Signs you need a crew now
- A brown stain that's spreading while you watch
- Sagging drywall or a bubble of paint holding water
- Dripping at a light fixture or fan - kill that circuit now
- A musty smell under an upstairs bathroom or the attic
What happens when you call
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Tell us what happened. 30 seconds - where it's dripping and what's above it.
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You're connected with a local restoration crew while you're on the line.
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The crew confirms timing and sets your arrival time with you directly.
Why this one can't wait
Water travels along joists before it drips, so the stain is almost never under the actual leak - and a waterlogged ceiling section can come down without much warning.
The crew relieves the trapped water safely, traces the real source (pipe, roof, or bathroom above), and dries inside the ceiling cavity - the part a fan under the stain never reaches.
Local to Denver County
Denver sits in the most hail-battered metro in the country - spring storms punch roofs, and the ceiling leak shows up two rains later. Sixty-degree temperature swings work pipes hard, hard freezes burst them in uninsulated exterior walls, and the finished basements that come standard here turn any of it into a bigger loss. Wildfire seasons add smoke-odor calls even far from the fire line.
Colorado policies increasingly carry a separate wind/hail deductible - often a percentage of dwelling coverage rather than a flat number - while interior water losses use your standard deductible. One storm can trigger both. Check your declarations page before hail season.
Serving Denver, Aurora, Lakewood, Arvada, Westminster, Centennial, and all of Denver County.
Ceiling leak questions
Should I poke a hole to drain it?
If a bubble is visibly holding water, one small relief hole into a bucket beats a collapse - but if the ceiling is sagging, stay clear and let the crew do it.
Is a ceiling leak covered by insurance?
If the cause is sudden - a pipe or appliance failure above - usually yes. A roof that's been leaking for months is a harder claim. See the coverage guide.
It's dripping from a light fixture.
Switch off that circuit at the breaker and don't touch the fixture. Mention it on the call - the crew treats it as live until proven otherwise.
Hail hit the roof and now the ceiling leaks - one claim or two?
Usually one storm claim, but the wind/hail deductible applies to it - often a percentage of your dwelling coverage. Document the storm date; adjusters match it to hail maps.