Storm Damage & Insurance Claims
in Crafton, PA

Storm claims are the core of what we do in Crafton. We inspect, document, write the scope, and stand with you when the adjuster comes out. You are not left to argue line items on your own.

Hail and Wind Damage in Crafton

Hail bruises the mat of an asphalt shingle before it ever looks obviously broken from the ground. Wind lifts and creases shingles along rakes and ridges, and the damage often shows on one elevation only. Crafton sits just west of downtown Pittsburgh, so we start every inspection on the elevations that take the most exposure.

How We Handle a Crafton Claim

We photograph every elevation, mark test squares, measure the roof, and write a scope in the format carriers work from. We meet the adjuster at the property. When the approved estimate leaves out required items, we file a supplement with documentation.

Working on Crafton Homes

Crafton was incorporated on January 8, 1892. St. Philip Roman Catholic Church dates to 1906, the Episcopal Church of the Nativity to 1908, and Crafton Elementary School to 1913. We work on that stock the same way every time: get on the roof, open up what needs opening, and show you photographs of what is actually there before anyone talks about price.

Houses that went up in the same stretch of years tend to fail in the same places, and after enough jobs on one street you learn where to look first. That is worth more to a homeowner than a bigger crew or a faster quote. Adjusters pay for what is documented, so we document the whole property, not just the slope that failed.

Crafton at a Glance

Crafton counts 6,099 residents, which tells you roughly how much of the housing here went up in the same few decades. Crafton sits west of downtown Pittsburgh, so getting a crew and a dumpster here is routine rather than a scheduling problem. The 15205 ZIP Code is on our regular run, not a special trip.

We cover all of it, and the rest of Allegheny County with it.

Hail bruising is invisible from the ground, which is why ground-level opinions are worth very little. We meet the adjuster at the property rather than sending photographs and hoping. Deadlines sit in your policy, and they vary, so do not take a neighbor's word for yours.

A supplement backed by photographs and measurements gets paid far more often than a phone call does. We are registered under PA HIC #PA203687 and will give you the number before you ask. We would rather tell you there is no claim than put one on your record for nothing.

We mark test squares so the adjuster is looking at the same evidence we are. You are entitled to have your contractor present at the adjuster meeting, and we always are. Photograph anything you can safely reach from the ground the day the storm passes.

Code upgrades, drip edge and ventilation are the line items most often left off a first estimate. Our registration and insurance certificates go out with the paperwork, not on request. A claim denied on documentation can often be reopened; a claim filed on nothing cannot.

Crafton was incorporated in 1892 and platted Creighton Avenue in 1895, so it built out as a planned residential suburb rather than growing around a mill. The landmark buildings run from 1906 through 1938, which brackets when most of the borough went up. At roughly 5,339 people per square mile the lots are tight, and staging a siding job here takes planning.

Estimates high and schedules booked out? Labor is a big part of the reason. We wrote about how I.C.E. enforcement is affecting the roofing industry.