After the Storm: The Alhambra 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 Alhambra the storm check is done from the ground with the date on the record: lifted ridge, debris in the valleys, canopy contact, and any tile displaced on the slopes you can see. Tile changes the safety rule, not just the price: a wet tile roof is never a homeowner's ladder job, and broken tiles from a rescue climb cost more than the tarp saved. Photograph wide and close, then let the scope be written from the roof walk that follows.

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.