North Carolina is famous for storms of all types. The mobile home pictured below is in Snow Camp, North Carolina and was damaged by a tornado. Thankfully the owners didn’t get hurt.
The original roof was a typical low-slope shingled roof installed over the front porch and home. We see these roofs, as well as metal roofs everywhere in the state, and appearance-wise, they look nice, however, there is a downside…. and that is when a storm such as this one hits your area, the damage far exceeds that of a factory-built mobile home when first purchased.
When you look at the pictures you will see that the original roof was separated at the seams and a 2×4 rafter was lodged into the roof. Nail holes and screw holes were everywhere and the insurance company was calling it a total loss.
You might think that is great due to the amount of damage, however, the settlement for this loss doesn’t come close to the price of a new mobile home.