More SC homeowners can get state aid to protect roofs from hurricane damage • SC Daily Gazette

More SC homeowners can get state aid to protect roofs from hurricane damage • SC Daily Gazette

Aerial view in worker hands installing bitumen roof shingles with air hammer and nail. (File photo by Getty Images)COLUMBIA — The state is pumping millions into a program that allows coastal South Carolinians to strengthen their roofs against hurricanes and other high wind events. The SC Safe Home grant program aims to protect homes against natural disasters, in turn lowering their insurance costs. The state Department of Insurance normally awar…

More SC homeowners can get state aid to protect roofs from hurricane damage

COLUMBIA — The state is pumping millions into a program that allows coastal South Carolinians to strengthen their roofs against hurricanes and other high wind events.