Expect damage to roofs.
That’s what the Weather Service warning says when golf-ball hail is coming. We’re the Arvada roofers who come after it. We inspect for free and chalk a test square on every slope. Then we meet your adjuster on the roof.
Was your street under it?
Radar tracks every hailstorm that crosses the Front Range. Before we set up a ladder, we pull the hail swath for your address. It tells you the date of loss and the size of the hail your roof took. That date goes on your claim.
Hail at 4120 Graupel Lane
Example address and storm- Date of loss
- June 11, 2026
- Largest hail
- 1.75″, golf ball
- Hail fell
- 4:52 to 5:01 pm
- Peak gust
- 62 mph
- Spotter report
- 1.75″, 0.4 mi west
- 0.75″penny
- 1.00″quarter
- 1.25″half dollar
- 1.50″walnut
- 1.75″golf ball
- 2.00″hen egg
Ten feet by ten feet.
Next, the roof. On every slope, the adjuster chalks a square of 100 sq ft and circles each hail hit inside it. Many insurers replace a slope at eight to ten hits. Drag the square to find the worst of it.
Drag the square over the roof.
Click the roof to move the square there, or use the arrow keys.Tap the roof to move the square there, or drag it with one finger.
The claim, day by day.
Most hail claims on the Front Range close in about six weeks. Here’s who does what, and when.
- Day 0
The storm
Stay off the roof. If it’s safe, photograph a few hailstones next to a golf ball before they melt. Write down the date and time. That’s your date of loss.
Golf-ball hail is 1.75″. That’s the size that breaks shingles. - Day 1 to 3
The inspection
We chalk a square on every slope and photograph every hit. Then we check the soft metals: gutters, vents, window screens and the fins on your air conditioner. Dents there tell the adjuster how big the hail was.
- Day 3
You file
You call your insurer with the date of loss. We send you the photos and a written report to attach. We don’t file for you, and we don’t talk to your insurer without you.
- Day 10 or so
The adjuster
We meet your adjuster on the roof and go slope by slope together, square by square. Most disagreements end right there.
- Day 20 or so
Approval
Your insurer sends the scope of loss. You pay your deductible and nothing more. Colorado law bars any roofer from paying or waiving it. Be wary of anyone who offers.
- Day 30 or so
The new roof
Tear-off and new roof in one day on most houses. We sweep the yard with a magnet for nails and send the final photos to your insurer.
- Day 45
The next storm
Your insurer gets the final invoice and releases the depreciation it held back. The claim closes. The next rain runs straight off.
Rain on new shingles, the next storm.
What goes back on.
On the Front Range we put back roofs rated for hail. Class 4 means the shingle took a 2″ steel ball dropped from 20 ft, twice on the same spot, without cracking. Many Colorado insurers take money off your premium for it. Ask yours.
| Roof | Hail rating | Wind rating | Lasts about | Per square |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 architectural shingle | Class 4 | 130 mph | 30 years | $610–740 |
| Stone-coated steel shake | Class 4 | 120 mph | 50 years | $1,050–1,300 |
| Standing-seam steel | Class 4 | 140 mph | 50 years | $1,250–1,600 |
| Standard architectural shingle | Not rated | 110 mph | 25 years | $460–560 |
If your policy pays for a standard shingle, we price the upgrade to Class 4 as its own line, so you can decide with the premium discount in front of you.
We live under the same hail.
Cinderpeak is fourteen roofers from Arvada. When a storm comes through, we’re out checking our own roofs too.
- We don’t knock on doors after a storm.
- We don’t take a deposit on insurance work.
- You sign nothing until your insurer approves the claim.
- The person who chalks your roof comes back the day it goes on.
Dana Ruiz, owner. Roofing the Front Range since 2009.
Customer reports.
Set the way the Storm Prediction Center logs hail: date, size, town, what happened.
| Date of loss | Hail | Town | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6/11/26 | 1.75″ | Arvada | “They chalked every slope with the adjuster standing right there. The claim went through the first time.”Maria T. |
| 8/4/25 | 2.00″ | Westminster | “Hail came through the skylight at five. Cinderpeak had it tarped by eight, in the rain.”Ellen R. |
| 7/28/25 | 1.25″ | Wheat Ridge | “New roof eleven days after the insurer said yes. They sent a photo of every hit they circled.”Devon K. |
| 5/8/24 | 1.00″ | Lakewood | “They told us the roof was fine and not to file for it. The gutters were dented, so they wrote those up instead.”The Nguyens |
Book a free inspection.
We come out within two days of a hailstorm, the same day if water is getting in. Nobody climbs your roof without your say-so.