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A real hail damage report, page by page

This is an actual assessment we delivered after the April 15, 2026 hail storm in Ohio. The customer's details are blacked out. Everything else is exactly what they received. We publish it so you can see what "documented" means before you call.

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Where this comes from

One storm, one roof, one report

Everything on this page traces to the document below. Here is what it is, and what we removed before publishing it.

The storm
April 15, 2026 hail storm, Ohio
Photo documentation
May 12, 2026
Produced by
K. Simon Construction
Length
36 pages, complete, in original order
Blacked out
The client's name, the property address, and our office street address
Changed otherwise
Nothing

One thing you will not find here: how things went with insurance afterward. That is the client's business, and this page makes no claim about it. What we can show is the documentation itself, because the documentation is the point.

Before you scroll

How to read it

36 pages sounds like a lot. It reads fast, because it is photos with dates, not paragraphs.

  • Page 1

    The cover page: what the crew found and what they recommended. For this roof, a full replacement.

  • Page 2

    The property from above, so every photo after it has context.

  • Pages 3 to 13

    The roof, slope by slope. Every chalk circle is one hail impact.

  • Pages 14 to 36

    Up close: a chalked test square, impact after impact at arm's length, and hail dents in the metal gutter guards.

Questions about what you see? Call 888-NOW-ROOF and ask. (888) 669-7663.

The document

All 36 pages, nothing added

Shown in original order at full page size. Black bars are the redactions; everything else is untouched.

  1. Cover page of the hail damage assessment: summary of findings for the April 15, 2026 hail storm, photo documentation dated May 12, 2026, and the recommendation of a full roof replacement. Client details are blacked out.
  2. Two aerial photos of the whole property from above: the house, its intersecting shingle roof planes, the driveway, and the yard. Taken May 12, 2026.
  3. Two elevated photos of roof slopes and dormers with hail impacts circled in chalk; an extension ladder is set at the eave and inspectors are at the porch below.
  4. Two photos of intersecting roof slopes around a dormer, with chalk circles marking hail impacts across the shingle field.
  5. Two elevated photos of steep shingle slopes with many chalk circles marking hail impacts near hips, valleys, and ridge lines.
  6. Wide aerial photo of the roof showing multiple slopes, hips, and a chimney, photographed for the damage assessment.
  7. A shingle slope photographed from above with numerous hail impacts circled in chalk between a valley and the ridge.
  8. Two adjoining slopes near a ridge with hail impacts circled in chalk on both planes.
  9. A roof slope with chalk-circled hail impacts near the eave; the walkway and landscaping are visible below.
  10. A metal-lined valley where several roof planes meet, with chalk circles marking impacts on the surrounding shingles.
  11. Roof slopes around a valley with chalk-marked impacts; the inspection drone's shadow is visible on the shingles.
  12. Roof planes around a stone chimney with a metal vent cap, with chalk circles marking hail impacts on the surrounding shingles.
  13. A shingle slope beside a ridge cap with scattered hail impacts circled in chalk.
  14. A chalked test square on a slope, marked H=14, with the hail impacts inside it circled; the eave and gutter guard run below.
  15. An eave corner: gutter with perforated guard, downspout, and wall shingles, with a chalk circle marking an impact on the roof slope above.
  16. Close-up of the perforated metal gutter guard at the roof edge, photographed as part of the damage documentation.
  17. Close-up of a dent in the perforated metal gutter guard, evidence of hail impact on metal.
  18. Another close-up of the perforated gutter guard showing a hail dent near the roof edge.
  19. Looking down a lower slope with several hail impacts circled in chalk; the yard and landscaping are visible past the eave.
  20. Extreme close-up of a chalk circle around a hail impact at a shingle joint, showing displaced granules.
  21. Extreme close-up of a chalk-outlined hail impact with granule loss exposing the dark asphalt beneath.
  22. Extreme close-up of a chalk circle around a hail bruise at the corner of a shingle.
  23. Extreme close-up of a chalk circle around an impact where granules are knocked away and the dark mat shows through.
  24. Extreme close-up of a chalk circle around a hail impact beside a shingle seam.
  25. Extreme close-up of a chalk ring around a hail impact, granules crushed to the dark asphalt at the center.
  26. Extreme close-up of a chalk circle around a broad hail bruise crossing a shingle edge.
  27. Extreme close-up of a chalk outline around a hail impact running along a shingle edge.
  28. Extreme close-up of a chalk circle around a hail impact, photographed across a shingle shadow line.
  29. Extreme close-up of a chalk circle with a dark impact center where the granule layer is gone.
  30. Extreme close-up inside a chalk circle: crushed granules and exposed asphalt at the point of impact.
  31. Extreme close-up of a chalk circle around a hail impact next to a shingle seam.
  32. The eave from above: chalk circles on the shingles and on the perforated gutter guard, with a door and siding below.
  33. Extreme close-up of a chalk circle around a hail impact with a dark bruised center.
  34. Extreme close-up of a chalk circle around a hail impact spanning a shingle joint.
  35. Close-up of a chalk circle drawn around a dent in the perforated metal gutter guard.
  36. The roof edge at an eave corner: gutter, downspout, and wall shingles, with chalk circles marking impacts on the slope above.

That is the whole document. For how a report like this gets made, and how to size up any contractor after a storm, see storm restoration.

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