# Storm Damage Restoration

> Storm damage restoration across Central Kentucky. Roof tarping, board-ups, tree-fall clearing and interior water work. Available 24/7.

Canonical page: https://www.alldrybluegrass.com/storm-damage-restoration/

Emergency tarping and board-ups buy the days you need before permanent repairs can be scheduled, and stop a one-room loss becoming a whole-floor one when the next system arrives.

## The storms that cause the most interior damage

Central Kentucky gets the full set: summer systems with damaging wind, spring rain that drops several inches in an afternoon, and winter events combining ice, prolonged sub-freezing temperatures and power loss.

It is the last of those that does the quietest and most expensive damage, and it mostly damages empty buildings. A pipe bursts on day one in an empty house and runs until somebody opens the door. That is the difference between a repair and a rebuild.

## Emergency response and the interior work

- Emergency roof tarping: Covering a compromised roof so the building stops taking water.
- Window and door board-ups: Securing broken openings against weather and entry.
- Tree-fall clearing: Removing fallen material where it is causing damage or blocking access.
- Structural stabilisation: Making the building safe to work in before anything else starts.
- Water extraction and drying: Everything that came in while the building was open.
- Documentation for your claim: Photographs and moisture logs from the first visit onward.

## Safety assessment comes first

This is the client's own sequence, and the first step is the one most contractors skip.

1. Safety assessment: Downed power lines, structural instability and compromised utilities identified and the area secured before anyone starts working.
2. Emergency response: Answered live 24/7, with a crew that aims to be with you inside the hour.
3. Temporary repairs: Tarping damaged roofs, boarding up broken windows and securing compromised structures, so the building stops getting worse.
4. Water extraction and drying: Everything that came in while the building was open, dried to a measured target.
5. Debris removal: Fallen trees, branches and wreckage cleared and disposed of, so restoration can start.
6. Cleanup and documentation: The affected area cleaned, dried and documented for your claim. Where the property needs rebuilding after that, we coordinate the stage with our rebuild partners and the documentation goes with it.

## A freeze checklist for your property

1. Disconnect and drain outdoor hoses: A connected hose holds water against the spigot and the line behind it. Classic burst point.
2. Insulate pipes in unheated space: Crawlspaces, garages, attics, exterior walls. Foam sleeves cost very little.
3. Know where the main shutoff is: Know where it is, and check the valve turns. Finding it for the first time while water comes through a ceiling costs minutes you do not have.
4. One temperature, day and night: The overnight setback that saves money in ordinary weather is what lets a wall cavity reach freezing.
5. Leave the heat on in an empty property: No lower than 55 degrees, or shut the water off and drain the system.

## One distinction to understand before you file

Where the water entered usually matters to how a storm claim is treated, so describe it accurately when you file and ask your carrier early rather than after the work is done. We are not the right people to tell you what your policy covers, and we will not pretend otherwise.

What we do is document from the first visit: photographs before anything is moved, daily moisture readings, and a line-item estimate in the format adjusters expect. Then we deal with your adjuster directly and bill your insurer rather than you.

## Frequently asked questions

### Do you provide emergency tarping and board-up after a storm?

Yes. Emergency roof tarping, window and door board-ups and clearing fallen material are usually the first thing that happens, because until the building stops taking water everything else is temporary. It is documented from the first visit for your claim.

### A pipe burst in the freeze. What should I do first?

Water off at the main, then power to the affected area if the panel is dry and reachable. Open taps to drain the remaining pressure in the system. Photograph everything before you move anything, then get contents up off the floor. Do not apply direct flame to a frozen pipe under any circumstances.

### Is storm damage covered by insurance?

Your carrier determines that, and it is worth asking them early. Where the water entered usually matters to the answer, so describe it accurately when you file. We document the damage from the first visit and work with your adjuster from there.

### Should I get on the roof to check the damage?

No. Photograph what you can see from the ground, and let us or a roofer assess it properly. A storm-damaged roof is a dangerous surface, and no photograph is worth a fall.

## Related pages

- [Water damage restoration](https://www.alldrybluegrass.com/water-damage-restoration/): What comes after the tarp.
- [Basement flooding](https://www.alldrybluegrass.com/basement-flooding/): Where storm water ends up.
- [Fire and smoke damage](https://www.alldrybluegrass.com/fire-damage-restoration/): Board-up and tarping too.
- [Kentucky storms and frozen pipes](https://www.alldrybluegrass.com/blog/kentucky-storms-and-frozen-pipes/): The full checklist.

## Contact

- Phone (Lexington, Georgetown and Nicholasville): (859) 780-7419, answered live 24/7
- Phone (Frankfort, Shelby and surrounding areas): (502) 465-8891, answered live 24/7
- Location: a service-area business with no public address; technicians travel to the property
- Service area: Lexington, Georgetown, Frankfort, Shelbyville, Nicholasville, Versailles, Harrodsburg, Wilmore, Lawrenceburg, Taylorsville, Carrollton, Eminence, Kentucky
- Rating: 5 stars across 35 Google reviews