Storm and Wind Damage work in Los Angeles County

Home Services Storm and Wind Damage

Storm and Wind Damage in Los Angeles County

Wind lifted tile, fallen limbs, and the insurance work that follows.

Santa Ana winds do more roof damage in Los Angeles than rain does, and lifted tile is the usual result.

At a glance

Check the roof after every wind event, not only after rain.
Photograph the damage before any crew touches the roof.
Your roofer works for you. The insurance adjuster does not.
Most policies have a time limit for reporting damage.

What wind does here

Sixty mile an hour gusts get under the edge of a tile field or a shingle course and peel it back. The damage often starts at a rake edge or a ridge and works inward.

Falling limbs crack tile and puncture flat roofs. A branch on a roof is worth a call even when nothing looks broken from the ground.

Handling a claim

Report the damage right away and write down the claim number. Take wide photos and close photos with the date. Keep receipts for tarps and any emergency work.

Have your own roofer on the roof when the adjuster comes. Two sets of eyes and one shared list of damage saves a second round of argument.

Avoiding the storm chasers

After a big wind event, crews knock on doors across whole neighborhoods. Ask every one of them for a California license number, a local address and proof of workers compensation.

A contractor cannot legally take more than a thousand dollars or ten percent up front, whichever is less. Anyone who wants more than that is telling you something.