After hail or high wind hits The Colony, the right order of operations protects both your roof and your insurance claim: document first, stop active leaks with proper tarping, get a written professional inspection, and only then make claim decisions.
STORM TRIAGE
What do you need help with right now?
Pick the door that matches your situation. It routes you to the right person on the team, and every path starts with a free, documented look at the roof.
Texas law requires homeowners to pay their insurance deductible.
Cedar Crest does not waive or absorb deductibles. If anyone offers to, walk away.
It puts your claim at risk and may be illegal. We document damage, provide estimates,
and meet your adjuster on-site to answer construction questions. We are not a public
adjuster and do not interpret your policy or negotiate claim value.
We document storm damage in The Colony with photos and measurements, provide written estimates, and meet your adjuster on-site to answer construction questions. We are not a public adjuster: we do not interpret your policy or negotiate claim value. Texas law draws that line and we respect it. And we never offer to waive deductibles; that practice is illegal in Texas.
Roofing in The Colony, specifically
The Colony sits in the metroplex’s Denton County ring, where the roofing inventory reads differently than the inner suburbs: more acreage and semi-rural properties, more metal roofing on homes as well as shops and outbuildings, and building departments whose permit requirements are often lighter than the big-city versions but still worth knowing cold. Crews route here on scheduled windows rather than same-hour dispatch, storm response covers structures the inner-ring never thinks about (barns, shops, carports), and the free inspection covers all of it in one documented visit.
The same crews cover Denton, Lewisville and Flower Mound, which keeps The Colony scheduling flexible when storm weeks compress everyone’s calendar.
FROM OUR CREWS
The crews you'd actually get.
Real Cedar Crest crews on DFW roofs. Every project photo below is from our own jobs.
What the storm left
Hail and wind damage, photographed for the file.
Done right
New shingles, straight courses, a cleared yard: a completed DFW re-roof.
Deck to dry-in
Fresh decking checked and papered in before shingles.
PUBLIC RECORD
The hail and housing record in The Colony
Before you plan storm & hail damage in The Colony, it helps to know what the public record says about local hail and the age of the homes.
26
Hail days, 1 in.+ since 2006
13
Golf-ball-size hail days
3.5 in.
Largest stone on record
2001
Median year homes built
Hail near The Colony
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 26 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 5 miles of The Colony. On 13 of those days, the stones were golf ball size or bigger. Hail that size was reported in 13 of the last 20 years. The largest stones on record nearby measured 3.5 inches (teacup size) on June 11, 2023. The most recent report: 2-inch hail on June 2, 2026.
June 11, 2023: 3.5-inch hail (teacup size)
April 13, 2019: 2.75-inch hail (baseball size)
June 6, 2018: 2.75-inch hail (baseball size)
June 2, 2026: 2-inch hail (hen egg size)
September 25, 2024: 2-inch hail (hen egg size)
How old The Colony homes are
The median home in The Colony was built in 2001. A large share of the city's 19,388 housing units are now old enough that original roofs are coming due, while 29% were built in 2010 or later.
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database (hail reports since 2006 within 5 miles of The Colony); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Data pulled September 2026.
We don't waive deductibles; nobody legally can. Texas law requires
homeowners to pay their insurance deductible (Tex. Ins. Code ch. 707). If a roofer offers
to "cover" or "absorb" yours, walk away. It puts your claim at risk and may be a felony
for the contractor.
We document damage, provide repair and replacement estimates, and meet your
adjuster on-site to answer construction questions. We are not a public adjuster
and do not interpret your insurance policy or negotiate claim value on your behalf.
Common questions about storm & hail damage in The Colony
How do I know if my roof in The Colony has hail damage?
Ground-level clues include dented gutters and vents, but the damage that matters (shingle bruising and granule displacement) needs an on-roof inspection. Ours are free and documented with photos.
Should I file an insurance claim after every storm in The Colony?
No. File when documented damage justifies it. An inspection first protects you both ways: real damage gets properly documented, and a healthy roof avoids an unnecessary claim on your record.
A door-knocker offered to cover my deductible. Is that legit?
No. Texas law requires homeowners to pay their deductible, and contractors offering to waive or absorb it are breaking the law and putting your claim at risk. Walk away.
How fast can you get to The Colony for this work?
Scheduled windows run reliably. Crews route the ring on planned days rather than same-hour dispatch, with genuine emergencies jumping the queue regardless of geography. You'll get honest timing on the first call.
How often does hail hit The Colony?
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 26 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 5 miles of The Colony, including 13 days with golf ball size stones or bigger. Hail that size was reported in 13 of the last 20 years. The most recent report was 2-inch hail on June 2, 2026.
How old are most homes in The Colony?
The median home in The Colony was built in 2001, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. 21% of the city's housing units predate 1980 and 29% were built in 2010 or later. Many homes here are reaching the age when original roofs come due.
