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Storm Damage Electrical Repair in Spring Hill, FL
Soffit Lights, Attic Wiring, and Ceiling Boxes After High Wind|Checked Before Circuits Go Back On|Licensed & Insured, EC13011268
Say which part of the roof was damaged and which rooms sit under it.
A section of the eaves is gone, there's insulation on the lawn, and the lights still come on. That last part is the one to be careful with. When wind gets under the roof edge, the wiring at risk is the wiring you can't see: in the soffits, across the attic, and in the ceiling boxes below it.
Call (352) 251-2795, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or send a request online. Calls after hours are returned the next business day.
The 2018 tornado
When the Wind Took the Eaves in 2018
On November 2, 2018, an EF1 tornado touched down north of Spring Hill. The National Weather Service's survey put its peak wind at 90 mph and recorded roof damage to 17 homes. WFLA reported that one home in its path had its eaves ripped off and its insulation blown out.
What that storm damaged is where the check starts: the roof edge and everything tucked behind it.
What a torn roof edge exposes
Soffit and eave lights sit in boxes fastened to the very framing the wind pulls on. Above the ceiling, cable runs are stapled along the trusses and end in junction boxes and in the boxes for the lights and fans below. When decking lifts or an overhang tears away, that cable can be stretched, crushed, or pulled out of its box, and rain coming through the opening soaks the insulation lying on top of the ceiling boxes.
Why working lights prove little
A cable with a crushed jacket or a box holding water can carry current for days before it heats up or trips. Until someone has looked from the attic side, don't turn on the lights or fans in the rooms under the damaged part of the roof, or any soffit or porch-ceiling lights near it. Don't touch a panel the water reached. Stay out of an attic under a damaged roof section, and call 911 if you see smoke or sparks or smell burning.
Can we use the rest of the house while we wait?
The roofer is coming first. Should we wait for them?
Wet insulation fell around a ceiling light. Can we switch it back on?
A bathroom fan vent pulled loose on the roof. Is that electrical?
What we check
Wind-Damage Checks Along the Roof Line
- Soffit and eave fixtures: Boxes, fixtures, and the cable feeding them, replaced if cracked or wet.
- Attic cable runs: Followed across the damaged area for pulled staples, crushed jackets, and cable torn from its box.
- Attic junction boxes: Covers back on and splices checked.
- Ceiling lights and fans below: Opened and checked for water, and for a box still fastened firmly enough to hold a fan.
How the check runs
Working From the Attic Hatch Down
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1. The attic, where it's safe to walk
Cable runs, junction boxes, and fan housings under the damaged section, followed from box to box.
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2. The boxes below
Ceiling and soffit boxes under the damage are opened and checked for water, loose splices, and support.
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3. One circuit at a time
Anything wet or damaged is replaced. Work bigger than a repair visit is quoted in writing.
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Billing and estimates
Wind-Damage Repairs: Hourly Work and Written Quotes
Repair and troubleshooting visits are billed by the hour from arrival: $100 residential, $150 commercial, one-hour minimum, then half-hour increments, plus materials. No trip charge and no service fee. No hidden fees: the 3.5% surcharge on card and ACH payments is listed in our terms.
We don't do upfront pricing. No job has a standard price with us: each one is tailored to the property and the work you've asked for, and priced once we've seen it.
We offer free estimates on installs, upgrades, and replacements in our service area. Estimates aren't free when the job needs troubleshooting or testing to price, falls after hours or outside our service area, needs several meetings to gather information, or is new construction or a custom remodel with multi-party walk-throughs. For most jobs, estimates arrive by email by the end of the next business day, and quotes are good for 30 days.
Custom homes and large or multi-phase projects are estimated as soon as we can, or on the timeline your project sets.
Our warranty
04If something we installed fails because of our workmanship within 30 days of completion, we waive the hourly labor to put it right. Materials Kennedy Electric purchases for your job carry the manufacturer's one-year warranty. To replace defective materials we supplied, or materials damaged by storm, flood, fire, or other acts of God, we charge a reduced warranty labor rate of $50 an hour residential and $75 an hour commercial. The warranty does not cover materials not purchased by Kennedy Electric, work performed by the customer, or materials the customer purchased or damaged. Our warranty terms are printed on the estimate, the invoice, and the receipt, and the product boxes stay with you so you can register each product with its manufacturer.
Contact us
Book a Storm Check for Your Spring Hill Home
Say which part of the roof the wind damaged, whether it's covered yet, and which rooms and outdoor lights sit under it. We'll get back to you during business hours.