Storm Damage, Restorations, Repairs & Replacements
Your home’s exterior goes through a lot over the years, including weathering many storms. Minnesota weather brings harsh winters, including severe cold, snow, ice, winds. During the warmer spring and summer months, thunderstorms, heavy wind, and hail are common. If you notice leaks, missing shingles, damaged siding, water damage, or any other type of issue due to severe weather, we can assess the damage and fix it as quickly as possible.
Storm Damage, Restorations, Repairs & Replacements
Your home’s exterior goes through a lot over the years, including weathering many storms. Minnesota weather brings harsh winters, including severe cold, snow, ice, winds. During the warmer spring and summer months, thunderstorms, heavy wind, and hail are common. If you notice leaks, missing shingles, damaged siding, water damage, or any other type of issue due to severe weather, we can assess the damage and fix it as quickly as possible.
Types of Damage
Hail Damage
Hail can be one of the most catastrophic losses an area can sustain. Hail does not only damage roofs, but it can ruin your siding, windows, sheds, landscaping, vehicles, or outdoor equipment and furniture.
Hail damage may be hard to detect, and without knowing what to look for it may be missed or mistaken for other damage. If the damages are hard to detect, then is it even worth replacing? Small damages today, can mean big problems in the future.
Wind Damage
Heavy wind can quite literally shake your home, bring down trees, and litter your property with leaves, branches, and debris. Windy conditions can occur whether there’s a big storm or not, and sometimes the gusts are so strong they cause major damage. Unlike hail damage, wind damage is usually easier to spot.
Wind damage can vary from shingles or pieces of siding being blown off your home, to a tornado leaving your family without a home entirely. With such a large range of damages possible, it is hard to determine what repairs will need to be made to make to your family whole.
Water Damage
Heavy rains, snow, and wind can all cause water damage to your home. Sometimes it’s obvious, for instance, if your basement floods. Other times it can be harder to spot, sometimes going unnoticed for days or even weeks at a time.
Here are a few signs of water damage that you should look for:
- Drips coming from the ceiling in the upper floors of the home.
- Water accumulating in or dripping out of light fixtures and ceiling fans.
- Spreading watermarks on the ceiling.
- Water dripping down the exterior walls.
- Water accumulating at the tops of window trim and doors
Types of Damage
Hail Damage
Hail can be one of the most catastrophic losses an area can sustain. Hail does not only damage roofs, but it can ruin your siding, windows, sheds, landscaping, vehicles, or outdoor equipment and furniture.
Hail damage may be hard to detect, and without knowing what to look for it may be missed or mistaken for other damage. If the damages are hard to detect, then is it even worth replacing? Small damages today, can mean big problems in the future.
Wind Damage
Heavy wind can quite literally shake your home, bring down trees, and litter your property with leaves, branches, and debris. Windy conditions can occur whether there’s a big storm or not, and sometimes the gusts are so strong they cause major damage. Unlike hail damage, wind damage is usually easier to spot.
Wind damage can vary from shingles or pieces of siding being blown off your home, to a tornado leaving your family without a home entirely. With such a large range of damages possible, it is hard to determine what repairs will need to be made to make to your family whole.
Water Damage
Heavy rains, snow, and wind can all cause water damage to your home. Sometimes it’s obvious, for instance, if your basement floods. Other times it can be harder to spot, sometimes going unnoticed for days or even weeks at a time.
Here are a few signs of water damage that you should look for:
- Drips coming from the ceiling in the upper floors of the home.
- Water accumulating in or dripping out of light fixtures and ceiling fans.
- Spreading watermarks on the ceiling.
- Water dripping down the exterior walls.
- Water accumulating at the tops of window trim and doors
"My Home Has been Damaged. What do I do?"
Mother Nature sure can be powerful. If your property has been damaged, you should take some important steps to ensure your insurance covers the damages to protect your home and property from further damage and give a contractor a good idea of where to start.
- Take photos and/or videos of the damage when it’s safe to do so.
- Document the type and extent of the damage in writing.
- Record the date, time, duration, and weather conditions that caused the damage.
- Find if other homes and businesses in the area have been damaged.
- Move your valuables away from the affected area.
- If your roof is leaking, try to evaluate where the water is coming from.
- If it’s hailing, try to collect a sample of the hail and put it in your freezer if possible.
- Find pictures that show the area before the damage began.
- Contact Super Siders to schedule an inspection.
Insurance timeline:
1
Mitigation of Damages
The homeowner is typically responsible for protecting their property from additional damage. Super Siders will, first and foremost, mitigate any immediate concerns. We have many trusted trade partners through almost all aspects of the construction industry, saving you the time and headache of searching for a contractor to prevent further damage.
2
Inspection of Damages
Inspecting the damages sustained and recognizing the repairs necessary to bring your home to pre-loss conditions is crucial. Super Siders will document damages found to your property. We will prepare a damage report for your insurance company if additional evidence is requested to prove the loss to your property.
3
Initiate a Recovery Plan
The claims process will take time. This step ensures our efforts are going towards aspects of the loss that are important to you. After our inspection, we will present all damages and necessary repairs. This will allow the most educated decision to be made for you and your home. We call this your "Claims Road Map."
4
Claim Documents
Often homeowners are required to provide an itemized breakdown of the repairs necessary. Like anyone else, your insurance company will not want to pay for items or costs unless they are justified. Super Siders will provide a detailed itemized estimate, with each item having an explanation/description. For items commonly missed or overlooked, we will provide additional explanations to justify the item's necessity to the project and supporting documentation or photo evidence to reference when reviewing our estimated repairs. Proper documentation can drastically reduce the time the insurance company needs to decide whether coverage applies.
5
Supplementing
Often there will be differences between the estimates provided by a contractor and your insurance company. Super Siders will provide reasoning for each item and the cost we estimate you will incur when the repairs occur. Super Siders will explain why code requirements or repair methods are needed. We aim to agree on an "Apples to Apples" repair with your insurance company. We can not make arguments about coverage. If your insurance company is giving you a hard time with coverage, we can provide you with efficient steps and people to contact.
6
Restoration of Property
Super Siders is a contracting company. We are here to make repairs to your property. With steps made earlier, the repairs necessary will be provided. We will not drive a single nail until you approve. All repairs completed by Super Siders will have a lifetime installation warranty!
1
Mitigation of Damages
The homeowner is typically responsible for protecting their property from additional damage. Super Siders will, first and foremost, mitigate any immediate concerns. We have many trusted trade partners through almost all aspects of the construction industry, saving you the time and headache of searching for a contractor to prevent further damage.
2
Inspection of Damages
Inspecting the damages sustained and recognizing the repairs necessary to bring your home to pre-loss conditions is crucial. Super Siders will document damages found to your property. We will prepare a damage report for your insurance company if additional evidence is requested to prove the loss to your property.
3
Initiate a Recovery Plan
The claims process will take time. This step ensures our efforts are going towards aspects of the loss that are important to you. After our inspection, we will present all damages and necessary repairs. This will allow the most educated decision to be made for you and your home. We call this your "Claims Road Map."
4
Claim Documents
Often homeowners are required to provide an itemized breakdown of the repairs necessary. Like anyone else, your insurance company will not want to pay for items or costs unless they are justified. Super Siders will provide a detailed itemized estimate, with each item having an explanation/description. For items commonly missed or overlooked, we will provide additional explanations to justify the item's necessity to the project and supporting documentation or photo evidence to reference when reviewing our estimated repairs. Proper documentation can drastically reduce the time the insurance company needs to decide whether coverage applies.
5
Supplementing
Often there will be differences between the estimates provided by a contractor and your insurance company. Super Siders will provide reasoning for each item and the cost we estimate you will incur when the repairs occur. Super Siders will explain why code requirements or repair methods are needed. We aim to agree on an "Apples to Apples" repair with your insurance company. We can not make arguments about coverage. If your insurance company is giving you a hard time with coverage, we can provide you with efficient steps and people to contact.
6
Restoration of Property
Super Siders is a contracting company. We are here to make repairs to your property. With steps made earlier, the repairs necessary will be provided. We will not drive a single nail until you approve. All repairs completed by Super Siders will have a lifetime installation warranty!
If you are in need of a public adjuster, please reach out to Property Advocates of Minnesota at 763-691-3170.
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