Storm Damage
in North Metro
Atlanta?
Know Before You File.
We get on the roof, photograph what the hail or wind did, and tell you straight whether it's worth a claim. If you file, we meet your adjuster at the house.
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Signs Your Roof Has
Storm Damage
Most hail damage can't be seen from the driveway, and some things that look like damage aren't. Here's what we look for on the roof, and what each sign does and doesn't tell you.
Dark Spots or Bruising
Hail knocks the granules off and can crack the shingle underneath. A fresh hit often feels soft when you press it. Blisters and wear from age can look similar, and we'll tell you which one you have.
Granules in Gutters
Some granules are normal, especially in a new roof's first year. A heavy pile at the downspouts right after a storm, with dark spots on the shingles, points to hail.
Cracked, Lifted, or Missing Shingles
Wind breaks the seal strip and folds shingles back. One can lie flat again and look fine from the ground, but it has a crease across it and is no longer stuck down.
Dented Gutters or Vents
Dents in gutters, downspouts and vent caps tell us hail hit the house and about how big it was. They don't prove the shingles are damaged. That takes a look on the roof.
Leaks or Water Stains
A new stain at the first rain after a storm is the one to call about first. Take a photo of it with the date, and put a bucket under any drip.
Storms NOAA Logged
Across North Metro Atlanta.
Your insurer will ask for the date of the storm. Here are the big ones in NOAA's records for Cherokee, Cobb, north Fulton and Forsyth since 2023. The latest is March 16, 2026, when wind damaged a roof in Hickory Flat before dawn.
April 10, 2025
Tennis-ball hail from Woodstock to GA 400.
That evening NOAA logged hail from 1 to 2.5 inches across the northern suburbs: 2.5 inches on the northwest side of Woodstock, 2 inches near Dreamcatcher Drive, quarters at Highway 92 and Trickum Road, and golf balls on GA 400 near exit 13 in Forsyth County.
June 26, 2025
Golf-ball hail in Crabapple and Roswell.
NOAA logged golf-ball hail on Crabapple Lake Court, 1.5-inch hail in Roswell, and an estimated 69 mph gust in Roswell the same afternoon.
December 29, 2024
Trees on a dozen homes in East Cobb.
A brief EF1 tornado near Sandy Plains brought large trees down on about a dozen homes, mostly on Corral Drive. The same line of storms knocked trees down across Roswell, Alpharetta and Mountain Park.
June 7, 2025
Trees down across Cherokee County.
NOAA logged 17 damaging-wind reports, including an 89 mph gust near Mica and a tree down at Towne Lake Parkway and Wyngate Parkway. Wind damage looks different from hail: missing or creased shingles, and limbs on the roof.
April 1, 2023
A tornado right through Woodstock.
It touched down near Dreamcatcher Drive, crossed I‑575 and Olde Rope Mill Park Road, and blew the roof off a dugout at the South Cherokee Rec complex. Most of the damage was trees, and here that's usually what ends up on a roof.
When Hail Hits Here
April most, then June.
Since 2000, NOAA has logged 283 reports of quarter-size or bigger hail in Cherokee, Cobb, Forsyth and Fulton counties: 77 in April and 58 in June. The biggest in Cherokee County's records fell May 7, 1998, softball-size hail that broke skylights at a hardware store in Woodstock.
Wind Put a Pine on This Roof.
Strong winds snapped a pine in the yard and dropped its top across this roof. We replaced the whole slope it landed on and the gutters, and the homeowner's insurance covered the job. That month NOAA logged damaging wind in Cherokee County on five different days.
With a tree on a roof, the damage that matters is usually under it and around it: shingles torn or scraped where limbs hit, broken seal strips, pipe boots knocked loose, and sometimes cracked decking.
If a storm drops a tree on your house, homeowners insurance usually covers the damage to the house, even if it was your neighbor's tree, and many policies pay something toward getting it off, often $500 to $1,000. A tree that falls in the yard without hitting anything usually isn't covered.
Hail changes street to street, so a report nearby doesn't mean your roof was hit, and no report doesn't mean it wasn't. You can look up any date in NOAA's Storm Events Database, or tell us the date when you call.
How the Insurance
Claim Process Works
How a storm claim goes from start to finish, and which parts are yours and which are ours. You'll work directly with Austin, Steve or Dylan.
"Dylan was relentless working with my insurance and making sure work was done properly and thoroughly. Extremely responsive in following up."
Damage Inspection
We get up on the roof, not just look from the driveway. You get the photos, the storm date we think did it, and a straight answer: worth a claim or not. If it's wear and tear, we say so before you call your insurer.
the Claim
In Georgia the claim comes from you, not the roofer. Call your insurer or use their app, give them the storm date, and send our photos. Write down the claim number and the adjuster's name.
Adjuster Meeting
If you want us there, we meet the adjuster at the house and get on the roof together. We show what we found and walk through our estimate for the work. The claim itself stays between you and your insurer.
Work
Once the claim is approved, we schedule the job and replace the roof as a full system, the same way we would on our own house.
& Warranty
Magnetic nail sweep, full cleanup, and a walkthrough with you. You get the final invoice and before-and-after photos your insurer asks for to release the held-back money, plus your warranty papers and our direct line.
Georgia Law on Roofers & Claims.
- A roofer can't pay, waive or rebate your deductible. Not as a discount, a sign allowance or a referral fee. In Georgia that's a misdemeanor.
- A roofer can't negotiate your claim for you. We can explain our estimate to your insurer. The claim is yours, or a licensed public adjuster's.
- If the insurer denies all or part of the claim, you can cancel. A roofing contract signed for insurance work can be canceled until midnight of the fifth business day after you get the written denial. Until then, the roofer can't require payment, except for emergency work you OK'd in writing.
Georgia requires that cancellation notice in writing in the contract. Ask any roofer to show it to you.
Before &
After.
“Dylan was relentless working with my insurance.”
Your Roof Is Protected
After the Work Is Done.
Every storm restoration comes with two warranties: the manufacturer warranty on materials and our workmanship guarantee on the installation. You get written documentation and a direct line to our team if anything comes up.
See full warranty details →Storm Damage
& Insurance
Questions
What homeowners ask most about hail, wind and insurance in Georgia.
Take photos of any damage you can see from the ground, and write down the date and time of the storm. If water is coming in, call us at 770-520-7079 and we'll come tarp it. Keep the receipt for your insurer, since insurers expect you to keep the damage from getting worse.
Don't make permanent repairs before you've talked to your insurer. Then get the roof inspected so you know what you're dealing with before you file.
Getting the roof looked at first usually helps. Calling your insurer about damage can be recorded as a claim on your history, even if they pay nothing.
We inspect, photograph what we find, and tell you whether it looks like storm damage worth filing for. Then you decide.
Usually, when the damage came from the storm and not from age or wear. How much it pays depends on your policy. Replacement cost pays for a new roof minus your deductible. Actual cash value also takes off depreciation for the roof's age.
Some policies pay replacement cost on the house but actual cash value on the roof. Your declarations page says which you have.
Usually, if the storm brought it down. Homeowners insurance generally covers the damage to your house even when it was your neighbor's tree, and many policies pay something toward getting the tree off the house, often $500 to $1,000. On one of our Woodstock jobs in June 2025, insurance paid for a new roof slope and new gutters after wind dropped a pine on the house.
A tree that falls in the yard without hitting your house or another covered structure usually isn't covered. If water is getting in, get it tarped and keep the receipt.
Some policies have a separate deductible just for wind and hail. It's often a percentage of your dwelling coverage instead of a flat amount, usually 1% to 5%. At 2% on a house insured for $400,000, that's $8,000.
Check your declarations page before you file so the number isn't a surprise.
No. In Georgia it's illegal to advertise or promise to pay or rebate any part of your insurance deductible to get the job, and that includes discounts, sign allowances and referral fees (O.C.G.A. § 33-23-43). Your deductible is yours to pay.
Read their reviews and get a written, itemized estimate. Be wary of anyone who offers to cover your deductible, says they'll handle your claim for you, or wants a big payment up front.
In Georgia, a roofing contract for insurance work has to include a notice that you can cancel within five business days after a claim denial, and the roofer can't require payment until that window has passed, except for emergency work you OK'd in writing.
Yes, if you want us there. We get on the roof with the adjuster, show what we found and walk through our estimate. Having a written, itemized estimate before the adjuster comes helps, because you can compare it line by line with theirs.
Georgia law lets a roofer explain its own estimate to your insurer, but not negotiate the claim for you. That stays between you and your insurer, or a licensed public adjuster you hire.
Many policies pay in two parts. The first check is the actual cash value: the cost of the roof minus depreciation for its age, minus your deductible. The held-back depreciation gets paid after the work is done and you send the final invoice, often within 6 months to a year.
If you have a mortgage, the lender is usually on the check too, and may release the money in stages.
Georgia law doesn’t set a deadline to report storm damage; your homeowners policy sets the terms. Policies typically require “prompt” or “immediate” notice of a loss, so check yours for any specific deadline and report damage as soon as you find it.
The longer you wait, the harder it becomes to prove the damage was storm-related, and the easier it is for your insurer to dispute the claim.
Ask for the reason in writing. You can ask for a re-inspection, and we'll explain the missed items in our estimate, with photos. Your policy may also have an appraisal clause for disputes over the amount, and Georgia's Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner takes consumer complaints.
If you signed a roofing contract before the decision, Georgia lets you cancel it until midnight of the fifth business day after you get the written denial.
Request a Storm
Damage Inspection.
We'll get on the roof, take photos, and tell you what we found. If it's wear and not storm damage, we'll say that too, before you've called your insurer.
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Storm Damage Help
Across North Metro Atlanta.
We're based in Woodstock and inspect storm damage across Cherokee County, from Canton and Holly Springs to Hickory Flat, and out to Kennesaw, Marietta, East Cobb, Roswell, Alpharetta, Milton and Cumming. If you know the date the storm came through, tell us when you call.
"Kind, professional, and patient through the long process."