Hurricane and Wind Roof Damage in Port Haywood
Water-side wind is the main hazard for homes near the point.
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Port Haywood is a community in Mathews County, Virginia, near New Point Comfort, where the lighthouse was first lit on 17 January 1805. It lies about 12.7 miles from the Gloucester courthouse in a straight line. The 1933 hurricane eroded the land that once joined the lighthouse to the mainland. Gloucester Roofing checks roofs here after storms.
Port Haywood is a community near New Point Comfort in Mathews County. The New Point Comfort lighthouse was first lit on 17 January 1805, and the 1933 hurricane eroded the land that joined it to the mainland, leaving it on a small island. The community lies about 12.7 miles from the Gloucester courthouse in a straight line.
Roof calls in a shoreline community like this one are mostly about wind and water. A technician looks at the side of the house facing the water first and then the rest of the roof.
Tropical-storm wind and rain bands from June to November, falling limbs and wind-driven rain on the York and Piankatank shores decide which roof problems show up in Gloucester from week to week.
Ground that is losing its edge to water tends to leave houses more exposed to wind, because the shelter that a bank or a line of trees provided is reduced. A technician checks the exposed sides and notes any change in the way the house takes the weather.
The lighthouse history is a fact about the point, and it does not change how a roof is inspected. This page does not connect the 1933 storm to any particular roof. A technician can tell you what a recent storm has done to yours.
Water-side wind is the main hazard for homes near the point.
Flashing takes the most wind-driven rain on exposed houses.
Storm damage is checked from the ridge to the edges.
A written inspection before storm season is a sensible step on an exposed site.
Tell us what's happening and we'll tell you honestly whether it's a quick fix, and what service in Port Haywood should cost.
Port Haywood ZIP codes we cover: 23138. Type yours to confirm, or just call.
Port Haywood is near New Point Comfort, where the lighthouse stands. The lighthouse was first lit on 17 January 1805, and it is on a small island now.
This page does not say so. The sources used for this site record the 1933 hurricane's effect on the land and the lighthouse, not on any particular roof.
Yes. The technician checks the water-facing side first and then the sheltered side, and notes any wind damage on each.