Hail Damage Roof Repair in Wyoming

On shingles, hail leaves a soft, bruised spot where the mat has fractured underneath and the granules over it are gone, exposing bare asphalt. On gutters, vents and flashing, it leaves round dents rather than lifted or torn tabs. The impacts scatter across a slope at random rather than following one direction. Lifted or torn tabs are wind damage, not hail — see the wind damage repair page.

Yes. A bruised shingle can look almost normal from the street — the mat fractures underneath the surface, and granule loss is easiest to spot up close or in a photograph, not from thirty feet below. Dented gutters, vents and air-conditioner fins are often the first visible sign, which is exactly why a hail inspection checks those points, not just the shingle field.

There is no fixed deadline — hail damage does not heal or disappear, so a bruised shingle or a dented gutter can be documented whenever an inspection happens. What changes over time is the roof’s condition, not the evidence itself: granule loss from a fractured mat continues, and exposed asphalt keeps weathering in the sun the longer it goes unaddressed.

The National Weather Service sets one inch, the size of a quarter, as its threshold for severe hail. That is a reporting threshold, not a damage threshold: a shingle already brittle from age or sun exposure can bruise and lose granules from stones well under that size, while a newer mat may hold up past it. The statewide frequency figure above uses a different threshold, 0.75 inch, because the Wyoming State Climate Office counts storm events rather than shingle damage — the two numbers come from different sources measuring different things, not one figure restated.

Soft metal reads hail before shingles do. Gutters, vents, fascia trim and air-conditioner fins are softer than a shingle mat, so they dent at hail sizes that only bruise asphalt without breaking it open. Checking those points first tells us whether a storm hit hard enough to matter before we even look at the shingle field.

No, and that isn't something we determine. We document the conditions we find — bruising, granule loss, dents on soft metal — and recommend the repair or replacement the roof needs. The insurance company determines coverage and payment; that decision sits with them alone, not with Gregco. See how Gregco documents a hail claim for insurance.

Asphalt shingles are coated with granules that shield the mat underneath from ultraviolet light and impact. A hail strike knocks those granules loose in the bruised spot, and the exposed mat beneath ages faster once it loses that shield. Granule loss is one of the clearest marks a trained inspection looks for, especially where it collects in downspout runoff after a storm.

Often it can be repaired. A handful of bruised or fractured shingles can usually be replaced in place, matched to the surrounding field where possible. Widespread bruising across most slopes, or a mat that has fractured broadly rather than in isolated spots, points toward full replacement instead. The scope we write follows what the inspection actually finds, not a default answer.

Be careful before you sign anything on the spot. Storm-chasing crews follow hail paths from state to state and are often gone before the work is finished or a warranty means anything. An offer to cover or discount your deductible, or to hand you a new roof at someone else’s expense, is insurance fraud — not a deal, no matter how it is presented. Verify a business license and a physical address before you sign, the same way you would check any contractor.

The first roof inspection is complimentary for properties in the service area, and that includes a hail inspection after a storm. What isn't fixed is what happens next: repair or replacement cost follows the scope the inspection finds, which is why Gregco puts it in writing rather than quoting a number before anyone has looked at the roof.