Baltimore Homeowners Ask McHenry Roofing Why Roofs Get Blown Off During Storms

Baltimore, MD - McHenry Roofing has been taking care of the roofing needs of those in Baltimore, Maryland and the surrounding areas for over 27 years now. That makes them one of the most knowledgeable and experienced roofing service providers in their area. That’s why Baltimore homeowners turn to them when they have questions such as ‘why roofs get blown off of homes during storms’. The company felt that this was such a good question that they decided to post a blog article on their website about this topic.

Company spokesperson, Joseph Conley, says people ask this question because they don’t understand why whole roofs or roof sections seem to be blown off of homes from below when it is the outside of them that has storm forces acting upon it. The blog post gave a scientific explanation as to why this happens as it referred to what is called Bernoulli's principle. This principle, when applied to roofs, says that when the pressure below a roof suddenly becomes much higher than the pressure above the roof due to atmospheric conditions, the greater pressure from below the roof causes it to ‘lift up’ a little. When this happens, it gives the wind that’s blowing past the roof a place for it to catch on and if that wind is strong enough it can raise the roof with enough force to remove all or big sections of it. The company spokesperson added that this occurs more often than people realize when strong storms pass through the Baltimore area.

The McHenry Roofing post went on to say that if a significant section of someone’s roof has been blown off a home, they may even need to evacuate the premises for safety reasons. This is because a roof plays an important role in any home’s structural integrity and that structural integrity is now compromised. The company’s advice was for the impacted homeowner to get in touch with a reliable Baltimore roofer right away after all or a significant portion of their roof has been blown off. It mentioned that incidents like this are one of the main reasons that McHenry Roofing makes themselves available 24/7, 365 to handle roofing emergencies in the Baltimore area. After a customer calls them for emergency roofing assistance, the blog says that as soon as it’s safe for their crews to go out after a storm, they will arrive at a customer’s home assess the damage and then place a tarp over the damaged area. The blog post went on to advise anyone that thinks they have an at-risk roof to call the company and have them come do a thorough roof inspection for them.

This blog post can be seen in its entirety here at https://mchenryroofing.business.site/posts/2018591214329845886?hl=en.

Conley also had this to say about why they take the time to publish informative posts on their website, “We try to be a responsible business not only in the way that we go about doing our roofing work but also when it comes to helping people understand their roofs better. The recent website blog post on ‘why roofs get blown off of homes during storms’ is a good example of that. We feel that people respect our company even more when we do such things as taking the time to write blog posts with roof maintenance tips that can help them save money and give them professional answers to the questions that we are asked.”

The company offers many other roofing services besides 24/7 emergency roofing assistance. This includes both flat and sloped roofing tasks. Conley says they do everything from small repairs on roofs that may take a few hours to whole roof replacements. He added that they are also experts when it comes to finding and resolving even the most challenging roof leaks. The company spokesperson also mentioned that there is a page on their McHenry Roofing website where an interested person can request a roofing service quote or schedule a free roof inspection.

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