On May 15th, 2010 we had a rather intense hail storm here in Fredericksburg. It wasn't huge hail, maybe dime to nickel sized, but it was powerful. We watched it pour down, and Westin was quite intrigued by that weird icy stuff that was falling from the sky!
Here are some pictures:
Unfortunately, that "fun" little hail storm damaged our roof. In the days and weeks that followed the storm, the roofing vultures descended on our neighborhood. If I had a dollar for every flyer that found its way to our doorstep and every roofer that rang our doorbell (always during the boys' naptimes, of course!) I'd be on my way to being a wealthy woman (or to at least buying myself a nice meal).
So... we're in the midst of our first ever homeowner's insurance claim, and we've only owned the home for 2 months! The bummer is that our deductible is $2,000 (very standard in Texas to have the deductible be 1% of the replacement cost coverage). The nice part is that we'll get a brand new roof, AND if we choose a certain energy-efficient kind, we can get a tax credit up to $1500.
It's still early in the process, so I don't yet know how much our insurance company is going to give us. Once we get that figure, we'll start shopping around for the best deal with a local, reputable roofer.
Here's our house (pre-storm). We'll see how this all turns out!
Unfortunately, that "fun" little hail storm damaged our roof. In the days and weeks that followed the storm, the roofing vultures descended on our neighborhood. If I had a dollar for every flyer that found its way to our doorstep and every roofer that rang our doorbell (always during the boys' naptimes, of course!) I'd be on my way to being a wealthy woman (or to at least buying myself a nice meal).
So... we're in the midst of our first ever homeowner's insurance claim, and we've only owned the home for 2 months! The bummer is that our deductible is $2,000 (very standard in Texas to have the deductible be 1% of the replacement cost coverage). The nice part is that we'll get a brand new roof, AND if we choose a certain energy-efficient kind, we can get a tax credit up to $1500.
It's still early in the process, so I don't yet know how much our insurance company is going to give us. Once we get that figure, we'll start shopping around for the best deal with a local, reputable roofer.
Here's our house (pre-storm). We'll see how this all turns out!
