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Kidoo
Explorer
Jul 27, 2016

Huge hail storm - Repair / replace an aluminum roof

Hi, we just had a huge hail storm and my aluminum roof it full of dent. Everything made of plastic on the roof is total scrap, vent, sky window, air conditionning cover are full of holes.

My windshields are total lost, and my cargo doors are full of dents. Hail was comming sideways, almost horizontal.

I wonder if my insurance will repair or scrap the MH. In my area, it is worth around $50,000.

The biggest thing is the roof and I wonder what would be the cost to replace it and the cargo doors.
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  • Bill_Satellite's avatar
    Bill_Satellite
    Explorer II
    Jul 27, 2016
    If the coach value is $50,000 then you have a total loss on your hands. You will get a check and you will have to turn the RV over so they can sell it as salvage. A similar thing happened at an FMCA rally and a whole bunch of Prevost coaches were damaged in a similar manner. Those with newer coaches were able to get them fixed. Those with older coaches had to take a settlement.
  • rgatijnet1's avatar
    rgatijnet1
    Explorer III
    Jul 27, 2016
    They will probably scrap it. Heavy hail damage is one of the hardest things to repair.
    I picked up an Enterprise rental car that had very minor hail damage that could not be seen from 10 feet away. They scrapped it and sold it for about 1/3 the retail value on a car with 8,000 miles. It is now my toad.

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