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Title: Skylight reshaping
Post by: Brad Johnson on May 20, 2018, 09:40:56 PM
... via Mother Nature

Came home from a weekend trip to find this. Entry skylight. Inner lens still intact so thankfully no debris or water in the house.

(https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/32968616_10156073069036357_4753183307972214784_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=ffc26a1dbbe65fcbb869a9754e89f51d&oe=5B85F9E9)


We got 2" hail here in the 'hood. Just down the road a stretch they were getting stuff over 3 inches.  Roof is toast but still have all my windows and the truck was in the garage so it could have been a lot worse.

Rain was nice as we're in a serious drought. Just wish a bit less of it had been in solid form.

Brad
Title: Re: Skylight reshaping
Post by: Jim147 on May 20, 2018, 10:02:24 PM
When hail took out my roof about five years ago, I had them take out the skylights. Damn things added light but also a bunch of noise during storms.

We had two rounds of hail this morning but only about 1/2-3/4 inch.

Jim
Title: Re: Skylight reshaping
Post by: 230RN on May 21, 2018, 09:15:41 AM
I hate to think about peoples' solar panels in stuff like that.  How do homeowners' policies usually handle that kind of damage?

I wondered about that the last billion-dollar 2-3" hailstorm we had, but never pursued it.
Title: Re: Skylight reshaping
Post by: Hawkmoon on May 21, 2018, 10:08:37 AM
I used to work with a guy who always said that skylights are holes in the roof to admit water.

Case in point ...
Title: Re: Skylight reshaping
Post by: Brad Johnson on June 14, 2018, 11:01:59 AM
Got the adjustment paperwork. $13k in total. Roof, gutters, and garage door ( i saw a few dings but closer inspection showed a lot more damage). I got lucky and didn't lose any windows.

Brad
Title: Re: Skylight reshaping
Post by: Fly320s on June 14, 2018, 11:13:52 AM
Seems like a low amount.  Can you fix everything for that price?
Title: Re: Skylight reshaping
Post by: Perd Hapley on June 14, 2018, 01:04:38 PM
Quote from: Fly320s on June 14, 2018, 11:13:52 AM
Seems like a low amount.  Can you fix everything for that price?


It should buff right out.
Title: Re: Skylight reshaping
Post by: Brad Johnson on June 14, 2018, 02:21:39 PM
Quote from: Fly320s on June 14, 2018, 11:13:52 AM
Seems like a low amount.  Can you fix everything for that price?

My palatial estate is a garden variety 1640 sq ft ranch style 3/2/2 so it's about right. Garage door is a generic 16' four-panel affair. Hipped roof with plain old asphalt shingles, 36 squares total with about 50 linear feet of guttering.

Brad