Home Sales in Edmond and Midwest City OK

Edmond and Midwest City are both large cities within Oklahoma County. There is a lot of new construction and homes sales to accommodate the influx of people moving to our great state.

There may be homes for sale in your neighborhood get a new roof before the transfer of ownership to the buyers. You may wonder why someone may get a new roof if the current roof isn’t leaking or there hasn’t been a major hail event recently that would warrant a new roof.

Here is why some home sales will require a new roof

With each home sale, a home inspector will examine every detail of the dwelling to ensure the new homeowners don’t encounter surprise repairs immediately after the purchase. One of the components the inspector examines is the roof. During home inspections it is often found that the roof needs to be repaired or replaced. Many times, replacement of the roof is a requirement by the new insurance carrier to obtain coverage for the dwelling. For the mortgage process to complete, the home must have homeowner’s insurance.

It is estimated that as much as 30%-40% of roofs in areas affected by storms are never replaced.

Here are three reasons stated by homeowners as to why they never replaced their roofs after a storm.

       1. Many homeowners assume that because there are no immediate have leaks, that there must not be a problem. The fallacy in this belief is that sometimes it takes time for the leaks to develop. Time allows the hail damaged area of the shingle to be broken down by the UV rays from the sun, which WILL CAUSE leaks.

       2. The roof is intimidating. Many roofs are very steep, and some can be high, making it difficult for your average homeowner to safely navigate. Call the professionals at Altru Roofing and Construction to safely assess your roof for hail damage. We will document the damage with photos, so that you can see the damage for yourself without having to get on the roof.

       3. It is an observation by multiple contractors that some homeowners do not want to replace their roofs immediately following a storm for a variety of reasons. The most common reason given is homeowners would like to wait until after storm season is over. This is a good idea, HOWEVER it often results in procrastination and frequently the roof doesn’t get replaced until a leak occurs. When a leak is found, it regularly causes more damage than a water stain on the ceiling. Rather than putting off the roof replacement until a leak or the sale of your home, schedule the roof replacement with Altru Roofing and Construction in 2-3 months of a hail storm to avoid forgetting and additional costly repairs.

When selling your home or buying a home, the above ideas are evidence why it is a good idea to have the roof inspected in Edmond or Midwest City prior to the sell of your home. We also serve the OKC metro, traveling up to 1 hour outside OKC without charging a service call.