Hail Damage Roof Inspection in Knightsville Original Town Plat, Knightsville

Knightsville was platted in 1867 to house coal miners and their families, so most homes in the original grid date to the late 1800s and early 1900s, putting many roofs well past their designed service lives. The housing stock consists largely of modest one- and two story wood frame cottages with older three tab asphalt or aging rolled roofing, and some retain original wood framing that makes deck condition a key question before any reroof. Knightsville sits in Clay County's severe weather corridor and has been named in documented NWS severe thunderstorm warnings carrying quarter size hail and 70 mph wind gusts, meaning storm related shingle loss and granule depletion are recurring issues on these older roofs.

The crew leads working Knightsville Original Town Plat have been on these streets long enough to name the builder from the framing. That is not trivia. It predicts where the leaks will be before the ladder even goes up.