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Roof claim guides for contractors.

Straight answers for roofers and storm restoration contractors who work hail and wind damage insurance claims.

Each guide covers one part of a roof insurance claim, from the storm to the final check. They are free to read. When you want to know how ready a real claim is, run it through the free Closability Score.

• Roof claim denied or underpaid? Here is what to do next.

  What a roofing contractor can do when a roof insurance claim is denied or paid short: get it in writing, find the gap, fix the file, ask for a reinspection.

• The adjuster meeting checklist for roofers.

  A roofer checklist for the insurance adjuster meeting: test squares on every slope, collateral first, three questions to ask and the one hour recap.

• How to document hail damage for an insurance claim.

  How roofers document hail damage for an insurance claim: storm proof, collateral damage, test squares on every slope, close ups and repairability evidence.

• The roof insurance claim process for contractors, step by step.

  The roof insurance claim process for roofing contractors in ten steps, from finding the storm to collecting the depreciation check, plus the key claim terms.

• Roofing supplements: how to get paid for what the estimate missed.

  What a roofing supplement is, the line items insurance estimates miss most, how to build and send one, and how to follow up until the carrier answers.

• Roofer or public adjuster: who can do what on a roof claim.

  The difference between a carrier adjuster, a public adjuster and a roofing contractor on a roof insurance claim, and what a roofer can and cannot do.

• Roof claim prediction software: what to look for.

  Seven questions to ask before you pay for a roof claim score or approval prediction: cost, reasons, fixes and who helps when the claim gets hard.

General information for contractors. Not legal or insurance advice. Rules differ by state and by policy. A Closability Score is not a guarantee of approval. The carrier decides the claim.