Posted on 04/08/2015 5:50:10 PM PDT by lafroste
We just pummeled by hail, the worst I've ever seen. I am about 25 miles east of Raleigh. Anyone else experience this? Heavy rain, lots of lightening and lots of hail. Scared the bejeesus out of us.
They totalled it, but I'm still driving it. :)
Looks like we had similar experiences, VerySadAmerican. :)
Lived in MO for 13 years and got quite good at reading the radar. Next couple of days will be interesting.
These storms will continue until we get climate change under control.
That's funny. I had a Grand Marquis totaled by baseball size hail and kept it after the insurance company paid me. I joked about it whistling at 100 mph.
I liked to take it to valet parking and look really surprised when they drove the car up. ;-)
looks like a very small intense cell moving toward goldsboro and kinston
We also have Liberty Mutual, left State Farm after 40 years...Son also had State Farm, we have encouraged him to try Liberty Mutual...he just sent me a note three days ago...
said I did it Mom...left State Farm and went to Liberty!!!
State Farm priced them selves out of our budget...
But did have a 1968 Cougar that got HAILED to death...and State Farm paid dearly too...they are good company just expensive....
Pardon, but NO NO NO!
NEVER call the insurance company until you're sure you have a claim you definitely wish to file. Calling your 'agent' (independent) is Ok, but NEVER the carrier itself as first contact unless you KNOW you want to file the claim. A claim that's filed and later not used can cost a person dearly.
For damage, consult a roofer. Get a referral from a neighbor or friend. No one better to assess the condition of the roof and qualified to go up on the roof for a proper inspection.
Lived in SW Oklahoma for a while - prior to a tornado, we had golf ball size hail for 45 minutes. It turned parking lots into junkyards and also did a number on roofs of houses. In areas where there is a lot of hail, they add a layer of shingles instead of tearing the roof off. Once there are three layers, and another bout of big hail hits, they then tear it down to the plywood and start fresh.
I don’t trust roofers. They “find” hail damage where there is none because they know there is a good chance they get to sell a roof to the insurance company with no questions asked.
If you’re suggesting that insurance companies are more trustworthy than all the roofers in your area (I ‘did’ type “get a referral”), I’ve got news for you...
...but I’m not going to be the bearer.
An insurance company is more likely to hire a third party to investigate the claim. I have climbed on an uncounted number of roofs for insurance companies where the roofer would find “hail damage” where there was none.
Big mistake. A zero-dollar claim is still a claim.
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