Insurance payout for roof I don't want to replace
We had a nice storm last week and USAA worked the inspection, claim, and payout in a week. I'd say that's impressive as heck but now I'm in a quandary.
I have a metal roof and it's pretty new. I never expected they would total it, especially because I thought I had waived cosmetic. We had other damage I wanted covered and it was but the roof shocked me.
I don't want to replace the roof because it seems just fine. I've been all over it and even cosmetic is fairly mild. I would genuinely feel bad for ripping it off and wasting good metal.
Can I keep the insurance payout and just acknowledge I don't get the holdback for it? What are the pros/cons?
I assume I'm on the hook completely if it does get totalled in the future but it's a decent metal roof and I expect it'll outlive me. This is an odd situation to be in.
Posted Jun 13, 2025, 10:30 PM UTC