The arrival of monsoon will cause fear in the minds of house owners with ceramic or clay roof tile. This is mainly due to the different kinds of damages caused by the rain on the roof tile. The unpredictable climatic conditions including heavy rain and storm in the monsoon may cause heavy damages to the roof tiles.
As a house owner, it is very important to know about all the dangers that may occur due to bad weather. The Tapco roof tiles had been the best quality ceramic roof tiles in Kerala, which is ready to withstand the bad weather conditions.
Knowing the climate and taking necessary precaution can help to cope with the problem for an extent. Inspecting the roof and cleaning it and repairing or replacing the damaged roof tiles can prevent your roof from heavy damages. It will help to prevent further damages rapidly. Here we discuss a few potential threats that will cause damage to your roof tiles.
STRONG WINDS
The spontaneous and frequent monsoon storm is an unavoidable part of roof tile damage. The high winds can damage your home�s roof tiles for different reasons. The roofing material whether it is roof tiles, shingles or anything can be lifted up or come off completely due to the wind. This allows rain or other dust particles to enter the roof and causing the damages to the roof which will even lead to leakage of the roof. Thus becomes a threat to the interior of the house also.
In high winds, it may damage anything on its path; it may be a tree or their branches. Their leaves can be there on the rooftop and eventually causing water clogging and finally damage to the roof. If you live in an area where there are trees nearby your house, then the branches of the trees can be easily whipped around the roof to easily disrupt the roof material. The branches of trees when smacked on the rooftop may rip off the roofing material or sometimes puncture holes on the roof tiles. This will allow passing moisture and dust to pass through it.
HEAVY RAIN
The usual problem in monsoon is due to heavy rain which may cause lots of water damages. The roofing is prone to be affected by the heavy rain as it leaves your roof susceptible to moisture damages. Once your roof is damaged it can easily spread to other areas of your house such as ceiling and later on to the walls and then reaches the interiors.
HAIL
Even though hail fall is not a common problem in Kerala, but still it also occurs in some places. This hail can cause serious damage to your roof. The hail can range in different sizes and intensity. Depending upon the type of roofing material the intensity of the damage differs. It has the ability to puncture holes on the roof tiles and cause cracks on them. The Tapco roof tiles are the best quality roof tiles which can perform efficiently in all climatic conditions.