Front Range Hail Season Is Here: Protect Your Castle Rock Home This Summer

Summer 2026 hail season has arrived along the Front Range, and the last two weeks have already produced calls from Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, and Parker for damaged roofs and interior leaks. If you live in Douglas County, hail season isn’t a question of if — it’s when.

Here’s what our crews want every homeowner in the area to know before the next round hits.

Why the Front Range hail corridor is different

Castle Rock sits inside one of the most active hail zones in the United States. Warm air off the plains collides with cold air from the foothills, producing summer storms that regularly drop hail from pea-sized to golf-ball or larger. In 2023 a single Front Range storm cost insurers over a billion dollars in claims. Every summer produces some version of that.

For your home, the risk isn’t just cosmetic. Even minor hail damage can compromise your roof’s water shedding, and interior leaks often show up weeks later when the next rain comes through — long after the storm is out of memory.

Before the storm: what to do this week

You have hours or days before the next big cell. Use them well:

• Photograph your roof, siding, and windows. Time-stamped photos are gold for a future claim. Adjusters need to know what was pre-existing vs storm-caused.
• Trim overhanging branches. Wind-driven limbs cause more damage than hail alone.
• Clean your gutters. Clogged gutters back up water into the fascia and interior during heavy rain — hail or not.
• Check your homeowners policy. Know your deductible, your hail-specific provisions, and whether your roof coverage is ACV (depreciated) or RCV (replacement cost).
• Save our number. Program (720) 842-1950 into your phone. When you need us at 11 pm on a Sunday, you don’t want to be searching.

During the storm: safety first

• Get inside and away from windows. Large hail breaks glass; falling glass hurts.
• Move vehicles under cover if you have time and safe access to a garage or carport.
• Do not go on your roof during or right after a storm. Wet, hail-covered surfaces are dangerously slippery.

After the storm: assess and document

Within 24 to 48 hours, do a careful ground-level inspection:

• Roof. Look for dented shingles, missing granules, cracked or dislodged tiles. Check gutters for granule buildup — a sure sign the roof was hit.
• Siding. Dents, cracks, and holes are obvious. Look at both south and west exposures; storms usually track east.
• Windows and screens. Broken glass, damaged screens, or dented frames.
• Deck and outdoor items. Furniture, grills, and metal fixtures often show hail impact when the roof does too.
• Interior. Fresh water stains on ceilings or walls, especially in upper floors and near vents or skylights.

When to call us immediately

Some situations don’t wait for the insurance conversation:

• Water is actively coming in. Ceiling drips, wall stains spreading, wet insulation.
• You can see through the roof from the attic. Sunlight where it shouldn’t be means water will follow.
• A window is broken. Open weather intrusion, safety issues, and secondary water damage risk.

For any of these, call (720) 842-1950. We deploy for emergency roof tarping, board-up, and full storm damage cleanup and interior water damage recovery. Mitigation to prevent further damage is not just smart — it’s a duty under most homeowners policies, and it protects your claim.

What we do on the first visit

• Emergency tarping to stop water intrusion.
• Board-up for any broken windows or doors.
• Interior extraction and drying if water has already come in.
• Full photo documentation for your insurance claim.
• Xactimate scoping — the estimating standard adjusters trust.

We coordinate the mitigation and interior work. For permanent roof repair we hand off to your preferred roofer — or refer one from our network of local Douglas County contractors if you need it.

Insurance coordination

Storm claims come with tight deadlines and specific documentation requirements. Our owner is a CPA. We work with your carrier, provide claim-ready reports, and bill directly. In most covered losses you pay only your deductible.

If you’re unsure whether damage warrants a claim, call us for a free inspection before you file. Sometimes it’s obvious — a hole in the roof, water in the attic. Other times we’ll help you weigh damage against your deductible so a small claim doesn’t affect future premiums unnecessarily.

Bottom line

Front Range hail season is here for the next 8 to 10 weeks. Prep now — photos, gutters, policy check — and save our line. When the storm hits, we’re 24/7 across Castle Rock, Parker, Highlands Ranch, and Lone Tree. Call (720) 842-1950 anytime, or request a free inspection if the damage isn’t urgent.

Stay safe out there.