Storm Damage & Insurance Claims
in Trafford, PA

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

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. Trafford sits on the Allegheny and Westmoreland county line, so we start every inspection on the elevations that take the most exposure.

How We Handle a Trafford 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 Trafford Homes

Trafford was incorporated in 1904, after George Westinghouse purchased the land in 1902 and the Trafford Foundry began operations on October 3, 1903. George Westinghouse named the borough for Trafford near Manchester, England. 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.

Trafford at a Glance

Trafford counts 3,317 residents, which tells you roughly how much of the housing here went up in the same few decades. The 15085 ZIP Code is on our regular run, not a special trip. We cover all of it, and the rest of Westmoreland 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.

Trafford was created around a foundry: Westinghouse bought the land in 1902, the works opened in 1903, and the borough incorporated in 1904. Housing went up for that workforce in a tight window. Company-era housing tends to be uniform in age and construction, and that consistency usually carries through to what we find behind the siding.

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.