Plain answers about roof costs, hail damage, insurance claims and metal roofs, written for Arkansas and Oklahoma weather by a family roofing company in Fort Smith.
After a storm, some roofers offer to cover your insurance deductible. In Oklahoma that's against the law, and in Arkansas the Insurance Department tells homeowners to avoid anyone who offers. Here's what each state says, why the offer usually costs you more than it saves, and where to report it.
Read the postTwo houses on the same street can get roof quotes thousands of dollars apart. Here are the published price ranges for Arkansas, how roofers measure a roof, the extras that change a quote, and when insurance pays instead of you.
Read the postA metal roof costs more than shingles on the day you pay and usually less per year you live under it. These are the published Arkansas prices for each kind of metal roof, how metal holds up to hail, and what a good quote should spell out.
Read the postMost roofs give warning signs before they leak, and you can spot most of them from the yard. Below are the published lifespans for each kind of roof, what shortens them in Arkansas, and how to tell when a repair still makes sense.
Read the postHail just came through Fort Smith or Northwest Arkansas and you're not sure the roof made it. Start with how to tell if it was hit, how to check what fell on your street, what the Arkansas Insurance Department says to do next, and how to spot a storm chaser.
Read the postImpact-rated shingles cost more up front. Whether they pay you back depends on what your insurer gives for them, and that works differently in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Here's what Class 4 means, what the upgrade costs, and what to ask your agent before you pick a shingle.
Read the postCall or text (479) 652-1424, or send the form on our home page. We cover Fort Smith, Northwest Arkansas, the River Valley and eastern Oklahoma.
