# Hail Damage Siding Repair Fort Collins | Free Estimate > Cracked and holed vinyl, dented panels and chipped fiber cement repaired after a hailstorm. We work alongside your insurance claim without handling it. URL: https://fortcollinssidingcontractors.com/hail-damage-siding-repair/ # Hail damage siding repair in Fort Collins begins with a close look at every wall After a hailstorm, Fort Collins Siding Contractors [/ →](/) looks at every wall, not just the one you noticed. Hail cracks and holes vinyl, dents metal panels and chips fiber cement. We repair what can be repaired, re-side walls that can't be, and match the new pieces to what's left. Get Your FREE Estimate [#estimate →](#estimate) See the price range [#pricing →](#pricing) - Free estimates - Over 10 years in business - Licensed - Insured ![Vinyl siding wall with small hail holes and cracks on a clear morning after a storm](/images/misc/white-vinyl-siding-wall-with-several-small-hail-ho.webp) ## What's included in our hail damage siding repair - Cracked and holed vinyl replaced - Dented panels replaced - Chipped fiber cement repaired or replaced - Every wall looked at, not just the storm side - Written estimate you can share with your insurance company Did the last hailstorm leave your siding looking a little rough? If you need hail damage siding repair in Fort Collins, you’re in good company. Our area sits in what many people call Hail Alley. Colorado’s hail season runs from mid-April through September, and it peaks from May through July. The National Weather Service calls hail an inch across or bigger “severe.” Even stones about three-quarters of an inch wide, roughly the size of a penny, can mark vinyl. ## What does hail do to siding? Hail hits each siding material a little differently: - **Vinyl:** Cracks and small holes, especially when it’s cold and the panel is stiff. - **Aluminum and other metal:** Dents that are easy to miss until the sun is low and throws a shadow across them. - **Fiber cement:** Chips at the face and corners, which leave the core open to water. - **Wood:** Splits along the grain, or paint that flakes off where the stones hit. The storm side takes most of the beating. Wind can still carry hail around corners and onto the other walls, so we check every wall, not just the one facing the storm. The guide on how to spot hail damage on siding [/guide/how-to-spot-hail-damage-siding/ →](/guide/how-to-spot-hail-damage-siding/) walks through what to look for by material. ![Chipped fiber cement lap siding with small round hail marks](/images/content/close-up-of-chipped-fiber-cement-lap-siding-with-s.webp) ## How we look at a house after a hailstorm We walk the house wall by wall. On each one, we note: - Cracked and holed vinyl panels - Dented aluminum - Chipped fiber cement - Split boards Then we look at the things around the siding that tell the story of the storm. Window screens with tears or dents, downspouts with dimples, and painted trim with fresh marks all show which walls the hail reached. Photos are part of every estimate. We photograph the damage on each wall so the written estimate matches what you can see with your own eyes. You can share that estimate with your insurance company if you choose to. ## Working alongside your insurance claim We work alongside your homeowner’s insurance claim without handling it. You get a clear written estimate of the hail damage and what it takes to fix it, and you decide what to do with it. Coverage is up to your policy and your insurance company. One tip from experience: read your policy for two things. Many carriers set a separate hail or wind deductible, and many policies set a time limit, often about a year, for reporting storm damage. ## Repair or re-side after hail? When the hail damage is spread over a few panels or boards, we replace those pieces and blend them into the sound siding. Matching is the tricky part after a storm. If your profile and color can still be found, a repair can blend in well. If the hail covered whole walls, or a match isn’t possible, a siding replacement [/siding-replacement/ →](/siding-replacement/) on those walls may be the cleaner fix. If the hail hit vinyl siding [/vinyl-siding/ →](/vinyl-siding/) , that page covers the material itself. Smaller jobs follow the same approach as our everyday siding repair [/siding-repair/ →](/siding-repair/) . ## What to do right after the storm - Walk around the house once it’s safe and note which walls took the hail. - Take photos of any cracks, holes or dents, with something beside them for scale. - Look at screens, downspouts and trim, since they show where the hail landed. - If water could get in through a hole, cover it until the repair can be made. - Send the estimate form with a short description of what you found. ## What does hail damage siding repair cost? Hail repairs that cover a few panels or boards fall in this range. Damage across whole walls is priced as a re-side; see the questions below. ### Hail damage repair, a few panels or boards $300 to $1,500 - Your estimate is written so you can share it with your insurance company if you choose to. Get Your FREE Estimate [#estimate →](#estimate) ## How our hail damage siding repair works Every job follows the same order, from the estimate form to clean-up. 1. 01 ### Step 1: Send the estimate form after the storm Tell us which side of the house took the hail and what you noticed. Your own photos are useful to describe in the message. 2. 02 ### Step 2: We look at every wall We start with the walls that faced the storm, then check the rest, plus screens, downspouts and trim. 3. 03 ### Step 3: You get a written estimate It lists the damaged pieces by wall, what we would repair and what we would replace. You can share it with your insurance company. 4. 04 ### Step 4: We repair, match and clean up Damaged pieces come out, the wrap behind them is checked, and new pieces are matched to the siding that's left. ## Hail in Fort Collins Fort Collins has more than 100 years of hail records. Hail falls a few days in most years, mostly in May and June, and usually lasts minutes. The volunteer rain, hail and snow network CoCoRaHS started at the Colorado Climate Center at Colorado State University. Fort Collins also freezes at night and thaws by afternoon for a good part of the year. Water that gets behind a cracked board or into an open seam can freeze and open it further, so a hail crack left alone doesn't stay small. ## What hail damage work looks like up close Example photos of the problems and details described on this page. Click any image to see it larger. Screens and downspouts are often the first clue A split vinyl panel from a single hard hit Hail dents on metal show best in low sun Photos with something for scale help the estimate ## Read more before you decide Plain-language guides that go deeper on this topic. ![Vinyl siding with several small hail holes and cracks on a bright, clear day after a storm](/images/featured/vinyl-siding-with-several-small-hail-holes-and-cra.webp) ### How to Spot Hail Damage on Siding Cracked and holed vinyl, dented metal, chipped fiber cement and split wood: what hail damage looks like and where to look first. Read the guide [How to Spot Hail Damage on Siding →](/guide/how-to-spot-hail-damage-siding/) ## Hail Damage Siding Repair questions ### How expensive is it to fix hail damage? Fixing hail damage on a few panels or boards typically costs $300 to $1,500. When hail has cracked or dented siding across whole walls, the job becomes a re-side, which runs $9,000 to $22,000 for engineered wood or $15,000 to $30,000 for fiber cement on a whole house. ### Does homeowners insurance cover vinyl siding replacement? Coverage for vinyl siding replacement is up to your homeowners policy and your insurance company. ## Related siding services ![Cracked vinyl lap siding panel next to a downspout on a frame house in bright daylight](/images/misc/close-view-of-a-cracked-tan-vinyl-lap-siding-panel.webp) ### Siding Repair Cracked, loose, dented or missing pieces replaced and blended into the siding that's still sound. Learn about repair [Siding Repair →](/siding-repair/) ![Two-story house partway through a re-side, with new lap siding on one wall and old siding on the next](/images/misc/two-story-frame-house-in-fort-collins-partly-re-si.webp) ### Siding Replacement Old siding off, the wall behind it checked and wrapped, new siding on. Learn about replacement [Siding Replacement →](/siding-replacement/) ![Ranch house with light gray vinyl lap siding and white trim on a sunny day](/images/misc/ranch-house-with-light-gray-vinyl-lap-siding-and-w.webp) ### Vinyl Siding Vinyl siding installed and repaired, with the Fort Collins permit rule planned in. Learn about vinyl [Vinyl Siding →](/vinyl-siding/) ## Get Your FREE Estimate Tell us about the house and what you're seeing. We'll look at it and send a written estimate for your hail damage siding repair. - Free estimates - Over 10 years in business - Licensed - Insured We take estimate requests through this form only. Add the street address so we can find the house, and a few words about what you see. Thanks, we got your request. We'll reply by email with the next steps for your free estimate.