife and I had an opportunity to look at the roof damage. We’ve clearly needed a construction company to fix the roof. The damage was severe, so we contacted the insurance company. The insurance company told my wife and I that they would pay for all of the damages to the roof minus our deductible, but we had to find a roofing company that specialized in insurance claims. Thankfully that didn’t turn out to be a major problem, because most of the roofing contractors in the area are certified to handle insurance claims. Two weeks after the storm, the insurance company paid for us to get a brand new roof on the front of the house.