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Hail or a summer downpour can crack your roof and send water into the attic. Our crew handles storm damage restoration in Denver, CO, and dries your home out. Call any time, day or night.
Call (303) 522-3274
We work with all major insurance carriers
Storm damage help
Standing on a Denver sidewalk, you’ll rarely spot hail damage on the roof. Bruised shingles may last a few weeks before a later storm finally gets through. By then the attic insulation may be soaked. Strong winds can also loosen flashing around chimneys and vents without leaving anything you’d notice from the ground.
Speed matters once anything gets wet. Mold can start growing within 24 to 48 hours, so drying early protects more of your home.
Nearly half of Denver’s yearly precipitation falls from June through September, often in short, heavy bursts. The May 8, 2017 hailstorm damaged roofs across the metro.
Homeowners, property managers, and business owners across Denver, Adams, Arapahoe, Jefferson, Douglas, and Broomfield counties call us after storms all year round.
Call Now (303) 522-3274Roof and skylight tarping, board-up, pumping out lower levels, drying, removal of soaked materials, mold prevention, and interior repairs.
Most wet areas dry in a few days. Rooms that need new drywall or flooring take longer, and roof work may have to happen first.
The size of the wet area, how long the water sat, what has to be torn out, and the rebuild that follows.
A free inspection and estimate before any work starts.
Right after the storm
Once the storm has passed and everyone is safe, these steps protect your home and your insurance claim. If there are downed power lines or a tree on the house, stay back and call 911 or Xcel Energy first.
Not sure what needs to happen first? Call and walk through it with our crew.
Call (303) 522-3274Take photos and video of the roof, the outside, every damaged room, and your belongings before anything is moved or cleaned up.
Move belongings away from leaks, put buckets under drips, and close off rooms where water is coming in. Leave the roof to a crew.
Open a claim and write down the claim number and your adjuster’s name.
Hold on to damaged items until your adjuster has seen them, and save receipts for tarps, emergency repairs, and hotel stays.
Get more than one written estimate before you hire anyone for storm repairs.
Treat every downed line as live, and stay away from water, fences, or trees touching one.
A wet, damaged roof is slippery and may not hold your weight. Tarping is a job for a crew with the right equipment.
Water from outside can carry sewage and debris and hide electrical hazards. Six inches of moving water can knock you down, and a foot of it can carry a car.
Colorado law bars roofing contractors from offering to pay, waive, or rebate your insurance deductible.
Chipping can tear shingles and open new leaks. Leave it to a crew.
Common storm damage
Front Range storms reach a home in a few different ways, and each one lets water in through a different opening.
Hail cracks and bruises shingles, dents vents, and breaks skylights. Water often gets in during the next storm, not the first one.
Strong storm winds lift shingles, pull off flashing, and push rain through window frames and siding. The damage is often concentrated on one side of the house.
A fast afternoon storm can drop more rain than gutters and drains can handle. Water pools against foundations and finds its way into lower levels and window wells.
March is usually Denver’s snowiest month. Heavy, wet spring snow weighs on roofs and gutters and can bring down tree limbs.
Snow that melts on a warm roof can refreeze at the eaves. Meltwater then backs up under the shingles and leaks into walls and ceilings.
If walls, carpet, or insulation stay wet, mold can start within a couple of days. Drying everything quickly is the safest way to stop it.
How we help
First we stop the weather from coming in. Our crew tarps damaged roof areas, covers broken windows and skylights, and starts pulling out any standing water. If hail smashed a skylight or roof vent, that opening gets covered first.
We find all of the water. Moisture meters show wet insulation, framing, and subfloor that look fine from inside the room. Hail leaks often run along rafters before they drip, so the wet spot inside can be several feet from the damage.
We remove what can’t be dried. Soaked insulation, ceiling drywall that has started to sag, and anything floodwater ruined come out. Drywall that’s still solid stays and dries. We photograph everything we remove for your adjuster.
We dry, verify, and rebuild. We compare readings with a dry room in the house until the wet areas match. When the roof is repaired, the same team handles the ceilings and walls. Your file includes the daily moisture logs.
What it usually meansClean at first, but it soaks the insulation above the ceiling
How we handle itDried, with soaked insulation usually replaced.
What it usually meansMuddy water that may carry sewage from overwhelmed drains
How we handle itAnything porous it soaked is removed, and hard surfaces get disinfected.
What it usually meansSlow leaks that can run inside walls for days
How we handle itWe open and dry the wall cavities it reached.
What it usually meansSewage pushed up from an overloaded city line
How we handle itWe treat it as contaminated and keep the family out of that area until it’s sanitized.
What it usually meansMold risk rises, and clean water turns dirty
How we handle itDried fast, with readings every day until it’s done.
What can be saved
How much can be saved comes down to the material, the type of water, and how fast drying starts. Here is a general guide. Your inspection settles it for your home. If we’re unsure, we test before tearing anything out.
Ceramic tile, concrete, metal, and glass rarely need replacing. Cleaning and sanitizing is usually enough.
Studs and subfloor usually dry where they are, and a meter reading confirms it before walls go back up.
Careful, gradual drying saves many floors. Badly cupped boards need replacing.
Solid sections can dry in place. Soft, bulging, or flood-soaked sections are cut out.
Carpet that only rainwater reached, dried within a day or two, sometimes stays. Floodwater-soaked carpet is replaced.
Most pieces recover. Long soaks in floodwater can warp joints and finishes.
Let a technician check them before you power them up again.
Hold on to them. Air-dry them flat, and ask a document specialist about anything irreplaceable.
Both act like sponges and almost never dry well enough to reuse.
Padding absorbs contaminated runoff, and no cleaning method reaches deep enough.
Throw it out. Unopened commercial cans without dents or bulges can be cleaned, sanitized, and kept.
Big hailstorms bring out-of-town roofers to Denver neighborhoods within days. Colorado law prohibits roofing contractors from offering to pay, waive, or rebate your insurance deductible, so treat that offer as a warning sign.
Before you sign, call your insurer, get more than one written estimate, and ask for proof of liability insurance and workers’ compensation. Ask whether the contractor holds any license your city requires, and check it. A good estimate lists each room and the work planned there.
If a contractor’s offer seems off, report it to the Colorado Attorney General’s consumer protection office.
Help beyond the storm
Every job starts with a free inspection and estimate. Here’s how the 24 Hour Flood Pros team helps with each type of damage.
Hail leaks, flash floods, and pipes that burst in a cold snap all end with wet rooms. We extract the standing water, set up dehumidifiers and air movers, and take moisture readings every day until the floors and framing test dry.
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Fires can start from a lightning strike, a furnace problem, or a space heater. Soot is acidic and keeps staining surfaces, so cleanup starts early. We remove soot, treat odor at the source, clean what can be saved, and rebuild what can’t.
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Denver air is dry, yet mold grows wherever a leak stays hidden behind walls or under floors. We find the moisture source, contain the area, remove the mold, and dry the space out.
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A hailstorm can damage a strip center roof or flood a ground-floor office overnight. We extract, dry, and clean on a plan built around reopening, and we document each step for your carrier.
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When you’re ready to rebuild, the same crew puts it back together, from drywall to cabinets to the final coat of paint, so there’s no second contractor to hire.
More about ReconstructionCall and talk to our crew about what happened. The call is free, and so is the inspection.
Our process
Call (303) 522-3274 any time, day or night, including weekends and holidays. Tell us what happened and where water is getting in. We’ll send a crew right away.
We tarp roof openings and board up broken windows and doors, so the next rain stays outside.
The 24 Hour Flood Pros team checks how far the water spread, from the attic to the crawlspace. We use moisture meters to find water hiding inside walls and under floors. We take photos of all the damage for your insurance. The inspection is free.
Standing water is pumped out and drying equipment goes in. Anywhere floodwater reached is cleaned and sanitized.
Soaked insulation, sagging drywall, and carpet pad come out. Drywall that stayed firm stays up and dries in place, so we only replace what really needs it.
We test the wet rooms with a moisture meter, then compare them with a dry room elsewhere in the house. When the wet rooms read close to the dry one, they’re dry.
When you’re ready, the 24 Hour Flood Pros team fixes the damage. We replace drywall, install cabinets, and finish with fresh paint. Our goal is to make your home look the way it did before.
We walk through the finished work with you to make sure you’re happy with everything. Then we send the final records to your insurance company to close out the claim.
Bruised shingles often leak during the next storm, not the first. If you spot dented gutters or vents, call us for a free inspection before the next rain.
Insurance and claims
Most homeowners policies cover sudden damage from wind, hail, and falling trees, including rain that gets in through a storm-damaged roof or window. Flooding from rising water is different. Standard homeowners policies typically don’t cover it, and flood insurance generally takes effect 30 days after you buy it.
Some policies have a separate deductible for wind and hail, so check yours before you start repairs.
Your policy decides what’s covered, not us. We work with all major insurance carriers, including State Farm, Allstate, Liberty Mutual, Farmers, American Family, Travelers, and Nationwide. We bill your insurance directly for damage your policy covers.
If a claim stalls, you can file a complaint with the Colorado Division of Insurance.
Where we work
We serve Denver and the communities across the Front Range metro area.
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Common questions
A crew can be there within 45 minutes. We work 24/7, including nights, weekends, and holidays. After a big storm, we stop active leaks first, then do the full inspection.
Most policies cover sudden damage from wind, hail, and falling trees, and the rain that gets in through that damage. Flooding from rising water usually needs a separate flood policy. Limits and deductibles vary, so check your policy or ask your agent.
Storm damage is what wind, hail, or a fallen tree does to your home, plus the rain that comes in through the openings. Flood damage comes from water that rises outside and covers land that is usually dry. The difference matters, because insurance treats them differently.
We don’t recommend it. A wet, damaged roof is slippery and may not hold your weight. From the ground, move belongings away from leaks and put buckets under drips, then call us.
From the ground, look for dents in gutters, downspouts, and vents, missing or cracked shingles, and shingle granules collected at the bottom of downspouts. Inside, check for ceiling stains and wet insulation in the attic. Have a roofer inspect the roof itself.
Be wary of anyone who knocks on your door right after a storm, asks for full payment up front, or offers to cover your deductible. Call your insurance company first, get more than one estimate, and remember that Colorado law bars roofers from covering your deductible.
Drying out a room or two usually takes a few days. Ceilings, walls, or floors that need rebuilding take longer, and a roofer may need to finish first. Your estimate includes a schedule.
It depends on how much water got in, how long it sat, what has to be removed, and how much needs rebuilding. The inspection and estimate are free, so you know the cost before any work starts. When insurance covers the damage, we send the itemized estimate straight to your adjuster.
Often, yes, in the rooms that weren’t damaged. If the roof is open, the power is off, or floodwater reached the living areas, it may make sense to stay somewhere else. We’ll tell you what we see after the inspection.
Available 24/7
Day or night, weekend or holiday, call (303) 522-3274. A crew can be there within 45 minutes to start your free inspection.
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