Storm Damage & Insurance Claims
in Lakewood, OH

Storm claims are the core of what we do in Lakewood. 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 Lakewood

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. Lakewood sits on the southern shore of Lake Erie, about 6 miles west of downtown Cleveland, so we start every inspection on the elevations that take the most exposure.

How We Handle a Lakewood 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 Lakewood Homes

The area was surveyed in 1806 as Rockport Township, Township 7, Range 14 of the Connecticut Western Reserve, and bought from the Connecticut Land Company on April 4, 1807 by a syndicate of six men headed by Judson Canfield for $26,084. Settlement began in 1818 with the arrival of James Nicholson from Connecticut. Lakewood was established in 1889 and is one of Cleveland's historical streetcar suburbs. Lakewood Hospital first opened in 1907 and the city bought it in 1931. 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.

Lakewood at a Glance

Lakewood counts 50,942 residents, which tells you roughly how much of the housing here went up in the same few decades. Local students attend Lakewood City School District, and a good share of our work comes from neighbors on the same streets talking to each other. The 44107 ZIP Code is on our regular run, not a special trip.

We cover all of it, and the rest of Cuyahoga 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.

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.