Roofing contractor in Celina, TX

The builder warranty does not cover hail

A builder’s warranty on a new home covers defects in how the house was built. A roof damaged by hail or wind is a storm loss, and that goes through your homeowners insurance rather than the builder.

Where the builder warranty does matter is a leak that has nothing to do with weather, such as missing flashing or a badly installed valley. An inspection can help tell the two apart before you call either one.

Open ground means more wind

Much of Celina’s new housing sits on former farm and ranch land north of the Dallas North Tollway extension, with young street trees and long sightlines to the horizon. Houses there take the full force of spring wind with nothing to break it.

Wind damage on a new roof usually starts at the edges and ridges, where tabs lift and the adhesive strip lets go. A shingle installed late in the fall may not seal fully until the weather warms, so a strong front in the first winter can peel back tabs that were never bonded. Lifted tabs are a repair when caught early and a leak when they are not.

Young roofs still have claim deadlines

New homeowners in Celina are often still learning their policy. Many Texas policies set a deadline for reporting storm damage, commonly one year from the date of the storm, so it is worth getting a new roof looked at after significant hail even when nothing is leaking.