Replace decisions for residential and commercial roofs.
The purpose of a roof damage test square is to.
If there were x or more say 10 damaged shingles in a test square then the insurance company would agree to replace all slopes facing that direction.
I see no reason for a test square other than to document the damage to your superiors.
This approach has some sense to it in that it attempts to get past arm waving speculation about the extent of damage to a roof.
For the roof he will measure out a test square 10 x 10 on different sections of your roof.
All significant damage to shingles within a test square should be considered in making your report.
There are too many factors that play a role hail size roof age repairability etc.
A 100 square foot area of roof makes a roofing square.
Starter course the first course of shingles installed on your roof.
And use the proper formula to make economic repair vs.
The size and locations of test squares are the same no matter what roof covering material is installed.
A square shape is used whenever possible but if it s not possible to use a square because of the roof shape other shapes can be used.
Square a unit of roof measurement covering 100 square feet.
It is the amount of material needed to cover 100 square feet of roof.
Square butt shingles generally three tab 20 year shingles not laminated.
Core sampling is a very useful tool to help diagnose whether or why a particular roof defect may exist such as blistering in a multi ply asphalt roof loss of roof adhesion blow off hail damage or suspected wet insulation.
Test squares are 10 feet by 10 feet.
It will be under the first exposed row.
While you may have heard that you can use simple geometry or an online program to calculate the number of roofing squares on a roof for the overall.
Here are some test square details.
Identify the characteristics of hail in relation to damage.
Damage is damage and the homeowner should be compensated for it but how much and why is the question.
Then we were instructed to inspect and mark every hail damaged shingle in the test square.
Spire a tower of roof tapering up to a point.
Discuss the rationale behind the use of a test square to evaluate the extent of hail damage.
The adjuster will inspect your roof and exterior of your home for visible signs of damage only.
At the conclusion of this course the participant will be able to.
A test square is a ten foot by ten foot square it corresponds to a square of roofing which is the commonly used unit of measurement in roofing.
Claims adjusters mark off test squares on a roof to document the extent of damage.
The purpose of the series mastering roof inspections is to teach home inspectors as well as insurance and roofing professionals how to recognize proper and improper conditions while inspecting steep slope residential roofs.
