Picking Up From Hail Damage Colorado Springs

By Michael Edwards


Colorado had the occurrence of one of the worst hailstorms in its history on the twenty of July in the year two thousand and sixteen. The estimated loss due to the hail damage Colorado Springs is said to be three hundred and fifty two million dollars worth of cash and property. Up to date, an estimate of eighty four thousand five hundred auto and homeowner insurance claims have been filed based on that statistics provided.

The state police ordered a requirement for everyone to keep off the highways because of presence of snow in some locations. The catastrophe happened at around nine in the evening and resulted in destruction of cars, houses and the vegetation present. Some individuals were stranded and had to be rescued by firefighters due to absence of police cruises.

The storm resulted into flooding where a couple of motorists were caught in the rapidly rising water. For instance, passengers in a car which included a toddler were rescued from fast moving water in Pikes Peak Avenue. The floods too resulted in the destruction of fences and homes thus causing thousands of dollars losses.

This storm was quite unique from any other that had ever occurred as it affected a vast area and caused destruction in the whole state. The destruction estimated was just a few ones accounted for and did not account for commercial property like offices buildings, cars and any form of public property. Repairs to be done on windows and roofs resulted in an increase in the total expenses as a result of the storm and other things.

Colorado is ranked the second on that list of states that has written and accounted for the highest amount of destruction claims. This comes after Texas which is the leading one with one hundred and forty five thousand, nine hundred homeowner and auto insurance claims. The features of golf and baseball-sized hails can be noticed on the terribly destructive hail.

The presence of insurance companies and claims is what helped most of the individuals get back on track especially with the damaged vehicles. An insurance company offers the repairs of dents but without the painting unless the dent is too damaged beyond repair. Through this, one can easily have his or her vehicle back to its former state.

Several dent repair companies availed themselves in town after the hailstorm came to an end. The firms worked hand in hand with body shops in repairing of the destroyed vehicles in the area. A more affordable dent repair firm meant more profits for the body shop in addition to the discounts provided by the insurance firm.

On the matter of roofing repairs, the work was quite overwhelming as there much work to be done within a little period of time. In addition some homeowners had to wait for longer because of inadequacy of roofing materials by the building firms. Companies even stopped advertising as they did not want to take up more jobs than they could handle and risk doing less quality work for the customers. However, despite it being stressful, some benefit could be noted through the rise in dollar value on the insurance claims and roof repairs.




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