After the Storm: The Carson Roof Check, in Order

Work from the ground first. Walk the property line with a phone camera: shingles in the yard, debris, dented gutters and vents, and any tree contact, all photographed with the date on the record. From the street, use binoculars or a zoom photo for the slopes; a wet or debris covered roof is not a place for a homeowner in the first day after a storm.

In Carson, run the storm check for wind, not just rain. Walk the ground line first for shingles and tile fragments, which mark the slope they left; read the rakes and ridges from a ladder at the eave, never by walking a wet roof; and photograph the ceilings below before anything dries, because a wind driven rain leak through a lifted detail is an event document the day it happens. Indoors, note which rooms marked and in what wind direction, because that pattern is the diagnostic that finds the detail the next clear day.

Inside, the check is ceilings and the attic hatch: new stains, a drip line, damp insulation. Note which storm produced them, because leaks surface 12 to 72 hours after an event as trapped water moves, and the claim is filed under the storm date, not the discovery date.

Then decide in order: an open roof or active drip is a tarping call today. Damage you can only see as marks and yard shingles is an inspection this week. Either way, keep the photos and any fallen shingles until the assessment is done; they are evidence, not trash.