# Hail Damage Roof Repair for Eastvale, California > Storm damage assessment, documentation and repair for dimpled, bruised or cracked RV roofs and rooftop equipment. Source: https://ocrv.info/services/roof-slide-and-awning/hail-damage-roof-repair Hail damage roof repair addresses impact dimpling, membrane bruising, cracked fiberglass and damaged rooftop equipment after a storm. It includes documented damage mapping for the insurance claim, repair or replacement of the roof surface, and inspection of air conditioner shrouds, vent covers and skylights that absorb the worst of the strikes. ## Pricing Range $2,500 to $22,000+. Labor band 15 to 90 hours. Performed in shop at 23281 La Palma Ave, Yorba Linda, CA 92887. Hail treats a recreational vehicle roof as a target with no defenses. The surface is horizontal, the materials are thin, and everything mounted up there is molded plastic that was never designed to take an impact. A storm that leaves a car with cosmetic dimples can leave a coach with a cracked skylight dome, shattered vent covers, a punctured air conditioner shroud, and a membrane bruised in a hundred places. The insidious part is bruising. On an EPDM roof, hail can fracture the decking underneath while leaving the membrane visually intact. Water then enters through the fractured area later, or the compressed decking simply loses strength. Assessment therefore has to go beyond looking at the surface, and this is exactly where a hasty inspection under-scopes a claim that the owner then has to reopen months afterward. Documentation is half the job. Adjusters need a damage map, a strike count, photographs with scale reference, and an itemized breakdown by component. OCRV Center produces that at the Yorba Linda facility with the coach indoors and properly lit, which is significantly more useful than photographs taken in a driveway. Eastvale owners dealing with a storm claim usually find the documentation package moves the process along faster than anything else. ## What brings this in - Shattered or cracked roof vent lids - Cracked skylight dome over a bath or galley - Split air conditioner shroud - Visible dimpling across an aluminum roof - Bruised or punctured membrane surface - Punctured awning fabric - Reduced solar output after a storm ## How is hail damage properly documented for a claim? The roof is divided into zones and each is photographed with a scale reference and a chalk or marker circle around individual strikes. Strike density per zone is counted rather than estimated. Rooftop equipment is inventoried separately, since a cracked skylight dome, a shattered vent lid and a punctured air conditioner shroud are three distinct line items with three part numbers, not one general note about storm damage. Adjusters work from line items, so that is how the report gets built. Then the assessment looks for what is not visible. The decking gets probed at strike concentrations, moisture readings are taken inside along the ceiling, and any fiberglass surface is checked for gelcoat fracture that has not yet opened. All of it goes into a written report with photographs. If a supplement becomes necessary because teardown reveals more, the original documentation makes that supplement straightforward instead of contentious. Everything is timestamped and stored with the job record. - Roof divided into zones with per-zone strike counts - Photographs shot with a scale reference indoors - Rooftop equipment itemized separately by component - Decking probed at strike concentrations - Interior moisture readings recorded as baseline ## Can a hail damaged membrane roof be repaired? It depends on whether the damage is to the membrane or through it. Scattered surface bruising on an otherwise sound EPDM sheet with intact decking underneath can sometimes be left alone or addressed with targeted patching. Once the sheet is punctured in multiple places or the underlying decking has been fractured, the membrane comes off and both get replaced. Half measures here produce a roof that leaks in a pattern nobody can chase. Aluminum roofs are the friendlier case. Dimpled aluminum can often be worked back with careful pressure and heat, and the seams resealed, which preserves the original material. Fiberglass is the least forgiving because gelcoat fractures under impact and those fractures propagate. A fiberglass roof with widespread hail strikes generally needs resurfacing rather than individual crack repair, since there are simply too many origins. Resurfacing also restores the reflective white that keeps the interior cooler. ## What rooftop equipment usually needs replacing? Vent lids go first. They are thin polycarbonate or ABS, they sit proud of the roof, and they shatter readily. Skylight domes are next, and a cracked dome over a shower is an immediate water entry point. Air conditioner shrouds crack across the top and while a cracked shroud does not itself leak, it lets water and debris into the unit and it will keep degrading in sunlight until it fails completely. Solar panels deserve a careful look because they can suffer micro-fracturing in the cells that produces no visible damage but measurably reduces output. Testing output against the rating tells the story. Satellite domes, antennas and roof-mounted fans round out the list. Each of these is replaced rather than repaired, and each is a separate claim line, which is why the itemized inventory matters at the assessment stage. Part numbers come off the units themselves rather than from a model guide. - Vent lids and garnish replaced rather than patched - Skylight domes swapped and rebedded on fresh butyl - Air conditioner shrouds replaced when cracked - Solar panel output tested against rated values - Antennas, domes and fans inspected and itemized ## What if the hail also hit the sidewalls and caps? Wind-driven hail routinely damages the upper sidewalls, the front cap and any awning fabric that was extended. Fiberglass caps show star fractures and gelcoat crazing. Aluminum siding dimples. Awning fabric gets punched through. Those all get inspected as part of the same assessment because they belong on the same claim, and finding them after the claim is settled is a frustrating conversation for everyone. One assessment covering the whole vehicle avoids that entirely. Repair sequencing usually runs roof first, then vertical surfaces, then awning, because roof work can drop debris and require access from above. If refinishing is involved, the paint scheduling drives the calendar. We lay out the sequence at authorization so the owner knows roughly when the coach becomes usable again rather than getting a single completion date with no visibility into the middle. You will know which week the roof closes up and which week paint begins. ## Frequently asked questions ### The roof looks fine but we were in a bad storm. Should I get it checked? Yes. Hail can fracture the decking under an EPDM membrane while leaving the sheet looking intact, and that damage surfaces later as a leak or a soft spot. It is also much easier to open a claim while the storm date is recent and documented. An inspection produces a written record either way, which protects you whether damage is found or not. ### Will my insurance cover hail damage to my RV? Comprehensive coverage typically responds to storm damage, and hail claims on recreational vehicles are common. We photograph and map the damage, itemize each affected component, and work directly with your adjuster. Coverage specifics belong to your policy and your carrier, but thorough documentation on our end consistently makes the process move faster and reduces back-and-forth. ### Can dimpled aluminum siding be repaired without replacing it? Often yes. Aluminum has enough ductility that careful pressure and controlled heat bring shallow dimples back to plane, and the finish frequently survives. The variables are dimple depth and paint condition. Where the coating has fractured at the strike points, the panel needs refinishing even if the metal comes back, and at some density replacement becomes the better value. ### Do I have to replace all my vent lids or just the broken ones? Only the broken ones need replacing, but consider that they are all the same age and have taken the same ultraviolet exposure. If three of five are cracked, the other two are usually brittle. Doing them together costs little extra labor since the technician is already on the roof, and it removes a likely future leak point during a job you are already paying for. ### How long does hail repair take? Assessment and documentation is usually a same-visit or next-day process. The repair itself ranges widely. Replacing rooftop equipment and patching is often a one to two week job. A full membrane replacement with decking work plus sidewall refinishing runs four to ten weeks. Claim approval timing frequently affects the schedule more than the labor does. --- OCRV Center. 23281 La Palma Ave, Yorba Linda, CA 92887. (949) 799-3387. info@ocrvcenter.com. Serving Eastvale, California in Riverside County, about 20 miles from the shop. All work is performed in shop at the Yorba Linda facility. No mobile, roadside or on-site service is offered. Scope is body, paint, structural, fiberglass, interior and vehicle systems work. Engine rebuilds, transmission rebuilds, drivetrain work, DOT inspections and emission testing are not performed.