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The first forty-eight hours after storm damage

What to do, in what order, and what not to sign.

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What best describes your home?

Different buildings need different crews, so this is the first thing a roofer asks.

Nothing is charged and nothing is booked.

Safety, then photographs

Stay off the roof. Photograph from the ground, from inside, and from every angle, dated, before anything is touched or covered.

Stop the water

A tarp is the right first job and is normally a recoverable cost under the policy. Keep the receipt. It is not a repair and should not be priced as one.

Get an assessment before you file

Knowing the scale of the damage before you call the insurer avoids filing a claim that lands under your deductible and sits on your record for nothing.

Do not sign on the doorstep

After a storm, crews arrive from out of the area. Some are excellent. The paperwork they hand over sometimes assigns your claim benefits to them, which is a decision worth making slowly and not on the porch.

Get the roof looked at

It is free, and nothing obliges you to hire anyone.