Make your roof less vulnerable against hurricane hits

It is a concern for many homeowners that how they can get roof protection from wind damages. In this article, there are steps mentioned that can be taken for roof protection from hurricanes or other wind damages. This can not only reduce the chances of loss, but also the improvements can lower your home insurance premiums.

Most of the roofs have the ability to resist hurricane winds which are in excess of about 155 mph. However, these winds can take away your roof shingles, your roof deck or the surface of the roof by forcing an uplift effect. On the other hand, a well-maintained roof caters you with better firmness against the hurricanes.

Being your process for protection by targetting one day in a year to inspect your roof first. Test the surface of the roof by standing on the ground or by using binoculars from some distance. If you are afraid of heights or you are not comfortable, then you can also hire a professional for roof inspection of your home.

Following are some steps which should be taken into account for better roof protection.

1. Use some specific amount of construction glue on both sides of the roof rafters or trusses where they meet with the roof deck.
2. Secondly, use roofing cement with the help of caulking gun to the corners of the shingles.
3. Hammered nails to the missing points in your roof shingles to join the roof deck properly with the rafters.

If you are hiring any roofing services, then they can also be using hurricane clips made of metals, that can join the roof of your house with the walls from the interior side of the home. These clips provide better roof protection and reduce the chances that your roof will be ripped off with the pressure of high winds. Most of the clips are not expensive, but sometimes it causes difficulty to retrofit in an existing place because of the limited space.