Tarp Catches Wind, Pushing Homeowner to Seek New Solutions

By Stormseal. 

Marg struggles with her tarp staying secure against high winds after her home maintains hailstorm damage. 

Late in the afternoon a hailstorm hit Berowra Heights, Australia, seriously damaging Marg’s roof. "I had hundreds of cracked tiles and big holes that let the rain in,” said Marg. Her insurer sent in builders to install a tarp the next day to cover the wreckage. However, "So many roofs were damaged by the storm that I think the insurers’ builders ran out of sandbags. They tried to anchor my tarp with bags of broken tiles, but they weren’t heavy enough to hold it down," Marg explained. “The tarp kept slipping and flapping and broken tiles kept crashing down, going off like bombs. I couldn’t sleep, and my dog was going crazy."  

While helping other people in the area, the Rural Fire Service told Marg, “That house is not safe. I found more damage inside my house because it just wasn’t weatherproof," said Marg. "The tarp had to be reattached seven times in five weeks. I had to keep calling my insurer to get the tarp fixed and each phone call took at least thirty minutes. I felt bad ringing all the time because I don’t like to complain, but I needed my house to be safe." 

"We had a night of really strong wind and the tarp just took off. It flipped upside-down and got caught on the power lines. I was so worried. I called for help and the fire brigade came and got it down."  

‘Then my neighbor told me about Stormseal. All the roofers have seen it on my house and they’ve all said it is fantastic," concluded Marg. "I was worried that my insurer wouldn’t let me have it. But they agreed to replace my tarp with Stormseal. I want to say thank you very much to the inventor of Stormseal. And I hope the people who get hit by the next storm get Stormseal instead of tarps, so they don’t have to go through what we’ve been through." 

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Original article source: Stormseal. 

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