Across South Metro Denver, the leaves have begun their slow spin down quiet streets, flashes of gold against a pale gray sky. You can taste the change in the air: crisp, clean, electric. Winter waits at the edge of the Front Range, and every roofing contractor in Greenwood Village knows what that means—your roof is about to face its toughest test.

In May of 2017, Denver experienced one of the worst hailstorms we’ve ever seen. The entire Denver metro area was pounded with golf ball- or baseball-sized pieces of ice that damaged property so bad it closed schools and totaled cars. It was one of the costliest hailstorms to be recorded in Colorado, totaling an estimated $1.4 billion in damages. Shortly after the storm, many people were frantically searching for a hail damage contractor in Denver and, as another classic Colorado spring creeps into view, Denver residents should reevaluate when to begin working with a hail damage contractor.

After a storm, you survey the damage and tell yourself, “It can’t be that bad.” Then the call to your insurance company feels like stepping into another storm entirely. Paperwork stacks higher than expected, the adjuster fires off jargon at full speed, and soon you’re left wondering who is truly in your corner. This is where the decision you make next matters most, because the Denver roofing contractor you choose will shape how smoothly—or painfully—the rest of the process goes.