What TurnKey Roofer’s Unlimited Wind Warranty Actually Covers

Most roofing warranties have a wind speed cap written into the fine print, a number past which coverage simply stops applying. TurnKey Roofer’s unlimited wind warranty does not work that way, and since wind is the thing that actually damages roofs in New Orleans, that distinction is worth understanding before you need it, not after.

What “No Maximum Wind Speed” Actually Means

Many warranties cap coverage at a set wind speed, which sounds reasonable until a storm exceeds it and the cap becomes the reason a claim gets denied. This warranty carries no such limit. Coverage applies whether winds reach 80 mph or pass 150 mph, which matters in a market where both numbers are realistic depending on the storm.

A speed cap is easy to miss when you are reading a warranty document for the first time, since it is often stated as a maximum rated wind resistance rather than a plain limit on coverage. The practical effect is the same either way: once a storm’s winds exceed that number, the warranty stops applying to the damage that storm caused, regardless of how well the roof was installed.

Named Hurricanes Are Included, Not Excluded

Some coverage draws a line around named storms specifically, treating hurricane-level events differently from ordinary wind. This warranty does the opposite. Coverage continues during named hurricane storms, which is exactly when a New Orleans roof faces its highest risk of damage, and exactly when a wind speed exclusion would matter most if one existed here.

This is a different question from what your homeowners insurance does with a named storm, which usually involves its own separate named-storm deductible rather than an outright exclusion. A roof warranty and a homeowners insurance policy are two different layers of protection, and it is worth understanding both rather than assuming one covers what the other does not.

There Is No Cap on How Many Times You Can Claim

A roof does not always take wind damage just once in its lifetime. This warranty allows as many claims as needed, so a homeowner who already used it after one storm is not left unprotected the next time a different storm rolls through. Some warranties limit coverage to a single claim or a single event, which can leave a homeowner unprotected for the rest of the warranty term after the first repair, regardless of how many years remain on paper.

Coverage Starts the Day Your Roof Is Finished

The warranty takes effect the moment your roof installation is complete, with no waiting period to run out the clock before you are actually covered. That matters in a region where the next storm season is never more than a few months away.

How to Actually Use the Warranty

If wind damages the roof, call (504) 226-7070 and describe what happened. From there, TurnKey Roofer assesses the damage, provides a detailed repair plan, and gets to work restoring the roof. There is no separate claims department to navigate and no third-party adjuster to wait on before repair work can start.

Backed by GAF Master Elite Certification

TurnKey Roofer is a GAF Master Elite contractor, a certification GAF reserves for a small share of roofing contractors nationally who meet its training, licensing, and track-record requirements and are re-verified annually rather than certified once and left alone. That certification is also what allows access to GAF’s strongest manufacturer-backed shingle systems, including the WindProven line referenced on our site.

None of that replaces the wind warranty described in this post, which is TurnKey Roofer’s own coverage rather than a manufacturer program. The two work together: a GAF-certified install paired with a wind warranty that does not cap out at a speed limit or exclude the storms most likely to test it.

A Wind Warranty Is Not the Same as Every Warranty on Your Roof

A new roof typically carries more than one kind of coverage: this wind warranty, which runs for 15 years and covers wind-specific damage with no speed cap, sits alongside separate manufacturer material coverage and installer workmanship coverage. Those are different protections covering different failure points, and it is worth asking specifically what each one covers rather than assuming one warranty term applies to everything that could go wrong with a roof.

Why This Matters More in New Orleans

New Orleans and its surrounding parishes, including Slidell and Mandeville, see real storm activity in most years, not the occasional exception. A wind warranty with a hidden speed cap or a hurricane exclusion is a warranty that stops working right when a homeowner in this market actually needs it, which is the entire reason this warranty was built without those limits.

Get a Roof Backed by This Warranty

Every roof TurnKey Roofer installs is backed by the unlimited wind warranty described here. Call (504) 226-7070 or reach out through our contact page to talk through your roof and what coverage actually applies to it. Louisiana Residential License #890459. Commercial License #3667.

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