Slate Tile Roof Hail

In most cases slate roof tiles are resistant to hail damage and other impact damage.

Slate tile roof hail.

Rustic edges look like natural cleft in stone and offer some texture to the roof. However there are a number of factors that could cause damage such as. Today we re going to look at hail damage photos. As shown above a natural pennsylvania black slate roof was severely damaged by hail during a severe storm.

Hail damage is not typically visible to the eye from the ground. Because a tile roof with hail damage can lead to roof leaks mold or other structural problems. In general slates can be perforated by objects either from inside or outside a roof. To avoid damaging neighboring tiles you can also gently break the damaged tile into pieces with a hammer.

This is one of many examples of the damage that can be caused by large hail. Each tile is composed of what looks like two slate tiles. If your tile roof has hail damage you need to get it fixed as soon as possible. The effect of that impact is to either break or puncture the slates and or dent metal flashings.

In this photo hail impacts or puncture holes are clearly visible. Original slate was poor quality the installation was a side lap single layer of slate and the size of the hailstones. Without a trained eye how can you tell if your tile roof has hail damage.