Halloween hailstorm damage bill reaches $805 million

Some tarpaulins put in place in October are starting to deteriorate under the hot sun.

Residents told Brisbane Times on Monday of an erratic and irregular pattern to repairs and lengthy delays ahead as insurance companies try to find builders, electricians and roofers.

They tell of gyprock now being delivered to homes to fix internal walls and ceilings – and suppliers demanding payment – when the roofs have still not been fixed and the work can not proceed.

Others tell of waiting for “make-safe” teams from insurance companies to return to homes to adjust tarpaulins which have shifted during storms to prevent further rain damage.

At one home on Highlands Avenue a roof has collapsed after four attempts to secure tarpaulins failed.