Storm Recovery Management
After a hail event the whole house is in play. Dakota manages the recovery across every trade the storm touched — HVAC included.
What it covers
After a hail event the whole house is in play, not only the roof. Dakota manages the recovery across every trade the storm touched, HVAC included.
- 01Whole-property storm scope
- 02Multi-trade coordination
- 03HVAC
How it actually goes
Every step below is a service Dakota publishes, in the order a storm forces them. No timelines are promised — the owner sets those.
Dakota advertises GreenSky financing, and serves Sioux Falls, Brandon, Harrisburg, Tea and 5 more towns — up to a 100-mile radius. See the financing terms.
Reading hail
Fresh hail hits pack the granules tight, so a roof can look fine the week after a storm and show its bruises months later, once water, heat and freeze cycles work on the mats. Their inspection doctrine runs top down, from the ridge to the last panel on the garage door, because collateral damage on gutters, siding and screens is what proves the size and direction of the hail.
Who inspects
A carrier adjuster works for the carrier and can approve or deny on the spot. An independent adjuster only reports an opinion back. Dakota's advice, published on their own pages: have your contractor standing on the roof next to whoever inspects, because that is when the scope gets argued.
In their customers' words
Amazing roofing work, upgraded us to IR4 shingles and got our garage door replaced, almost every window replaced, new stucco on most of the house, brand new HVAC.
Who you're dealing with
At Home and During Desert Storm. Local to Sioux Falls since the early 1990s, in roofing since 2013 and full general contractors since 2016.
In Dakota's own words: “Licensed, bonded, and carrying $2M+ in general liability plus workers' compensation.”
Carriers Dakota says they've worked claims with
Working with a carrier is not an endorsement by that carrier.
Questions
Do you handle the insurance claim, or just the roof?
Both, and the claim is the point. Dakota handles damage assessment, files and advocates the claim, and manages the storm recovery across every trade the storm touched. Dakota states that more than 90% of claims get modified from the carrier's first scope, and that carriers typically pay only about 55% of the actual damage on that first check.
What areas do you serve?
Sioux Falls, Brandon, Harrisburg, Tea, Dakota Dunes, Brookings, Garretson, and North and South Sioux City — up to a 100-mile radius.
Are you licensed and insured?
Dakota states they are licensed, bonded, and carry $2M+ in general liability along with workers' compensation, and that they have worked claims with State Farm, Nationwide, USAA, Auto-Owners, AAA, Farm Bureau and Farmers.
Free inspection
One storm, one scope, one contractor holding it together.
- (605) 212-0227
- DRCNEWROOF@gmail.com
- 401 E 8th St, Suite 209
Sioux Falls, SD 57103 - Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Closed Saturday and Sunday — send it here and it's waiting Monday.
Serving Sioux Falls · Brandon · Harrisburg · Tea · Dakota Dunes · Brookings · Garretson · North Sioux City · South Sioux City — up to a 100-mile radius.
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